Facing Racism in Analytics and Beyond with Mary Owusu + Pierre DeBois
The Present Beyond Measure Show: Data Storytelling, Presentation & Visualization
June 25, 20201h 20m
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Show Notes
Mary Owusu and Pierre DeBois are celebrated experts and speakers in the digital analytics field.
They graciously offered heartbreaking stories of racial oppression and discrimination both in the tech field and their personal lives, helping me unpack and uncomfortably face the dark truth that racism is still at large all around us.
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In This Episode, You’ll Learn…- The hidden dark side of racial inequality that still exists in the corporate tech field
- Why listening, empathy, and identity politics are the keys to inspiring activism
- How would-be white allies can take an active role in helping to eradicate racial injustice and inequality (it’s easier than you think)
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- 13 Ways of Looking at a Black Man by Henry Louis Cates
- “13th” - Netflix documentary on the criminalization of African Americans and the US prison industry
- Call your lawmakers with the free 5 Calls App
- Join the Digital Analytics Association’s Anti-Racism Committee with Mary by sending an email to info at daa dot org.
- Self-educate with anti-racism books and movies, and fact-checked news sources like the Winno App
- Mary: Gurubound Website and LinkedIn
- Pierre: Zimana Analytics Blog and LinkedIn