Reading list
Shortform reading
This is an incomplete list of the shortform reading (and listening and watching) I’ve been doing lately.
Black Tesla employees describe a culture of racism: ‘I was at my breaking point’
In interviews with The Times, three Black former employees described how jobs at the pioneering automaker devolved into personal nightmares due to a pattern of rampant racism and harassment at Tesla’s Fremont, Calif., factory.
Wells Fargo Rejected Half Its Black Applicants in Mortgage Refinancing Boom
Fewer than half of Black applicants were approved by the biggest bank mortgage lender.
The Overlooked History of Black Disabled People
What do Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Mary Davidson have in common? They were all important Black historical figures who made incredible strides in our nation's ongoing struggle for human and civil rights, and they were all disabled. If you were surprised to learn that these women were disabled, you are not alone. Many Black historical figures, innovators, and activists have had their disabilities erased when their stories are taught in schools and covered during Black history and women's history observances—by educators and advocates alike.
20% of White Employees Have Sponsors. Only 5% of Black Employees Do.
Executive sponsorship is by far the most effective intervention a company can make to advance Black talent, but only 5% of up-and-coming Black employees succeed in winning sponsorship. Black managers cannot look to senior Black colleagues for sponsorship, and white executives don't tend to advocate for them either. Creating more access to sponsorship is not going to happen organically. Significant progress depends on companies giving urgent priority to well-financed interventions that create access to senior level advocacy for Black managers and executives.
Patriot Front Fascist Leak Exposes Nationwide Racist Campaigns
The detailed inner workings and operations of neo-Nazi organization Patriot Front have come to light after a massive leak from their chat servers. This release includes more than 400 gigabytes of data published by Unicorn Riot. Ostensibly private, unedited videos and direct messages reveal a campaign to organize acts of racial hatred while indoctrinating teenagers into national socialism (Nazism). The information stands as a chilling reminder that fascist organizing thrives in secrecy and obscurity.
A Move for 'Algorithmic Reparation' Calls for Racial Justice in AI
Researchers are encouraging those who work in AI to explicitly consider racism, gender, and other structural inequalities.
'This Is Blackface': White Actors Are Playing Black Characters In Virtual Reality Diversity Training
Mursion tells big corporate clients that its VR simulations will help teach racial sensitivity. But the actors playing its Black characters are often white.- Sociologist Sarah Mayorga examines the coded ways white people engage with their Black and Latinx neighbors.
#anti-black-racism · #anti-latino-racism · #race · #whiteness
- Morris writes about decades of misogyny and abusive behavior within radical leftist organizations, and about how some of the men responsible for it have been infiltrators and informants.
#anti-fascism · #feminism · #gender · #policing · #race
The Anti-Blackness of 'Professionalism'
Under the guise of professionalism, features associated with Blackness—attire, mannerisms, vernacular, and general appearance—are viewed as unfit for an occupational setting and are deeply rooted in anti-Black sentiments.