• Why Does Facial Recognition Software Not Always Recognize Dark Skin Color?

    Why Does Facial Recognition Software Not Always Recognize Dark Skin Color?

    If you are a person of color, you most likely have experienced issues when it comes to facial recognition software.  I mean, look at how many people were running into issues with FaceID.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s not only limited to facial recognition software.  Any technology that relies on detecting a skin color can…

  • ABC Pulls Black-ish Episode That Features the “Take a Knee” Movement

    ABC Pulls Black-ish Episode That Features the “Take a Knee” Movement

    What I love about show Black-ish, is that it rarely shies away from dealing with controversial and contemporary issues. Which is why it is one of the boldest shows on network television that talks about race and society in America. Until now. The episode “Please, Baby, Please” was replaced with a rerun from earlier in…

  • ICYMI: Snapchat and Instagram Disable Feature Due to Racist Giphy

    ICYMI: Snapchat and Instagram Disable Feature Due to Racist Giphy

    Snapchat and Instagram are two separate companies, and yet, they seem to do a lot of things “together”.  Or at least at the same time. Usually, when Snapchat releases a new feature, Instagram is not far behind with the same feature.  While I rag on Instagram for doing this, it’s kind of a decent strategy. …