Tag: racism

This Week’s MECCA Con Interview: DAVID F. WALKER

Read Maia “Crown” Williams’ conversation with this supremely talented, prolific comics creator here…

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No, There Aren’t Really More Black Men In Jail Than In College

Don’t Believe the Hype

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Many Female Scientists Of Color Mistaken For Janitors

WTF???

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Are Comics Really More Inclusive Than Hollywood?

Comic Books Have Never Had That Inclusive of a Canvas

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Hollywood Diversity Vs the Diversity of Comics

“Hollywood can’t bring itself to cast someone who looks like the Kenyan woman Storm is…”

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Steamrolers: A Community For Discussing Gender/Race/Age Inequality in Tech

Eric Willis,Founder: “Steamrolers is a community for developers, designers, and other people in tech to discuss the issues associated with the lack of diversity in tech. We also hold organized discussions and AMAs with startup founders/execs from underrepresented groups. Ultimately, we want to provide solutions that address the ‘pipeline’ issues, hiring practices, retention problems, etc.”

CHECK OUT STEAMROLERS HERE

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#PubRadioVoice: Challenging The Whiteness Of Public Radio

Chenjerai Kumanyika On Last Night’s “Code Switch”

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Learned Fangirls: Race, Fanfiction & the Politics of Desire

Agree or Disagree?

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UCLA’s Darnell Hunt: Lack of Diversity in Oscars, Academy

When Will Academy Learn?

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Van Jones and Yes We Code are teaching low-income kids to code

Amazing things are happening.

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Social justice activist & founder of Yes We Code, Van Jones