Abstract
The Internet is critical for disseminating information, but it does not discriminate against information it carries. Hate speech and racist representations proliferate in social media, online news comment sections and community forums. What can information workers do to counteract those messages? How can critical race consciousness enhance on- and off-line library services? This article attempts to explore how information in the age of rapid technology innovation contributes to structural racism and what librarians and other information professionals can do about it.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Repository Citation
Martin, Rebecca; McCann, Heather; Morales, Myrna E.; and Williams, Stacie M., "White Screen/White Noise: Racism and the Internet" (2013). Library Faculty and Staff Publications. 244.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/libraries_facpub/244
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Urban Library Journal, v. 19, no. 1, [p. 1-12].
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