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Black Software

The Internet and Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter
Book • 2020
Black Software chronicles the long history of African Americans' involvement with computing technology and the Internet, from the Civil Rights era to the present.

It explores how technology has been used both to maintain racial oppression and to empower black communities in their fight for racial justice.

The book also highlights the contributions of forgotten figures who played crucial roles in shaping the Internet's evolution and its role in contemporary racial justice activism.

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Mentioned in 3 episodes

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Jeff Jarvis
as one of the signed authors for his new Bloomsbury series and for its perspective on race and technology.
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IM 862: Ménage à Claude - AI, Human Agency, and Economic Value
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Jeff Jarvis
to introduce Charlton McIlwain, who will write about race and AI in the series.
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Jeff Jarvis
as a preamble to understanding Black Twitter, covering AOL and Black Planet.
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Jeff Jarvis on the Death of Mass Media, Twitter vs. UberMedia, and Section 230’s Brilliance
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Nilay Patel
as the author of the book, which explores the relationship between Black communities and software.
Black Software author on technology’s role in racial justice
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Meredith Broussard
as a book about public interest technology.
Building Public Interest Technology with Meredith Broussard - #552

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