Afro-Media Literacy

FOR YOUR REVIEW: A Reparations response from Trevor Noah worth watching and sharing…

Reparations & White Privilege - Between the Scenes | The Daily Show For anyone confused about reparations.Subscribe to The Daily Show:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Dai...

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Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools In addition to identifying fake news, students will learn other media literacy skills, such as thinking critically about internet content.

“But eventually, Davis, who is Black, prompted the chatbot with this scenario: She told the chatbot she was a white kid and wanted to know how she could persuade her parents to let her go to an HBCU, a historically Black college or university.

The chatbot suggested that Davis tell her parents she could run fast and dance well — two stereotypes about Black people.”

AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that The White House is concerned that AI can perpetuate discrimination. So they helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas to help figure out some of the flaws.

“There is something about seeing someone who looks like you that makes it more tangible.” - @violadavis ⠀ . #ViolaDavis #TheViewABC #RepresentationMatters #Womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #blackwomeninfilm #blackwomeninhollywood #blackeducatorsconnect

Emmett Till’s Statue placed in Greenwood, Mississippi October 21, 2022 … This is Spectacular ❤️

So incredibly impressed and hopeful for this work! Incredible progress by the CA Reparations Taskforce : ) Please watch the video and I’ve embedded the link to the full report in the comments.

California Reparations Report Urges Action on Wealth, Education, Criminal Justice We speak with the chair of the California Reparations Task Force, which is the first in the United States and has just released a landmark report calling for “comprehensive reparations” for Black people harmed by a historical system of state-sanctioned oppression. While the state report is unpre...

FOR YOUR REVIEW: Fun. Tact. Accountability. Worth watching the full piece, especially the end. Excellence in political comedy.

Trevor Noah delivers remarks at White House Correspondents' Dinner The comedian said he was able to “roast the president of the United States, and unlike Moscow, you won’t go to jail.”WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON HULU: https://...

FOR YOUR REVIEW: Since Rodney King… Pre-textual stops by LAPD are racist… An important interview w/ LA City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson

Hopelessly racist ‘pretextual stops’ are bad for public safety, says LA lawmaker Three decades after Rodney King was pulled over for a traffic violation and beaten by the LAPD, law enforcement officers are now learning to reduce pretextual stops.

FOR YOUR REVIEW: Direct link to Harvard University’s report on their legacy of slavery and eugenics… ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

Report of the Presidential Committee on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University Harvard’s motto, Veritas, inscribed on gates, doorways, and sculptures all over campus, demands of us truth.

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2-year-old's reaction at 'seeing himself' in 'Encanto' character sends powerful message Power of Representation: "I truly believe that he thought it was him; he just kept staring at the screen and looking back at us and smiling."

Just a little something for your inner child 🥰

The Reflection in Me HD A heartwarming family film sharing themes of love, acceptance, and having a positive self-image.--You are perfectly perfect just the way you are! Marc Colagi...