Data+Diversity: Celebrating W.E.B Du Bois through Data Visualization

Transcript

1. Data + Diversity: Celebrating W.E.B. Du Bois through Data Visualization
2. “I can hardly realize they are all my people; that this great assembly of youth and intelligence are representatives of a race which twenty years ago was in bondage.” W.E.B. Du Bois at Fisk, circa 1885
3. In 1900, it began with them… Thomas J. Calloway Du Bois in Paris
4. …and Atlanta Universty Atlanta University Debating Team, c. 1900 Women seated on steps at Atlanta University c. 1900
5. Paris 1900
6. Historical Context 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 “Black America” Fair Plessy v. Ferguson Phila. Negro begins Wilmington Overthrow Lynchings Peak Paris Exposition
7. We are here This is who we are This is how far we have come
10. 22” 28”
11. Taxonomy Bars 52.63% Maps 15.79% Blocks 14.04% Circles 12.28% Graphs 5.26% Bars Maps Blocks Circles Graphs
12. Bars
13. Maps
14. Circles
15. Blocks
16. Graphs
17. Color Palette black brown tan gold pink red green blue purple #000000 #654321 #d2b48c #ffd700 #ffc0cb #dc143c #00aa00 #4682b4 #7e6583
20. In 2021, it began with them Allen Hillery (@AlDataVizGuy) Sekou Tyler (@sqlsekou)
21. Pen, Ink, Watercolor, Paper, Expos 1900 Scripting, Digital Fonts, PDF, Internet Today
22. Now: Modern Megaphone Your Message
23. Red, Black, and Green 10: Apr 8 1: Feb 5 2: Feb 12 3: Feb 19 4: Feb 26 5: Mar 4 6: Mar 11 7: Mar 18 8: Mar 25 9: Apr 1 Du Bois Challenge 2024 https://github.com/ajstarks/ dubois-data-portraits/blob/master/ challenge/2024/README.md