In this sibling circle for women or non-binary people of the African Diaspora, we will deep dive into a riveting Black Paper authored by a research team at Spelman College. There has been previous scholarship that highlights the impacts of microaggressions felt by Black women. The presence of African-American women as situated in the US requires navigation of many oppressive constructs rooted in both systemic racism and gender bias.
As much of our world shifts interactions, both social and transactional, to technology mediated engagements, algorithmic and automated systems are largely unavoidable as gateways to economic and social capital. Many of these systems often exacerbate or further perpetuate biases prevalent in our society.
The work of this group seeks to identify and explore how automated biases create microaggressions that adversely impact the quality of the lives of Black women.

We invite everyone to read the Black Paper, but are asking that only those who identify as women or non-binary people of Africa and the Diaspora join this sibling circle.