IBM Design is committed to creating a culture of racial equity for designers at our company and across the industry. We envision a culture where Black designers and Black lives are respected, celebrated, and are able to bring their full selves to everything they do.

Sep 21, 2023 · These 25 companies that support BLM have shared diversity data, donation receipts and more. Read on to find out how they've detailed their support.

Apr 19, 2022 · Kwame Afoh, a 32-year-old activist and founding member of the IBM Black Workers Alliance, is testifying before the Council of the District of Columbia. He begins with a simple statement: “IBM...

May 21, 2001 · The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages over 16 million acres of forest and range land in Oregon & Washington and maintains many map layers in its corporate Geographic Information System (GIS) to help manage this land.

Jun 9, 2020 · IBM has previously cautioned against blanket bans on facial recognition technology, advocating instead for “precision regulation” that would ensure it protects human rights.

From partnering with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursuing the passage of hate-crime legislation and pushing for responsible use of facial recognition software, IBM is taking an active role in creating a more equitable world.

Aug 23, 2020 · While Microsoft staff have started as a self-action group inside the company, things at IBM begun from the top, with management's blessing. Big Blue, as IBM is sometimes lovingly called in the...

Sep 11, 2020 · As protests continue in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, the tech industry has responded with pledges from individual companies to address their own shortcomings in supporting Black...

Jan 23, 2022 · With more than half of Black college students dropping out of college, it makes sense to hire on the basis of abilities rather than degrees. An effort called OneTen was launched at the end of...

Nov 10, 2020 · With IBM deciding to pull out of all facial recognition business, we want to explore a major problem in AI: Racism and bias. Earlier this year (2020), the tech-giant IBM announced that the company would shut down all it’s facial recognition business.