The Internet & Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter
Includes never-published, first-hand accounts of African American computer networking and Internet pioneers Provides a historical look at the challenges of diversity and inclusion in computing industries Reveals the previously untold collaboration between the federal government, the computing industry, and elite science and engineering education institutions to use new computer technology for the purpose of containing, profiling, and detaining Black Americans, beginning in the early 1960s
Charlton D. McIlwain
By Aure Schrock. Out in September. The first detailed history of Code for America that examines how democratically designed government systems can collectively improve technology's impact on society.
This practical book outlines the benefits of communities of practice, including accelerating professional development, breaking down organisational silos, enabling knowledge sharing, building better practices, helping to hire and retain staff, and making people happier.
