Race Media and International Affairs 101

Week 6 Readings & Resources

Blay, Zeba. “Digital Blackface Is Back in the Form of Black AI Influencers.” Teen Vogue, 6 Nov. 2025, www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-is-back-in-the-form-of-black-ai-influencers.

Lawal, Wale. “’Who Do We Imagine AI Is Built By and Built For?’ | The Republic Interviews.” The Republic, 24 Aug. 2025, rpublc.com/interviews/nanjala-nyabola-artificial-intelligence/.

Attiah, Karen. “I Talked to Meta’s Black AI Character. Here’s What She Told Me: Is This the New Era of Digital Blackface?” The Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2025, www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/08/meta-ai-bots-backlash-racist/.

Recommendations

Books

  • “Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat” by Bee Wilson

  • “Algorithms of Oppressions - How Search Engine Reinforce Racism” by Safiya Umoja Noble

  • “We Tried to Tell Y’all: Black Twitter and the Rise of Digital Counternarratives” by Meredith D. Clark

  • “Race After Technology” by Ruha Benjamin

  • “Mood Machine - The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist” by Liza Pelly

Articles

Other Platforms

Video

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