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
“Facebook and X Want the MAGATs to Call You a Monkey and a N*gger” by Dr. Stacy Patton
“Who Do We Imagine AI Is Built By and Built For?” by Wale Lawal
“Africa’s Role in the Future of Artificial Intelligence” by Dawn Chinagorom-Abiakalam
“The Blueprint State” by Pen America
“I Am An AI Hater” by Moser’s Frame Shop
“Instead of a downtown baseball stadium, for KC Star pricing press will be a data center” by Chris Higgins
“Data Center and Water Consumption” by Miguel Yañez-Barnuevo
“How Many AI Artists Have Debuted on Billboard’s Charts” by Xander Zellner
“Artificial Intelligence” by The Authors Guild
“Bartz vs Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Need to Know” by The Authors Guild
“The Ghosts in the Machine” by Liz Pelly
“The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed” by Ted Gioia
“Tired of Google's AI Overviews? Three easy workarounds to bring back traditional search” by Kaycee Hill
“USA Data Centers” by Data Center Map
Other Platforms
Music Streaming: Deezer
Music Streaming: Qobuz
Foundation: Clara Lionel Foundation
Video
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