Data for Black Lives explained

Data for Black Lives
Formation:November 2017
Nickname:D4BL
Formerly:Data 4 Black Lives
Founder:Yeshimabeit Milner,
Lucas Mason-Brown
Headquarters:Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

Data for Black Lives (D4BL) is an American non-profit organization with the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of black people.[1] [2] Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Data for Black Lives was founded by Yeshimabeit Milner and Lucas Mason-Brown.[3] [4] [5] Milner attended Brown University; having encountered discrimination towards the black community, she organized a group of scientists to combat the mistreatment of black people within data algorithms.[6]

History

D4BL began in November 2017 as statistical research project, and expanded into working with a team of people on data analysis. The formation of D4BL was initiated by Yeshimabeit Milner, who witnessed racial discrimination, watching her peers suffer from police brutality.[7]  Milner discovered through research that black children were getting suspended at a much higher rate than white children.[8]  After graduating from Brown University, Milner incorporated her passion for data science into social activism.

D4BL has regional organization chapters, including a group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[9] Additionally there is a community of other organizations working towards the same goals, including Data and Society, Algorithmic Justice League, and the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR).[10]

Between 2019 and 2021, D4BL was awarded a grant by the MacArthur Foundation for broad operating support.[11] [12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosenfeld. Maia. February 21, 2019. University event highlights complexities of data power. live. 2021-12-21. The Brown Daily Herald. en-US. 2021-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221205545/https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2019/02/university-event-highlights-complexities-of-data-power.
  2. Web site: 2021-12-05. What Can Local Government Do to Avoid Inequitable Tech?. 2021-12-27. Governing. en. 2021-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227223923/https://www.governing.com/community/what-can-local-government-do-to-avoid-inequitable-tech. live.
  3. Web site: Data For Black Lives, Inc. live. 2021-11-17. Open990. 2021-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117003240/https://www.open990.org/org/821709461/data-for-black-lives-inc/.
  4. News: Roose. Kevin. 2020-12-30. The 2020 Good Tech Awards. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-12-21. 0362-4331. 2021-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221205543/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/technology/2020-good-tech-awards.html. live.
  5. Web site: Predictive policing algorithms are racist. They need to be dismantled.. live. 2021-12-21. MIT Technology Review. en. 2021-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220171210/https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/17/1005396/predictive-policing-algorithms-racist-dismantled-machine-learning-bias-criminal-justice/.
  6. Web site: Yeshimabeit Milner Ashoka Everyone a Changemaker. 2021-11-17. www.ashoka.org. en. 2021-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117003249/https://www.ashoka.org/en/fellow/yeshimabeit-milner. live.
  7. Web site: Cocco. Federica. Smith. Alan. July 22, 2020. Race and America: Why Data Matters. limited. 2021-01-17. Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited. 2021-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113170213/https://www.ft.com/content/156f770a-1d77-4f6b-8616-192fb58e3735. live.
  8. Web site: Yeshimabeit Milner (2021) JFK Library. live. 2021-11-17. John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards Recipients. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. 2021-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117004238/https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/new-frontier-award/award-recipients/yeshimabeit-milner-2021.
  9. Web site: CMU grad student launches data platform to 'dig deeper' into why systems are failing Black residents in Pittsburgh. 2021-12-27. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. en. 2021-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227223910/https://www.post-gazette.com/business/bop/2020/10/05/Data-Black-Lives-Pittsburgh-chapter-Alex-Jackson-Carnegie-Mellon-public-policy-social-good/stories/202009250125. live.
  10. News: Tiku. Nitasha. December 2, 2021. Google fired its star AI researcher one year ago. Now she's launching her own institute. Washington Post. 2021-12-27. 2021-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202165034/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/02/timnit-gebru-dair/. live.
  11. Web site: Gunther. Marc. August 25, 2020. 'Fund Us Like You Want Us to Win': Foundations are putting unprecedented billions into racial equity, but some grant makers worry that too little is going to grassroots movements.. live. 2021-12-27. Philanthropy.com. 2021-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227223919/https://www.philanthropy.com/article/fund-us-like-you-want-us-to-win.
  12. Web site: Data for Black Lives. live. 2021-11-17. MacArthur Foundation. 2021-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20211110010818/https://www.macfound.org/grantee/data-for-black-lives-10115070/.

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