Handmade in Punjab: embroidered data in phulkaris

Handmade in Punjab: embroidered data in phulkaris The following Women's History Month guest blog post was written by Sana Ahmed Wilder. Sana is a data visualizer specializing in building capacity of federal and state education agencies. She analyzes and communicates student data using modern visualization and storytelling techniques. Sana lives in [...]

By |2021-03-30T15:05:40-07:00March 29th, 2021|Personal Stories, Social Justice|0 Comments

Anthony Starks on Recreating Du Bois’s Iconic Style

Anthony Starks on Recreating Du Bois’s Iconic Style By Allen Hillery Allen would like to acknowledge Anthony Starks for his expert assistance with this article. Earlier this month, Sekou Tyler, Anthony Starks and I thought it was important to recognize the accomplishments of W.E.B. Du Bois. Du Bois’ sophisticated quantitative research leveraging data visualization, [...]

By |2021-02-25T20:21:18-07:00February 25th, 2021|Contests, Social Justice|0 Comments

Data Literacy is the Key to Helping Underserved Communities

The Domino Sugar Factory was one of several sugar factories located in Northern Brooklyn. Having once produced more than half the sugar consumed in the US in the early 20th century, this NYC landmark represents the industrial waterfront this area was. Photo: Paul Raphaelson {Note: This blog post was written by Data Literacy Advisory Board member [...]

By |2020-08-19T17:41:38-07:00August 19th, 2020|Social Justice|0 Comments