CODE'N'COLOR is a PhD student support group at Northwestern University for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) who are in computing and coding related disciplines. We meet weekly for coffee/snack breaks and host BIPOC PhD holders who are leaders in computing.

We are advised and supported by BIPOC faculty in CS, ECE, and LS. The group is intended to provide a safe and supportive space for young scientists to interact with future faculty peers and climb the treacherous slopes of the ivory tower, cognizant of the unique, different demands and obstacles that BIPOC PhD students face.

Coded Bias explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini´s startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces and women accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.

Code'n'Color will be hosting director Shalini Kantayya for a discussion of the film, along with the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University as part of our celebration of Black History Month.