issa rae

No. 234 – Wednesday Reads

Apr 8, 2020

Notes

clearview ai, covid-19, data, insecure, issa rae, Nigeria, Peter Thiel, privacy, public health

Calibrating – “All great investments begin in discomfort.” Issa Rae on the Return of “Insecure” and her Growing Empire – “That craving to tell the stories she’s not seeing anywhere is what’s getting her through this moment of uncertainty.” A Game Plan to Help the Most Vulnerable – “We share the need to look out…
No. 169: Facebook to Get an African-American Board Member…Soon?

Oct 15, 2017

Business, Race & Society

Andela, backstage capital, charles hudson, Facebook, issa rae, lightspeed ventures, media, michael powell, precursor ventures, Pule Taukobong, shonda rhimes, Tara Nicholle-Nelson, Technology

Facebook has been on the hot seat as more information comes to light about the role it played in Russia’s meddling in the November 2016 election. The hot seat treatment brought the company’s COO, Sheryl Sandberg, to DC for an exclusive interview with Axios co-founder Mike Allen to discuss the situation and what Facebook was…