Weighing Big Tech’s Promise to Black America
Mitchell came from a Black family with an entrepreneurial spirit. When he was a teenager growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, his mother and grandmother…
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US jury orders Tesla to pay ex-employee $137 million over racism
A US jury awarded a former Tesla employee $137 million over workplace racism at the…
Why Tesla has been ordered to pay over $130 million to a former worker
A federal jury on Monday has ordered Tesla Inc to pay more than $130 million in damages to a Black former worker, finding he was subjected to a racially…
Tesla ordered to pay $137 million to former worker over racism and hostile workplace
A jury in California has ordered Tesla to pay $137 million in damages to a Black former elevator operator after he experienced a hostile work environment,…
Richard Lewontin Leaves a Legacy of Fighting Racism in Science
When Donald Trump invoked genetics at a campaign rally in Minnesota in September 2020, commentators were quick to connect his language to the eugenics and…
Black Scientists Find Community—and Plan for the Road Ahead
Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” kicks off the virtual mixer as people excitedly connect in the Zoom chat. “Love the vibe right now,” says Brionna Davis-Reyes in…
Mathematician J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. was a Manhattan Project standout despite racism
The Manhattan Project brought together the finest scientific minds in the United States for one urgent purpose: to build an atomic bomb. That included…
Oximeters Used to Be Designed for Equity. What Happened?
As steps toward mitigating racial bias, Hewlett-Packard’s engineers marshaled a range of more inclusive approaches to oximetry. The instrument’s baseline…