Why is it so difficult for some readers and filmgoers to imagine that space, the dystopian or utopian future, or dragon/elf inhabited lands... might have Black people in them?

"I don't know if I believe in passion. Passion is the thing that lets us overlook how badly we're hurting."

The word “startup” has begun to signify a particular brand of business success... and a particular type of business person.

Seven principles that past movements have taught me on sustaining change today, drawing especially from the civil rights movement.

Radical curation has meant the validation and celebration of our existence.

Is it enough to be measured by the quality of our code alone?

American technology culture is reflective and a result of American systemic racism and sexism.

Since the dot-com crash, data collection and analysis have become the core DNA of most internet companies.

Our picture of surveillance needs to factor in not just tech developments, but the cultural standards that have bred surveillance, especially towards black culture, as part and parcel in our world.

I can’t help but see historical parallels in the multiple forms of antiblack backlash Black women have received on social media over the past few years.