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On Atonement
On Atonement
News outlets have apologized for past racism. That should only be the start.
·cjr.org·
On Atonement
Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors
Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors
ATLANTA (AP) — A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community , which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic.
·apnews.com·
Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors
The History of Anti-Asian-American Violence
The History of Anti-Asian-American Violence
The filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña discusses the Atlanta shootings, the murder of Vincent Chin, and the complexities of Asian identity in the United States.
·newyorker.com·
The History of Anti-Asian-American Violence
Hate crimes in US reach highest level in more than a decade
Hate crimes in US reach highest level in more than a decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting that data in the early 1990s, according to an FBI report released Monday...
·apnews.com·
Hate crimes in US reach highest level in more than a decade
Facial recognition datasets are being widely used despite being taken down due to ethical concerns. Here's how.
Facial recognition datasets are being widely used despite being taken down due to ethical concerns. Here's how.
This post describes ongoing research by Kenny Peng, Arunesh Mathur, and Arvind Narayanan. We are grateful to Marshini Chetty for useful feedback. Computer
·freedom-to-tinker.com·
Facial recognition datasets are being widely used despite being taken down due to ethical concerns. Here's how.
Seattle becomes the first US city to ban caste discrimination
Seattle becomes the first US city to ban caste discrimination
SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia.
·npr.org·
Seattle becomes the first US city to ban caste discrimination
Ahmaud Arbery's hometown hopes for change after convictions
Ahmaud Arbery's hometown hopes for change after convictions
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he ran on a residential street remained free for more than two months, with police and prosecutors appearing to accept their story that the young Black man was a fleeing criminal who turned and attacked before being fatally shot.
·apnews.com·
Ahmaud Arbery's hometown hopes for change after convictions
Black Experiences Versus Black Expectations - U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Black Experiences Versus Black Expectations - U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
This is a study of black employment in the private sector as reported by those employers who are required to and did file EEO-l Employer Information Reports to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.* A major purpose of this study is to measure the penetration and occupational position of blacks in the EEO-l universe since 1969 and determine how the relative status of blacks has changed over the past five years. A second purpose is to estimate black employment gaps that exist when black experiences in the workforce are measured against black expectations based upon fair-share employment levels. A third purpose is to calculate the economic loss to black workers which is associated with employment discrimination. A fourth purpose is to project the time when employment gaps will close.
·eeoc.gov·
Black Experiences Versus Black Expectations - U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
White Supremacy Culture - Tema Okun
White Supremacy Culture - Tema Okun
This is a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in our organizations. Culture is powerful precisely because it is so present and at the same time so very difficult to name or identify. The characteristics listed below are damaging because they are used as norms and standards without being pro- actively named or chosen by the group. They are damaging because they promote white supremacy thinking. Because we all live in a white supremacy culture, these characteristics show up in the attitudes and behaviors of all of us – people of color and white people. Therefore, these attitudes and behaviors can show up in any group or organization, whether it is white-led or predominantly white or people of color-led or predominantly people of color.
·drive.google.com·
White Supremacy Culture - Tema Okun