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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
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 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html#click=https://t.co/ZD6P6K8qLZ
“Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm.” #SystemicRacism @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html#click=https://t.co/ZD6P6K8qLZ
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
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (2018), which the author, Safiya Umoja Noble, discusses here. #diversity #STEM @YouTube
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/
Black Canadians and the justice system https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2018/black-canadians-justice-system/
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
“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
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/
“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/
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/
“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/
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/
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/
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
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/
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/
