Data, Tech & Black Communities

Data, Tech & Black Communities

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Data, Tech & Black Communities

Is Edtech really improving outcomes for marginalised children?

Well, according to the UK’s Department for Education, yes. However, if you’re looking to be persuaded by evidence it’s not so clear-cut.

Mar 10, 2023

Black child at a desk in a classroom with other pupils. Newspaper headlines surround her showing failures/ unethical practices in use of education data.

Mar 10, 2023

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Data, Tech & Black Communities

Who we are, what we value, and the change we want to see

Data, Tech, & Black Communities is a community of impact — we work with and for Black communities in the UK to make tech life-enhancing.

May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022

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Edafe Onerhime

Your Privacy, Our Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy and securing the data we collect to maintain your trust and confidence.

Feb 2, 2021

Your Privacy, Our Policy

Feb 2, 2021

Gabriel Olabode

Decoding Data: Navigating the Art and Science of Data Collection for DTBC’s Birmingham EdTech…

Data collection is such a nuanced activity. It requires a methodical approach, but there’s also an art to it. It requires vision (based on…

Nov 15, 2023

Decoding Data: Navigating the Art and Science of Data Collection for DTBC’s Birmingham EdTech…

Nov 15, 2023

Data, Tech & Black Communities

The government is trying to erode our data rights and protections. We must resist.

Government proposals to water down existing data rights will harm marginalised communities.

Jan 14, 2022

The government is trying to erode our data rights and protections. We must resist.

Jan 14, 2022

Data, Tech & Black Communities

Recommendations: How to support rather than extract from marginalised communities

And other lessons for working with data, tech, and marginalised humans.

Jul 26, 2021

Recommendations: How to support rather than extract from marginalised communities

Jul 26, 2021

Data, Tech & Black Communities

Lessons from our exploration

Lessons from our exploration of the impact of data and technology on Black Communities in the UK // Edit by Edafe Onerhime for Data, Tech…

Jul 26, 2021

Lessons from our exploration

Jul 26, 2021

Data, Tech & Black Communities

Communities of Resistance: Fighting Algorithmic Injustice and Building Better Futures

Can we escape the extractive consequences of algorithmic injustice? How can we make the most of the promise of the digital age?

Jul 13, 2021

Illustration of a dark skinned Black woman wearing a mask, a black t-shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. Her left hand is raised straight up in a Black power salute. She is shown in front of a web of lines on a blue-gray background.

Jul 13, 2021

Data, Tech & Black Communities

The great distraction- the inCREDible polemic* of a report

What does the Sewell report have to say about the impact of data and data-centric, digital technologies on Black Communities?

Jul 12, 2021

The great distraction- the inCREDible polemic* of a report

Jul 12, 2021

Tracey Gyateng

Data and Tech Use Within Employment & Enterprise Settings — A Primer

Use of data and technology within the employment and enterprise sector

Mar 17, 2021

Data and Tech Use Within Employment & Enterprise Settings — A Primer

Mar 17, 2021

How can technology be designed with empathy and justice? How can we connect as UK Black communities to shape technology’s impact on our lives? How might we build back better and fairer? Join us as we help connect Black people with the resources they need for positive impact.
Editors
Edafe Onerhime
Edafe Onerhime specialises in making impact with data. Her motto: Data + Design + Culture. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland with her wife and cat. She/Her.
Ade Adewunmi
Working at the intersection of data, digital and strategy. Digital organisations and their cultures interest me so I write about them. I watch too much TV
Tracey Gyateng
I’m a passionate quantitative social researcher specialising in the access, collection and management of quantitative data

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