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”
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
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 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
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
With every new invention intended for good, you can count on someone working on using it for evil and/or to fatten their pockets. The unholy trinity (the love of Money, Power, and the Appetite of the Flesh) will be quick … Continue reading Is AI the New Grand Wizard?
“From early soap dispensers neglecting to identify darker complected hands at the public bathroom sink, to discriminatory facial recognition technology, to the segregated communities of haves and have-nots of internet access, a technological Jim Crow is well on its way. Algorithms … Continue reading The March Theme: Crossing The Digital And AI Edmund Pettus Bridge
I walked into the urgent care center. My throat was burning, and I had a fever. It had been three days, and I was pretty sure I had strep throat. As I approached the front desk, the intake nurse started … Continue reading Sorry, AI Won’t Nullify “White” Guilt
Common sense is anything and everything except common. Freedom ain’t free.Favor isn’t fair. Aside from death and taxes, there are very few things in this lifethat can be accepted as undeniable, undebatable, and irrefutable facts. Insofar as I’mconcerned, two such … Continue reading “A (Brotha) Man Far Ahead Of His Time-An Appreciation of The Incomparable Nat King Cole”
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