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Tawana Petty

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Tawana Petty is an American author, poet, social justice organizer, mother and youth advocate who works to counter systemic racism. Petty formerly served as Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Algorithmic Justice League representing AJL in national and international processes shaping AI governance. She has also served as the National Organizing Director for Data for Black Lives, and as the Data Justice Director for the Detroit Community Technology Project. .

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