There’s no denying the deep roots of racism and inequality throughout America’s history. From the history of stolen and devalued Black labor to the legislative roadblocks and redlining that intensified inequality, these listens illuminate the systemic injustices and crimes perpetrated against Black people in America. The clear, unflinching lens they provide into our past and present is critical to building a more equitable future.
Dr. Ayanna Howard is an innovator, entrepreneur, leader, and international expert in robotics and AI. In this powerful and thorough Audible Original, Howard draws on her personal experience as one of the few Black women working in the field of robotics. She shares the bias she experienced, and the ways in which the field of AI and computer programming too often produce machines that mirror the largely white and male world around them. Voice recognition systems have been rolled out that cannot hear female voices. The danger of bias is great, and while Howard warns about the risks of AI, she also delivers an uplifting and empowering message about where our society should go next — a message worth listening to.
Some Americans cling desperately to the myth that we are living in a post-racial society....
Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans....
This New York Public Library selection as one of the 150 most important books of the 20th century is a true-life portrait of growing up in the Chicago projects....
100:1 The Crack Legacy investigates the war on crack in the mid-1980s and the devastation left in its wake....
A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets....
During the 19th century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced economies. At the same time, the nation sustained a brutal system of human bondage....
An engaging look at black life that offers insightful commentary on the intricate history of the African American people....