Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator and early leader in the civil rights movement. Born July 16, 1862 she dedicated most of her life combating...
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a well-known writer, sociologist, historian, and civil-rights activist. He was born on Feb 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. He completed his graduate...
I had a chance to talk with Adam Mico and Hunter Hansen shortly after their presentation on neurodiversity at The Fringe Festival. The Fringe Festival is a community-organized event to give people a platform who may not have opportunities to...
You know me — I love the community! Being a part of the BI community has changed my life and it can change yours too for the better if you choose the right community and understand how to use it to your advantage. Listen and learn. Today’s guest is Allen Hillery,...
Episode Summary Data is everywhere and so it incorporates every facet of your life Allen Hillery went from engineer to digital marketer to now a data visualization specialist not only being a prolific writer in the data visualization space but also teaching at...
“You don’t have to be a data scientist to be data literate.” In fact, fewer technical colleagues are welcome to help narrow the data literacy gap! As I mentioned in my last post, there are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created daily. I love Chartio’s view of the...
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