Data, understanding deficit narratives & systemic racism in Canada: 1)”Blacks” here refer to Black ppl/Black Canadians, not NZ’s All Blacks. 2) In Canada, Black ppl make up 3.5%/1.2M of the pop &, like Indigenous ppls, experience harsher treatment than White ppl for same offenses https://twitter.com/nspector4/status/1306952615738056709">https://twitter.com/nspector4...
2)An example of the kind of story the data alone can’t provide, how even our ostensibly “neutral” or “colourblind” algorithms can reinforce institutional racism, systemic inequities.
“Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm.” #SystemicRacism @nytimes #click=https://t.co/ZD6P6K8qLZ">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html #click=https://t.co/ZD6P6K8qLZ">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/2...
“Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm.” #SystemicRacism @nytimes #click=https://t.co/ZD6P6K8qLZ">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html #click=https://t.co/ZD6P6K8qLZ">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/2...
3)The must-read book on the role of algorithms in oppression and reinforcing systemic injustice is:
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (2018), which the author, Safiya Umoja Noble, discusses here. #diversity #STEM @YouTube https://youtu.be/6KLTpoTpkXo ">https://youtu.be/6KLTpoTpk...
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (2018), which the author, Safiya Umoja Noble, discusses here. #diversity #STEM @YouTube https://youtu.be/6KLTpoTpkXo ">https://youtu.be/6KLTpoTpk...
4)For those disinclined toward confirmation bias, and reinforcing deficit narratives via debilitating stereotypes and anti-Black racism, there’s a body of good research on racial disparities, and unjust burdens.
Black Canadians and the justice system https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2018/black-canadians-justice-system/">https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines...
Black Canadians and the justice system https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2018/black-canadians-justice-system/">https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines...
5)Despite the research and evidence to the contrary, some folks prefer to cling to racial stereotypes that are reinforced by social media echo chambers.
“Unequal justice: Aboriginal and Black inmates disproportionately fill Ontario jails, @TorontoStar https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/03/01/unequal_justice_aboriginal_and_black_inmates_disproportionately_fill_ontario_jails.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/insi...
“Unequal justice: Aboriginal and Black inmates disproportionately fill Ontario jails, @TorontoStar https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/03/01/unequal_justice_aboriginal_and_black_inmates_disproportionately_fill_ontario_jails.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/insi...
6)Race, Crime and Justice in Canada:
“We have a lot of data showing that Indigenous and Black people are the subjects of unfair treatment throughout the criminal justice system, from contact with police to sentencing and parole.” #cdnpoli @JohnHoward_Can https://johnhoward.ca/blog/race-crime-justice-canada/">https://johnhoward.ca/blog/race...
“We have a lot of data showing that Indigenous and Black people are the subjects of unfair treatment throughout the criminal justice system, from contact with police to sentencing and parole.” #cdnpoli @JohnHoward_Can https://johnhoward.ca/blog/race-crime-justice-canada/">https://johnhoward.ca/blog/race...
7)Deficit narratives try to locate inequities in a people, “their” genetics, or minority “subculture”, not the system or dominant culture, policies and practices.
“We must address anti-black racism not just in the courts – but as a society,” @globeandmail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-we-must-address-anti-black-racism-not-just-in-the-courts-but-as-a/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/a...
“We must address anti-black racism not just in the courts – but as a society,” @globeandmail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-we-must-address-anti-black-racism-not-just-in-the-courts-but-as-a/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/a...
8)How do we explain the disparities—degrading treatment, excessive violence—inflicted on Indigenous ppls /Black Canadians? Some think they/we deserve it. Or:
Police Brutality in Canada: A Symptom of Structural Racism and Colonial Violence, @Yellowhead_ https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2020/07/15/police-brutality-in-canada-a-symptom-of-structural-racism-and-colonial-violence/">https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2020/07/1...
Police Brutality in Canada: A Symptom of Structural Racism and Colonial Violence, @Yellowhead_ https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2020/07/15/police-brutality-in-canada-a-symptom-of-structural-racism-and-colonial-violence/">https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2020/07/1...
9)Data can help us illuminate/track racial disparities, systemic inequities. Some are concerned about the collection of “race-based data” bec: 1)data might be misused to reinforce notion of “races”; 2)data might be misused to underwrite deficit narratives https://youtu.be/Itl_zYYiiSM ">https://youtu.be/Itl_zYYii...
10)Good disaggregated data matter.
Disaggregated demographic data collection in British Columbia:The grandmother perspective (2020)
“emerges from decades of..calling for the data needed to develop policy that effectively addresses systemic inequalities” https://bchumanrights.ca/datacollection/ ">https://bchumanrights.ca/datacolle...
Disaggregated demographic data collection in British Columbia:The grandmother perspective (2020)
“emerges from decades of..calling for the data needed to develop policy that effectively addresses systemic inequalities” https://bchumanrights.ca/datacollection/ ">https://bchumanrights.ca/datacolle...