Special Events
COVID-19: African Americans & Racial Health Disparities Part 5
For this installment of this series, and held in tribute to Michigan State Representative Isaac Robinson, this virtual panel presented in partnership with Detroit Public Television discusses mass surveillance and facial recognition as technologies of oppression.
Moderator:
Tawana Petty, Director, Data Justice Program for Detroit Community Technology Project
Panelists:
- Eric Williams, JD, Detroit Justice Center, Equity Attorney, “Project Greenlight” Expert
- Clare Garvie, JD, Senior Associate, Georgetown University Law, Center on Privacy and Technology
- Shea Howell, PhD, Founding member & board member of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership
Sponsored by Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, in partnership with Detroit Community Technology Project & The Boggs Center.
WATCH NOW - previous installments
Tuesday, July 20 at 7 PM: Environmental Racism Goes Viral
Friday, July 24 at 7 PM: The State of Georgia and Genocide
Saturday, July 28 at 7 PM: COVID-19: Mental Health Challenges & Solutions
Tuesday, August 4 at 7 PM: The History of African Americans & Pandemics | Reflections of a COVID-19 Survivor