Priscilla Ward

Priscilla Ward

Priscilla Ward is a Washington, D.C.-based writer, running enthusiast, music lover, currently dreaming of her next international travel destination post quarantine. She's also the founder of BLCKNLIT.

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Race

‘Coded Bias’ addresses algorithmic inequality in big tech

Dr. Timnit Gebru, a former co-leader of Google’s Ethical Artificial Intelligence team, recently made headlines after getting fired. The cause: A paper she published criticized Google’s approach to minority hiring and the biases built into today’s artificial intelligence systems. Just one of many accounts of the tech

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3 Min
By: Priscilla Ward
‘Belly of the Beast’ documentary spotlights survivors of forced sterilization
Gender & LGBTQIA+

‘Belly of the Beast’ documentary spotlights survivors of forced sterilization

Eugenics is still happening in the U.S. under the direction of medical authority. It’s a pseudoscientific excuse for unethical, racist, or even genocidal practices such as involuntary sterilization. Most recently, Dawn Wooten, a nurse working in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Ocilla,

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4 Min
By: Priscilla Ward

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