Calif. Attorney General Urges Social Media Companies to Stop the Spread of Election Disinformation on Online Platforms

On October 19, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra urged Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to expand efforts to stop the spread of disinformation designed to harm the upcoming U.S. election on their platforms, saying the companies “should take responsibility for their role in spreading misinformation and voter suppression.”

Chris Bridges in New Article on Unconscious Bias Featured on ESPN’s The Undefeated

Chris Bridges of the Equal Justice Society and Program Manager of the National Implicit Bias Network was quoted extensively in a new article by Jesse Washington on ESPN’s The Undefeated reporting on a new poll revealing that unconscious racial bias has been a major barrier in the lives of Black people and posing as much or more of a problem than structural racism and individual discrimination.

New Maynard Institute study on Structural Racism by Brenda Payton

A new Maynard Institute study on structural racism by Brenda Payton includes more than 260 studies showing racial disparities in various aspects of American life. This report is designed as a tool for journalists and researchers and highlights examples of work by institutions and initiatives working to solve the problem of structural racism. Many ofContinueContinue reading “New Maynard Institute study on Structural Racism by Brenda Payton”