Subject Guides
Anti-Racism Research & Resource Guide
Books
Articles
Popular/News Articles
- Machine Bias: There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. And it’s biased against Blacks.By: Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Surya Mattu and Lauren Kirchner | ProPublica | 2015
- Dealing with Bias in Artificial Intelligence: Three women with extensive experience in A.I. spoke on the topic and how to confront it.By Craig S. Smith | New York Times | 2019
- Art Project Shows Racial Biases in Artificial Intelligence SystemWritten by: Meilan Solly | Smithsonian Magazine | 2019
- Rashida Tlaib isn’t the only one who thinks race biases facial recognition results.Written by: Rachel Siegel | Washington Post | 2019
Scholarly/Academic Articles:
- Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populationsBy: Ziad Obermeyer et al. | Science | 2019
- Race and Rights in the Digital AgeBy: Catherine Powell | AJIL unbound | 2018
Podcasts, Videos, & Interactive Media
Podcasts
- Calling Out Racism in the Scientific Community | Science Friday | 12 min.Weeks of protests across the U.S. and around the world have led many people to reflect on racial injustice in their own lives and communities. In academia, Black academics and STEM professionals used this momentum to call out institutional racism in the research community."
- Protests Shine Light On Facial Recognition Tech Problems | Science Friday | 24 min."In a special extended interview, listen to Ruha Benjamin and Deborah Raji discuss practical steps for developing artificial intelligence technologies in a way that leads to more equity and equal justice—whether it’s tech companies being ready to slow down, or government standards that take racial justice into account."
Videos
"How to Keep Human Bias out of AI" | Kriti Sharma | 12 min.
"Facial Recognition" | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | 21 min.
Resources for Research
- Emerald LibrarySearches a wide range of management and library & information services journals, as well as a range of engineering, applied science and technology journals. Coverage: 1994 - present, varies by title.
- Web of ScienceCovers the citation indexes: Science, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Book Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, and Emerging Sources Citation Index, and Journal Citation Reports
- Computer Science
Leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries, including computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
- Racial Equity Data Hub"Data anyone can use to end racism in their community. To end inequalities, biases, violence, and disenfranchisement, we must first see where they are present. Data is a critical tool in the fight for justice and equity in the United States."
- Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA)Covers health, social services, economics, politics, race relations and education.
