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Movement For Black Lives Creator Academy Offers New Approach To Organizing Online
Culture workers and creatives have always been critical to our fight for justice. As barrier breakers, innovators, and translators, they have sustained and inspired Black communities to build new spaces beyond the status quo. With the rising importance of the digital information ecosystem, the enduring influence of culture workers and content creators cannot be understated. […]
‘We don’t have an option not to fight’: How Black women are resisting now
Black women are rejecting narratives that suggest their lack of visibility since November 5 translates into inaction. This column first appeared in The Amendment, a biweekly newsletter by Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. Subscribe today to get early access to her analysis. Where are the 92 percent? That has been a persistent question since the presidential election, […]
The Black Pack with Adrianne Shropshire
Questions about Black voters, their disengagement, lack of information, and support or lack thereof for Democratic candidates have once again taken center stage as Democrats, Republicans, and Independent candidates compete for this critical voting bloc. Will Black voters abandon Democrats in this election, move historic numbers of votes toward the Republican nominee, or will they […]
Beware of misinformation and disinformation
We are in a fight for our democracy and the amount of misinformation and disinformation in our various communities is rampant. There are complex networks specifically targeting Black communities and sowing seeds of dissention and apathy in the political process. Luckily, Esosa Osa, founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, has founded an organization to help fight adverse […]
The Digital Green Book: Fighting Disinformation and Reclaiming Our Digital Power
What happens when disinformation meets cutting-edge AI—and Black communities are caught in the crosshairs? In this powerful episode of The Electorette, host Jen Taylor-Skinner speaks with Esosa Osa, Founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, about the alarming rise in AI-generated political disinformation targeting Black voters. Together, they unpack how misinformation campaigns are designed to exploit […]
Onyx Impact Just Dropped a ‘Digital Green Book’ to Help Black Communities Hack the Internet’s Gatekeepers
Tech nonprofit Onyx Impact recently announced the launch of a new online platform dedicated to helping Black Americans maintain control over digital spaces. Known as “The Digital Green Book,” the AI-powered platform pulls information from Black-led sources and historically accurate information to help protect Black communities from misinformation by providing access to digital literacy. Through the tool, […]
The Hidden War: How Misinformation Targets Black & Latino Communities
In this powerful episode of the Hip-Politics Podcast, we sit down with Esosa Osa, a leading expert on digital disinformation and the CEO of Onyx Impact, to break down the truth about online misinformation.Who’s really responsible for the spread of fake news—foreign adversaries like Russia and China, or are there other forces at play? We […]
‘We All We Got: A Digital Green Book For The Culture’ Hopes To Combat Misinformation
Founder and CEO Esosa Osa has built an online platform that filters out fake news to ensure factual information reaches the Black community. The entrepreneur is helping provide accurate data and materials through Onyx Impact, “a nonprofit organization founded to better serve and empower Black communities by fighting the harmful information ecosystems targeting them,” per the foundation’s website. In […]
Digital Green Book fights misinformation targeting Black communities
As the erasure of Black history intensified — through book bans, assaults on diversity, and digital disinformation — Atlanta-based technologist and strategist Esosa Osa decided to take action. Why it matters: Instead of just calling it out, Osa built the Digital Green Book — an AI-powered platform designed to help Black communities spot misinformation, protect their data, and access trusted, culturally informed content. […]
