BIPOC
It’s critical to protect equity investments in minority businesses from activist organizations
Angel investors and investment groups that fund BIPOC entrepreneurs must remain committed to keeping vital early-stage capital flowing.
Bluesky sends some users personalized apologies after racism controversy
Bluesky, which has been embattled with moderation issues since its launch earlier this year, appeared to apologize for failing to protect Black users and other marginalized groups on the platform. …
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Bluesky’s growing pains strain its relationship with Black users
Bluesky, the decentralized social network and frontrunner alternative to Twitter, has been hailed as a wonderland of funny posts and good vibes. But a moderation policy change that followed a death threat against a Black user has many on Bluesky questioning if the platform is safe for marginalized communities after all. Bluesky had around 50,000…
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Black Founders Matter ousts Black founder, morphs into BFM Fund
On May 31, days before the story about the Black Founders Matter pledge was published on TechCrunch, the fund presented its founder, Marceau Michel, with an offer to resign.
Despite research showing that diverse founding teams have a higher rate of return than white founding teams, one characteristic of startups remains relatively unchanged: the dearth of BIPOC and women…
Amazon caravan protest, Genderify’s algorithmic bias and using ‘BIPOC’
Welcome back to Tech at Work, where we look at labor, diversity and inclusion. Given the amount of activity in this space, we’re going to ramp this up from bi-weekly…
