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Trump & Friends’ War on African American Women

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By Adele M. Stan – A pattern is emerging in the administration’s scandal-defense playbook: Go after black women. It’s no secret that a toxic combination of misogyny and racism helped Donald J. Trump win the presidency. Never mind dog whistles and code—Trump proudly displayed his contempt for women and non-white people throughout his campaign. But another likely helper to that victory was one whose involvement Trump and his allies would prefer to have kept under wraps: the government of Russia, a U.S. adversary.

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FBI’s Vast Facial Recognition Database More Likely to Misidentify Innocent Blacks as Suspects

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By Tana Ganeva – In 2010, the FBI launched Next Generation Identification, a sprawling, complex program designed to use biometric tools like facial recognition, finger and palm prints, and iris scans in criminal investigations. At the time, privacy advocates worried that the FBI would collect and use the data without adequate oversight or privacy protections, especially given the rapid advances in facial recognition technology.

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