Data 4 Black Lives Catalog
Closing Panel: What is a Movement Scientist?
Closing Panel: What is a Movement Scientist?
Defeating Jim Crow required an army of lawyers and a national legal strategy. But new forms of racism and oppression demand new forms of activism and resistance. And scientists are answering the call. From academics and professional researchers to the everyday citizen scientists among us, people ...
D4BL II Farewell
D4BL II Farewell
D4BL-DMV Virtual Panel: Equity Implications of COVID-19 in the DMV (6/25/2020)
D4BL-DMV Virtual Panel: Equity Implications of COVID-19 in the DMV (6/25/2020)
Learn about the disparate impact that Black and Brown communities in the DMV have been facing as a result of COVID-19, highlight the work that local DMV organizations are doing, and provide ways for people to get involved. Featured panelists: Carmen Daugherty, Policy Director at Youth First ...
D4BL I Thank You
D4BL I Thank You
DECOMPRESS presents Vanguards
DECOMPRESS presents Vanguards
We launched Decompress on Juneteenth with trailblazing voices in electronic music, such as Kenny Larkin, house music legend DJ Heather, Greg "Stryke" Chin, Godfather of the Miami electronic music scene, and Paperwater, pioneers of a new sound that has reached the globe and put Miami back on the m...
DECOMPRESS III
DECOMPRESS III
It is with great joy that we invite you to the third Decompress Miami event this Saturday, November 4, 2023. We are thrilled to feature artists and performers Ezili Jean, Speaker Music (DeForrest Brown), Suzi Analogue, and idealblackgirl (Amanda Williams). Doors open at 7 PM, panel conversation at 8 PM, and performances start at 10 PM. This event will be recorded. Register at the link below.
Building in a Crisis
Building in a Crisis
From my desk, as the Founder of a movement that has found its purpose during the storm and its focus in the whirlwind, we are not celebrating the end of one crisis and the beginning of another manufactured one, but our resilience and persistence. And we are strapping in for the long haul.
Pain, Place, and Race
Pain, Place, and Race
In cities like Chicago and Baltimore, where you live determines the length and quality of your life. Life expectancies range from the mid-80s in more affluent neighborhoods to 60s in the poorest communities. From gun violence to opioid addiction to suicide to sexual violence, Black and Brown comm...
D4BL Movement Roundtable | Abolition & Self Determination
D4BL Movement Roundtable | Abolition & Self Determination
We convened a roundtable of organizers, activists, and practitioners to discuss how we can organize, mobilize and coordinate in this moment and for the long haul. Together, we ask the questions - what does it mean for us to practice liberation in this moment? To demand and build the infrastructur...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Communities
The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Communities
In this critical moment, COVID-19 data is being collected, released, analyzed, interpreted, and used to inform recovery and response efforts. D4BL has worked to consolidate state level data to explore the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black people in the US. The D4BL COVID-19 Dataset cap...
Closing Panel: What is a Movement Scientist?
Closing Panel: What is a Movement Scientist?
Defeating Jim Crow required an army of lawyers and a national legal strategy. But new forms of racism and oppression demand new forms of activism and resistance. And scientists are answering the call. From academics and professional researchers to the everyday citizen scientists among us, people ...
24th Session of the OHCHR Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
24th Session of the OHCHR Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent public session Data for Racial Justice will be held in Geneva from 25-29 March 2019. This thematic session will involve specific focus on its mapping exercise and bring together experts to discuss the human rights situation of people of A...
Closing Keynote and Farewell
Closing Keynote and Farewell
Keynote Address: Ronald Sullivan Farewell: Yeshimabeit Milner, Lucas Mason-Brown, and Max Clermont
Amazon is selling facial recognition software to the police - here's why it matters.
Amazon is selling facial recognition software to the police - here's why it matters.
In a country where we’re still trying to end the dangerous culture of racial profiling - from Starbucks to student lounges to public spaces - we won’t allow one of the biggest tech companies to use their immense resources to fuel the incarceration machine. Facial recognition software is most...
Building Black Political Power in the Age of Big Data
Building Black Political Power in the Age of Big Data
In 2012, for the first time in American history, Black people had the highest rate of voter turnout of any racial or ethnic group. And advances in data and technology have created new opportunities to expand the political power of Black people and hold institutions accountable. SMS technology has...
D4BL I
D4BL I
On November 17-19 2017 we brought together community members, organizers, academics, technologists, educators, artists, policy makers, and public servants for the inaugural Data for Black Lives conference at the MIT Media Lab.
MJ Salon: Big Data for Big Organizing: Reducing Harm and Advancing Justice
MJ Salon: Big Data for Big Organizing: Reducing Harm and Advancing Justice
Data, noun. Things known or assumed as facts, making the basis of reasoning or calculation. Data, often presented as objective and unbiased governs much of the public policy that affects the lives of poor people and people of color. Join this important discussion featuring activists and organi...
D4BL Movement Roundtable | Abolition & Self Determination
D4BL Movement Roundtable | Abolition & Self Determination
We convened a roundtable of organizers, activists, and practitioners to discuss how we can organize, mobilize and coordinate in this moment and for the long haul. Together, we ask the questions - what does it mean for us to practice liberation in this moment? To demand and build the infrastructur...
Data for Black Lives COVID-19 Movement Pulse Check and Roundtable Report
Data for Black Lives COVID-19 Movement Pulse Check and Roundtable Report
On April 15, 2020 the Data for Black Lives Movement held a roundtable to serve as a pulse check for our movement. Today we release the report of this historic event, a culmination of voices and expertise that provides a roadmap for how we must coordinate, organize and mobilize during this crisis ...
Data for Black Lives Statement of Solidarity with Black Minnesotans
Data for Black Lives Statement of Solidarity with Black Minnesotans
Data for Black Lives Statement of Solidarity with Black Minneapolis -- Campaign to stop the Cradle to Prison Algorithm
D4BL II Welcome
D4BL II Welcome
Opening Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Yeshimabeit Milner, D4BL Executive Director (10 min)
Building in a Crisis
Building in a Crisis
From my desk, as the Founder of a movement that has found its purpose during the storm and its focus in the whirlwind, we are not celebrating the end of one crisis and the beginning of another manufactured one, but our resilience and persistence. And we are strapping in for the long haul.