Headlines of new articles that are added to our African Americans section:
Facebook ad and plan to stop discrimination against African-Americans, women and older workers
Facebook has agreed to pay a $5 million settlement over discriminatory ad practices after a ProPublica investigation found Facebook allowed advertisers to hide ads from blacks, Hispanics, women and others.
According to Wired magazine, “Facebook will build a designated portal for advertisers to create housing, employment, and credit ads, which will not allow targeting users by age, gender, zip code, and other categories covered by antidiscrimination laws.” However, Facebook still faces investigations from the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and others about privacy and data issues.
Democracy Fund Report: State of African-American Media
Did you know that Blavity, The Grio and The Root have been described as the most popular black digital news outlets targeting Millennials and Gen Z? Also, did you know there are more than 200 publications with 20.1 million online readers representing the Black press in the U.S. today? Check out the Democracy Fund’s “African America Media Today: Building the Future From the Past” report.
Deep divides between white and blacks on how Americans see race in 2019
The latest Pew Research on race shows deep divides remain between blacks and white in the United States. Click on the Pew Report for details.
First African-American wins Pulitzer for editorial cartoon
Darrin Bell, a freelance political cartoonist, made history in 2019 as the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize in the editorial cartoon category. He tackles subjects ranging from the disenfranchised to the turmoil in President Trump’s administration. Here’s a link to some of his award-winning work.
"Green Book," Oscar and Reactions
The roster of Oscar winners was the most diverse in history. Yet, Green Book, the “best picture” winner about an African-American classical pianist being chauffeured by a white driver in the South, created quite a controversy on Black Twitter and in the media.
|
