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Could AI help us build a more racially just society? | Sanmi Koyejo
We have an opportunity to build systems that don’t just replicate our current inequities. Will we take them?. The notion that artificial intelligence could help reduce racism might seem ...The Guardian - Mar. 21 -
Eye on America: Bridging the racial divide, addressing school absences and more
We travel to Louisville, Kentucky to see how residents work to bridge the racial divide. And we visit a Connecticut school finding creative ways to bring students back and lower absences. Watch ...CBS News - 2d -
Texas A&M's Buzz Williams, Jace Carter react to racial slurs, threats guard has received
Texas A&M guard Jace Carter talked at the NCAA Tournament about racial slurs that he's seen this season.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22 -
Google agrees to pay $28m in racial bias lawsuit
The tech giant confirmed it had "reached a resolution" but rejected the allegations made against it.BBC News - Mar. 19 -
Supreme Court hears Louisiana racial gerrymandering claim
The Supreme Court hears an unusual case in which civil rights groups are in a tentative alliance with Republican officials in defending a Louisiana congressional map that includes two majority ...NBC News - 4d -
Russell T Davies: gay society in ‘greatest danger I’ve ever seen’ after Trump win
Exclusive: Doctor Who writer says he feels ‘a wave of anger heading towards us’ and hostility in UK as well as US. Russell T Davies has said gay society is in the “greatest danger I have ever ...The Guardian - Mar. 16 -
Palm Beach Society Goes On, With and Without Trump
At a pair of benefits on this exclusive island, many well-heeled guests were holding their tongues when it came to politics.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Louisiana racial gerrymandering
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a gerrymandering case that reshaped Louisiana’s congressional map, creating two majority Black voting districts for the first time in decades. NBC ...NBC News - 4d -
Federalist Society leader defends 'demonstrably conservative' Coney Barrett
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been the object of the online right’s rage ever since she ruled against the Trump administration last week in its bid to freeze foreign aid payments. But the person ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
‘There was no place for me in American society’: an ex-Black Panther cub speaks out
Ericka Abram reflects on her remarkable childhood as a 1970s revolutionary. Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, Guardian Documentaries has released a short film about the life and legacy ...The Guardian - 2d -
UK’s Royal Society will not take disciplinary action against Elon Musk
National science academy says judgments potentially seen as political would do ‘more harm than good’Financial Times - 2d -
Reflecting on TikTok’s Role in Society as New Ban Deadline Approaches
With a national ban increasingly unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns.The New York Times - 14h -
Kat Graham's racial justice work comes through in new Tyler Perry film 'Duplicity'
Kat Graham stars as a high-powered attorney who finds herself entangled in a deeply personal case in Tyler Perry’s new film, “Duplicity,” out on Prime Video.NBC News - Mar. 21 -
‘I don’t feel part of society’: how Covid is still taking its toll five years on
The social, educational and financial impact is still making itself felt, especially for those who continue to mourn. Five years ago, on 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Dissected Apartheid, Dies at 92
In works that included “Blood Knot,” “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and “The Island,” he exposed the realities of racial separatism in his homeland.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
How a journalist saved a woman who walked into the sea
Linda Sinclair has been recognised by the Royal Humane Society and Police Scotland for the rescue in Orkney.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
How right wing media amplifies Trump’s war on truth
Americans and people around the world are now experiencing the disastrous consequences of our becoming a “post-truth” society.The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Singapore's population is aging fast. It hopes AI can help manage its elderly care
By 2030, a quarter of Singaporeans will be 65 or over. Societies around the world are "dismally unprepared" for an aging population, said one expert.CNBC - Mar. 11 -
Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold on the market?Wired - 2d -
Big drop in child surgery for swallowed objects
Cashless society may have helped, since coins were a common foreign object swallowed, surgeons say.BBC News - 1d -
Big drop in child surgery for swallowed objects
Cashless society may have helped, since coins were a common foreign object swallowed, surgeons say.BBC News - 1d -
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Poll: American voters are deeply divided on DEI programs and political correctness
The issue of diversity, equity and inclusion programs is among the most tightly divided and polarizing questions in the United States at this time, with wide gaps emerging along partisan and racial ...NBC News - Mar. 18 -
AGAIN NEVER AGAIN
Today, 21 March, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Juventus reaffirms its commitment to combating racism with the launch of its latest campaign, AGAIN, NEVER ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
A&M's Williams addresses 'dangerous' online hate
Texas A&M guard Jace Carter says he has been the target of death threats and racial slurs on social media this season.ESPN - 6d -
How Stack Up is still saving lives of veterans through gaming after a decade
Stephen Machuga, CEO of charity Stack Up, believes video games can help veterans feel like they're part of society.VentureBeat - Mar. 16 -
AI is turbocharging organized crime, E.U. police agency warns
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The European Union’s law enforcement agency cautioned Tuesday that artificial intelligence is turbocharging organized crime that is eroding the foundations of societies ...NBC News - Mar. 18 -
'What's in it for me' has gone too far, and Trump and Musk make it worse
The fixation on personal liberty over the interest of others has become a bedrock of our society and exacts a great price on our communities and all of us.The Hill - Mar. 19 -
What Do Artists Wear? An Exhibition at the Louvre-Lens in France Provides Answers.
An exhibition at the Louvre-Lens in France examines centuries of interplay between art and fashion, including what the sartorial choices of artists revealed about their place in society.The New York Times - 4d -
After MLB's flurry of rule changes, what's next for America's pastime?
Baseball is looking a little different every year as technological innovations, society's shrinking attention span and big money marketing concerns creep into MLB.NBC News - 2d -
Palmeiras slam 'absurd' punishment for racism
Palmeiras president Leila Mejdalani Pereira said CONMEBOL's punishment of Cerro Porteno for racial abuse against Palmeiras Under-20 player Luighi was too lenient, criticizing the South American ...ESPN - Mar. 11 -
Education Department investigating dozens of universities after DEI warning letter
The Education Department announced Friday it is investigating more than 50 colleges and universities over what it called "racial preferences" in academics or scholarships, a move that comes amid ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Over 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs his officials say ...ABC News - Mar. 14 -
A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally
The Lincoln Heights Safety and Watch program started shortly after a neo-Nazi group waving swastika flags and shouting racial slurs demonstrated on the edge of this majority-Black community outside ...NBC News - Mar. 15 -
Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams addresses online hate after guard Jace Williams reveals death threats
Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams said Friday that he has addressed online hate and harassment with his team after reserve guard Jace Carter revealed he'd been subjected to death threats and racial ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22 -
Supreme Court questions race’s role in redistricting in Louisiana map fight
The Supreme Court questioned Monday whether Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district went too far and amounts to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The case ...The Hill - 4d -
Texas prosecutor won’t seek death for gunman in 2019 Walmart mass shooting
A Texas district attorney said Tuesday he will no longer pursue the death penalty against the gunman who killed 23 people in a racially motivated attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019.NBC News - 3d -
The left needs to abandon its miserable, irrational pessimism | Aaron Bastani
A hundred years ago the average person, in one of the the world’s wealthiest societies, could expect to live until 40. Now global life expectacy is 73. At the start of the millennium it was widely ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Why was Mahmoud Khalil arrested and why is it such a big deal?
The Palestinian activist’s arrest has sent shockwaves through US civil society because of its apparent ramifications for immigration and free speech. Here’s what you need to know Continue reading...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN
Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced. The devastating impacts of the climate crisis reached new heights in 2024, with scores ...The Guardian - Mar. 19