Opinion

The Morality (or lack thereof) of Seemingly Ubiquitous Facial Recognition Technology

Take a moment to think about the many places you drive or walk to in the typical week.  Most people go to work, the grocery store, the gym, restaurants, and a couple other places in any given week.  Though few know it, their image is captured while driving and walking to and from each of …

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Kenya Barris\’s #blackAF Presents An Important Question About Black Creativity

In an interview at the 2017 Emmy Awards, Insecure writer, creator, and lead actress Issa Rae declared that she was \”rooting for anybody black\” to take home an award that night. Her comments resonated with a wave of Black creatives who were just starting to see their work break into the mainstream of TV and …

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Where is Lt. General Russel L. Honoré When You Need Him?

When the images of thousands of people suffering outside the New Orleans Superdome and blanket-draped bodies of those who had succumbed to the heat and lack of resources were burning themselves into the American psyche – in stepped Lt. General Russel L. Honoré. The images of General Honoré commanding the New Orleans National Guard to …

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Who Needs the Russians When You Have the DC Board of Elections?

In the midst of disinformation campaigns and Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election, the D.C Board of Elections managed to provide its own disinformation campaign. Despite the fact that the correct dates are now emblazoned in red on their website, they have yet to disclose how no one caught this mistake. Although its not …

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