EP. 18: The Power of Storytelling: Combating Disinformation in the Black Community

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Misinformation and disinformation played and continue to play key roles in Black folks’ lives, historically our interactions with the media, in elections and with elected officials, and while navigating public health crises like the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Continuing season two’s Volume One: The Power of Storytelling – this conversation with Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor dives into the specifics of how misinformation targets Black communities, the effects, and how Black folks can individually and collectively combat it.

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Learn More + Take Action:

• NBCI Trust Juneteenth Town Hall - June 19, 2021

• Black Scholars Form Effort to Fight Trolls, Disinformation | Afro

• Black And Latino Voters Flooded With Disinformation In Election's Final Days

• The Black Press and Disinformation on Facebook 

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