July 2020 – Page 9 – Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program

If It Doesn’t Work, Why Keep It?

2 Comments / DCERP 2020 / Jasmine

https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/in-the-blackest-city-in-america-a-fight-to-end-facial-recognition/ This article brought light to an issue I didn’t even know Detroit was having. Detroit has had a contract with DataWorks that allows law enforcement to use facial-recognition software to identify suspects in crimes, but that software has been doing more harm than good. It was supposed to reduce crime in Detroit but in […]

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Week 5: Don’t spend your money on July 7!

DCERP 2020 / ysabelb

https://www.blackoutday.org/ Across social media, I have been seeing posts circulating about a national economic “blackout” day in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. #BlackOutDay2020 is a response to the millions of black squares posted on Instagram on June 2, 2020, in support of black lives and black-owned businesses. The campaign challenges everyone to avoid

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Week Four: Duality of Culture

DCERP 2020 / Angel Phillips

Dear Future me, Culture has always been thought of as customs, behaviors, and practices of a group of people. Being in this program makes me think about how much of culture is internal and external. Culture has always been this fluid thing that one considers when thinking about race and family but it takes on

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