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Facebook Says ‘Unacceptable’ AI Error Led to Video of Black Man Being Tagged as a Video About Primates
How many more stories about AI programs being racist do we have to hear before anyone does something about it?
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How It Feels To Breathe a Brief Sigh of Relief After Inhaling America's Bile, According to Black Twitter
Three counts. Derek Chauvin is (legally) a murderer. He murdered George Floyd. On Tuesday evening, Chauvin was convicted on all three counts—second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. Black Twitter had their collective eyes on their respective screens watching to see the results from the ongoing live-streamed trial. We heard the verdict for three separate counts.…
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Make It Rain With TwitCoins: Is There Anyone You'd Pay to Read Their 'Super' Tweets?
If you’re an active member of the Black Twitter community, chances are you’ve heard some variation of the phrase, “How is Twitter free?!” after something super dramatic and entertaining happens, rivaling the best television show during sweeps. Well, bitch, we’re about to find out how free it’s not. Along with introducing a community feature (similar…
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What I Hear on Clubhouse: For Black People, Will Silicon Valley’s Hot New Thing Be More Terrordome Than Mecca?
What happens when everyone is an “expert?” How to navigate a world where everyone’s “insights,” no matter how dubious, are cloaked in corporate-speak, strenuously hyped by like-minded cohorts, then injected straight into your brain via a mechanism intentionally designed to push your emotional buttons? And how much do you think your ideas and energy are…
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Sounds of Blackness: Apple Music, ASCAP, Spotify and TikTok Celebrate Black History Month With an Array of Curated Playlists, Specials and Programming
Welp, it’s official! Black History Month is finally here, and I for one couldn’t be happier. Though I’m Black 24/7/365 and don’t ever need a set date to bask in that glorious fact—there’s something about the first day of February that makes me wanna pick out my fro, put salt (NEVER sugar) on my grits,…
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A List of People Who Asked for Apple's Limited Edition, Black History Month, 'Black Unity Collection' Watch
1. No one 2. Nobody 3. Nathan 4. Nan niggas 5. The people in the room when Apple devised the following paragraphs: Members of the Black creative community and allies throughout Apple came together to design an Apple Watch Sport Band and Apple Watch face to honor the ongoing fight for racial justice. Inspired by…