Elusive Clarity & the Pursuit of Communion: One University Professor’s Journey in Polarized Times
Adapted from an Address Given at Vincennes University in Vincennes, IN, on February 13, 2024 I. Growing Up in Billy Penn’s ShadowPicture a typical summer day in a suburban American childhood. This would be a typical summer day in my … Continue reading Elusive Clarity & the Pursuit of Communion: One University Professor’s Journey in Polarized Times
A Clear Voice
To listen is to understand; however, individuals cannot understand because they are too busy going through the motions of life. Individuals do not take the time to truly listen and interpret the true meaning of words being spoken. Words take … Continue reading A Clear Voice
“In Clear Voice – the Enduring Resonance of Our Superpower”
In a clear voice, I affirm and confirm that Blackness is beautiful. Blackness is bold. Blackness is brilliant. I say that loudly and proudly to you, even as I say that to myself. As a proud African American in general … Continue reading “In Clear Voice – the Enduring Resonance of Our Superpower”
Voices of Clarity that Illuminate
I love engaging in conversations with senior citizens. I know that may be a strange confession to make, but all of my life, I sought out friendships with people who are quite a bit older than myself. As a child, … Continue reading Voices of Clarity that Illuminate
Artificial Intelligence Meets Three-Fifths
With respect to incarceration ‘risk assessment’—along with matters like quality of health care provided African–Americans [17], suitability for mortgage lending, and so on given the dominating context provided by the evolutionary descendant of slavery and Jim Crow, any reasonably sophisticated … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Meets Three-Fifths
Artificial Intelligence in the African American Community
Artificial Intelligence is one of the fastest growing sectors that is growing within the career industry. Specifically within the African American community, and the career industries of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This particular sector is becoming more and more … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence in the African American Community
AI and The Lack to Connect to Under Funded Communities
The world has become wired differently; everything seems to be at your fingertips via computers, phones, and tablets for children. The raising of technology has allowed many students to venture into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI allows anyone … Continue reading AI and The Lack to Connect to Under Funded Communities
The Answer Was On That Bus!
The author shares their journey of bridging the digital and AI gap as a late-blooming digital immigrant. Through the support of young friends and students, she overcame challenges to graduate and now highlights the accomplishments of her peers, such as Brandon Watts, who is empowering the next generation through his photography and education non-profit, Kidz N Cameras. Continue reading The Answer Was On That Bus!
Another Bridge Over Troubled Waters
When I first heard of the term Artificial Intelligence (AI), I was very young in my career and did not know how it could impact my work. I knew instinctively that it could change the world, and I do not … Continue reading Another Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Three-Fifths 