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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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