Greetings! Whoever you are, where ever you are reading from, we welcome you! Please take time to read a book by one of these amazing authors of color about Technology.
Books on Technology by Women of Color in Technologist
VIRAL JUSTICE How We Grow the World We Want
Ruha Benjamin – www.ruhabenjamin.com
WINNER OF THE 2023 STOWE PRIZE Viral Justice reveals how racism poisons our bodies, communities, and institutions, but the book also chronicles inspired movements seeking repair and justice. Viral Justice offers a passionate, inspiring, and practical vision of how small changes can add up to large ones, transforming our relationships and communities and helping us build a more just and joyful world.
Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation: Culturally Relevant Making Inside and Outside of the Classroom
Nettrice Gaskins – https://www.nettricegaskins.com/
Nettrice Gaskins proposes a novel approach to STEAM learning that engages students from historically marginalized communities in culturally relevant and inclusive maker education. Techno-vernacular creativity (TVC) connects technical literacy, equity, and culture, encompassing creative innovations produced by ethnic groups that are often overlooked.
Algorithms of Oppression
Safiya Umoja Noble – https://safiyaunoble.com/
In Algorithms of Oppression, Safiya Umoja Noble challenges the idea that search engines like Google offer an equal playing field for all forms of ideas, identities, and activities. Data discrimination is a real social problem; Noble argues that the combination of private interests in promoting certain sites, along with the monopoly status of a relatively small number of Internet search engines, leads to a biased set of search algorithms that privilege whiteness and discriminate against people of color, specifically women of color.
Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators Paperback
Susanne Tedrick – https://susannetedrick.com/
Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators seeks to help women of color overcome the obstacles that prevent them from pursuing and staying in tech careers. This book will show you that today’s tech careers are incredibly dynamic, and you’ll learn how your soft skills―communication, public speaking, networking―can help you succeed in tech.
Unapologetically Dope: Lessons for Black Women and Girls on Surviving and Thriving in the Tech
Nicki Washington, Ph.D. – https://nickiwashington.com/
In Unapologetically Dope, Dr. Nicki Washington shares her lessons learned from childhood to adulthood on how to remain your most authentic self while still succeeding in a field where less than 1% of all graduates are Black women.
Artificial Unintelligence – How Computers Misunderstand the World
Meredith Broussard – https://meredithbroussard.com/
In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. With this book, she offers a guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology—and issues a warning that we should never assume that computers always get things right.
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