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Surveillance Isn't Colorblind
Sandra Fulton
August 10, 2016
During the 1960s, the FBI and NSA followed, wiretapped and bugged Martin Luther King Jr. Today, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security spy on Black Lives Matter activists under the guise of “counterterrorism” and “situational awareness.”
Journalism That Prevents Black Bodies from Falling
Brandi Collins
Joseph Torres
August 4, 2016
Without diversity of ownership or perspective, we’re left with a media that participates in making our country unsafe for our people.
The FBI Is Operating a Mammoth Facial-Recognition Database Without Any Real Oversight
Matt Reichel
July 28, 2016
There are more than 411 million photos in this database.
Verizon's Acquisition of Yahoo Proves We Need Broadband-Privacy Rules --- and Quick
Gaurav Laroia
July 26, 2016
As if we needed more evidence that internet service providers want to profit from your data, there’s a mega-merger in the works designed to help Verizon do just that.
Your Right to Film the Police
July 22, 2016
Recording and sharing cellphone videos is an important way to hold the powerful accountable.
Is the Media Listening When Arabs Speak?
AO Scruggs
July 21, 2016
On the eve of the Republican National Convention held at the edge of Lake Erie in a place once nicknamed “the Comeback City,” a group of Cleveland residents met to discuss the sad state of affairs when it comes to journalists reporting on Arabs and Muslims.
Stopping Race-Biased Surveillance Should Top Agenda of Fourth Amendment Caucus
Sandra Fulton
July 18, 2016
The threat of widespread surveillance has muted many voices, especially those using digital media to express political views or organize others in their communities.
Racial Justice Leaders on the Internet, Black Lives Matter and Mainstream Media's Epic Fails
Amy Kroin
July 18, 2016
Friday’s roundtable on the digital politics of race was the place to be at Netroots Nation.
Next-Generation Investments Do Not Depend on Killing Net Neutrality
Dana Floberg
Matt Wood
July 14, 2016
Today the FCC opened up huge blocks of spectrum for “5G” broadband uses. Over in the EU telecom carriers are threatening to hold 5G innovation hostage.
Interrupting a White Racial Narrative: Ruling Gives Communities of Color More Opportunities to Tell Our Stories
Joseph Torres
July 14, 2016
White media owners have always controlled our nation’s media system — putting forth a racial narrative that criminalizes people of color and supports the goals of white supremacy. This narrative has been present since the first colonial newspapers were published — and it continues in the images we see on our TVs and computer screens today.

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