by lindaoppenheim | Dec 3, 2018 | Events, The New Jim Crow
On Thursday, December 6, 2018, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm, in 010 East Pyne, Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, in her talk “Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism,” challenges the idea that search engines like Google offer an equal playing field for...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 22, 2016 | Review
Manohla Durgis and A. O. Scott review several high-profile features about African-Americans due for release in fall, 2016.
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 17, 2014 | Awards, Events
On November 8, 2014, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences awarded Harry Belafonte the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Oscar for 2014. In his acceptance speech, Belafonte reviewed for the audience some of the more shameful...
