I learned early that a path to equity starts in agriculture and the soil. My history with dirt is long and, in many ways, tied to centuries of knowledge borne both of necessity and practicality. Before she was part of the Women’s Army Corp. (WAC), my grandmother learned how to grow food from her sharecropper
Dr. Moya Bailey is an assistant professor of Africana Studies and the program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Northeastern University. Her work focuses on marginalized groups’ use of digital media to promote social justice as acts of self-affirmation and health promotion, and she is interested in how race, gender, and sexuality are represented
“We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.” These words are by the indomitable race woman, Mary McLeod Bethune. A lion among men and women, she dedicated her life to building learning environments
If you had the opportunity to build a model or algorithm from the ground up, what is the first thing that comes to mind – methodology, outcomes, impact? Many people would say you must begin with data. Data is a good place to start, but much like technology, data is not neutral and can affect