Can an algorithm be racist?
Google translators limitations make for sometimes funny, sometimes dangerous results.
Google translators limitations make for sometimes funny, sometimes dangerous results.
That old excuse of ‘We didn’t know’ (previously also heard as ‘Ons het nie geweet nie’ and ‘Wir haben es nicht gewuszt’) may be factually accurate, but it is never an ethical defense.
This past July, icon of Black American activism Assata Shakur’s autobiography was re-pressed by Zed Books in London. At times thought to be dormant, black American activism has seen a resurgence in recent weeks across the United States after the killing of Mike Brown by police, and the suppression of protests in Ferguson, Missouri. In a timely guest post, Kwesi Shaddai reflects on Shakur’s […]
The idea that this has been a crisis only of the country’s health care systems is wrong. This has also been a crisis of governance.
Why are affected West African states so spectacularly ill-prepared to deal with Ebola?
Scotland's independence fight as inspiration to Africans like Zanzibaris, who want to break from Tanzania.
To repeat: The Economist magazine has had a "Slavery Problem" since 1843.
And why is the London Review of Books giving Johnson, a rightwing South African liberal, a regular platform to espouse his rantings?
Her nudity wakes us up, either in protest or solidarity to the fact that everything is not okay in South Africa.
Mainstream media (and therefore, the majority of the population) in Colombia believe that racism is just a problem of a “few bad apples."
Historically known for a relaxed pace of life, Mombasa on Kenya’s coast has also been a regional hub for business, trade and tourism. Its population is diverse; recent figures indicate the city is divided between Christians and Muslims (59% and 41%, respectively), with one-third of inhabitants also originating from outside of the region. Along with […]
Will the trade union that organized the strike will unify and rally workers outside of the ruling alliance.
The story of Africans' involvement in World War I is largely unheard of outside of academia.
Tanzanian foreign policy is now driven by “economic diplomacy;” as a result, its voice on Palestinian oppression has faded.
Western Sahara is the only non-self-governing territory on the African continent awaiting decolonization.
Biased media reporting won’t advance popular and professional understandings on how psychiatric conditions interact social and economic sources of stress.
The 'Baba Jukwa' Facebook page exposes state and ruling party corruption and correctly predicts leadership battles in Zimbabwe. Who is behind it?
UPDATED: So there you have it. After 120 minutes and a great goal by Mario Goetze (whose name will now be part of German lore like Gert Muller and Andreas Brehme), Germany are World champions. It’s been a magical month. But it is also basically the last time (till the next World Cup in four years) […]
Today the 2014 World Cup in Brazil ends. It was a fun ride, and I don’t think that anyone will disagree that this has been an unforgettable month of international sport, politics, and drama both on and off the field. The video below is my attempt at showing another side of Rio de Janeiro and a few […]
As photography in Ghana continues to gain recognition, Ofoe Amegavie is definitely one to watch. At 26 years old, Ofoe’s work has quickly gained an international audience with folks across the continent, Europe and North America, checking for his latest additions. The photographer is still finding his voice and evolving into his craft, but this […]