This week, we’re sharing stories from Laura Nahmias, Victor Luckerson, Arianne Shahvisi, Roberto José Andrade Franco, and Apoorva Tadepalli.
Victor Luckerson
Weighing Big Tech’s Promise to Black America
“Floyd’s killing sparked widespread protests in the streets and calls for racial justice in Fortune 500 boardrooms. But while corporate America’s official responses often felt like crisis PR disguised as philanthropy, Netflix’s approach stood out.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Victor Luckerson, Tristin Hopper, John Drescher, Steve Shorney, and Pamela Petro.
The Women Who Preserved the Story of the Tulsa Race Massacre
“Today, the work done by Parrish in the nineteen-twenties and Gates in the nineteen-nineties forms the bedrock for books, documentaries, and a renewed reparations push that, a century after the massacre, is experiencing a groundswell of support.”
‘Stanford Is the Valley’: On Grooming Tech’s Next Generation
Amid controversies and unethical practices, tech giants like Facebook and Google are no longer dream companies to work for.
The Ethical Dilemma Facing Silicon Valley’s Next Generation
At Stanford University, a farm system for tech giants, “students are reconsidering whether working at Google or Facebook is landing a dream job or selling out to craven corporate interests.”
You Have to Make Money to Make Money
Is that not how the saying goes? Someone tell Amazon.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories by Sarah Menkedick, Adam Davidson, Ross Andersen, Victor Luckerson, and Tara Murtha.
Where Cult Fame and Real-Life Tragedy Intersect: ‘Zelda: Majora’s Mask’
How an alternate, fan-made, sinister storyline for Zelda: Majora’s Mask called Ben Drowned connects to the online suicide of 12-year-old Katelyn Davis.