Bias
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Health + Wellness
When Weight Bias Delays a Diagnosis, Here’s How Black Patients Can Self-Advocate – BlackDoctor
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 72.4 percent of Americans who were 20 and older…
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Tech
Survey Finds Bias Gaps In AI Industry’s Efforts To Build Inclusive Products For LGBTQ+ Users – AfroTech
AI touches nearly every aspect of daily life, from features in products by companies like Apple and Google to influencing…
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Tech
AI Screening Tools Being Used By US Employers Are Showing Racial Bias Toward Black And Asian Job Applicants – AfroTech
A new study reveals that racial bias arises when employers rely on AI screening tools to evaluate job applicants. The…
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Health + Wellness
Silent Danger: What This Viral Video Shows About ER Bias and Black Maternal Mortality
By now, many of us have seen the viral video of a Black woman in labor, crying out, pleading, clearly in…
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Black Business
‘Felt small, humiliated, angry’: Business class passenger alleges racial bias after British Airways skipped welcome drink for him, post triggers backlash | Trending News
A business class passenger allegedly faced racial discrimination by a flight attendant of British Airways during the welcome drink service.…
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Tech
NYPD Facial Recognition Faces Bias Claims After Black Man’s Wrongful Arrest
The New York Police Department’s use of facial recognition is under scrutiny after a false match led to the wrongful…
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Tech
Black Women May Lose Job Opportunities Over AI Bias In Hair
AI may unfairly judge Black women based on their hairstyles, potentially affecting job opportunities, Forbes reported. Janice Gassam Asare, Ph.D.,…
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Black Business
How Bias Harms Black Women In Leadership
Still shot of a businesswoman delivering a speech during a conference. getty Bias against Black women in the workplace has…
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Tech
Workday Faces A Collective Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Age Bias In Its AI Hiring Tools
Workday is at the center of a collective action lawsuit that alleges its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered hiring tools discriminate against…
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Tech
Google Settles $50M Lawsuit That Alleges Bias Toward Over 4,000 Black Employees
A racial bias lawsuit has been settled by Google. According to Reuters, the tech giant had been accused of racial…
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