This week, we open the case file on AI bias against African American representation in AI-generated imagery. We walk through four major research studies, hear testimony from “poet of code” Joy Buolamwini, examine the numbers, and end with a declaration, scripture, and a five-point call to action for creators.

Scripture Referenced:
Psalm 139:14 (KJV)

• Adultification Bias in LLMs and Text-to-Image Models — Castleman & Korolova, Princeton (2025)
• Racial Bias in AI-Generated Images — Springer Nature (2025)
• Washington Post Stable Diffusion Audit (2023)
• 2024 arXiv study on occupational portraits across three image generators
• Gender Shades — Joy Buolamwini & Timnit Gebru (2018)
• NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (2019)

Joy Buolamwini — Founder of the Algorithmic Justice League
TED Talk: How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms

• Algorithmic Justice League
• DAIR (Distributed AI Research Institute)
• Black in AI
• Project Elevate Black Voices (Howard University + Google)

• Gordon Parks
• Carrie Mae Weems
• Deana Lawson
• Tyler Mitchell

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