Avianne in Hood Communist. November 4, 2021.
Read during the week of November 8–12, 2021
Under the guise of professionalism, features associated with Blackness—attire, mannerisms, vernacular, and general appearance—are viewed as unfit for an occupational setting and are deeply rooted in anti-Black sentiments.
anti-Black racism, race
Robert Mackey in The Intercept. November 10, 2021.
Read during the week of November 8–12, 2021
Adam Kiefer got a restraining order against an antifascist researcher who revealed that he was at the Capitol on Jan. 6. It might have been a costly mistake.
anti-fascism, extremism, journalism
Nilay Patel in The Verge. November 10, 2021.
Read during the week of November 8–12, 2021
The Verge is updating their public ethics policy to be clearer in their interactions with public relations and corporate communications professionals. They say they're doing this "because big tech companies in particular have hired a dizzying array of communications staff who routinely push the boundaries of acceptable sourcing in an effort to deflect accountability, pass the burden of truth to the media, and generally control the narratives around the companies they work for while being annoying as hell to deal with."
journalism, tech industry
Courtney Desiree Morris in make//shift. July 2010.
Read during the week of November 8–12, 2021
Morris writes about decades of misogyny and abusive behavior within radical leftist organizations, and about how some of the men responsible for it have been infiltrators and informants.
anti-fascism, feminism, gender, policing, race
Kashmir Hill and Ryan Mac in The New York Times. November 2, 2021.
Read during the week of November 1–5, 2021
Saying it wants "to find the right balance" with the technology, the social network will delete the face scan data of more than one billion users.
privacy, tech industry
Julie Fredrickson in her blog. June 6, 2021.
Read during the week of November 1–5, 2021
Julie Fredrickson writes about the positive difference digital asynchronous communication has on her ability to manage her energy while living with chronic illness. She linked this post in a response to a
tweet I retweeted, about if and how people are helping accommodate interviewees with panic attacks or other anxiety issues.
ability, accessibility, mental health
Terra Field in her blog. October 18, 2021.
Read during the week of October 25–29, 2021
Terra Field, a senior software engineer at Netflix and a leader of Netflix's Trans* employee resource group, writes about the recent controversy around Netflix's launch of the Dave Chappelle special, and specifically the reaction to a Twitter thread she created to discuss it.
tech industry, trans issues
John Koblin in The New York Times. October 19, 2021.
Read during the week of October 25–29, 2021
After the debut of Dave Chappelle's standup special "The Closer" on Netflix, employees are planning a walkout in protest on Wednesday at their Los Angeles office.
tech industry, trans issues
Tricia Hersey in The Nap Ministry. December 1, 2019.
Read during the week of October 25–29, 2021
Tricia Hersey's learnings from her month-long Sabbath, in which she avoided "all social media, no events, no email, no discussing Nap Ministry work details, no bookings, and no traveling".
burnout, mental health, race
Hannah Dreier in The Washington Post. October 17, 2021.
Read during the week of October 18–22, 2021
Dreier profiles a family whose home was destroyed in a California wildfire, who spent a year living in a trailer park established by FEMA, then were dropped into homelessness as the park closed. The piece is a part of her examination into why so many people become permanently homeless after losing their homes to wildfire, and highlights ways FEMA is failing people as these disasters only increase in severity and frequency.
class