Reimagining Human-Centered Design: Developing and Implementing an African-Informed Approach to Global Technology Development Human-centered design (HCD) and global development courses often train engineering, computer, and information science students to design technologies for developing countries. However, these courses frequently reinforce narratives that portray Africans as technologically backward, lacking innovation, and merely using technology rather than creating [...]

Established in 1970, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) was formed to serve as an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services and resources to the nation’s African American community; and to provide leadership for the recruitment and professional development of African American librarians. Wanda K. Brown is the [...]