Ruha Benjamin: Technology, Savior or Slayer?

The Harvey B. Gantt Center For African American Arts & Culture

Friday, August 21, 2026•6:00 PM

Join the Harvey B. Gantt Center for a thought-provoking lecture examining the relationship between technology, race, power, and justice, and what it means to build more equitable futures. Ruha Benjamin, the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, will challenge common narratives about innovation by exploring how emerging technologies reflect the values, assumptions, and systems that shape them.

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About The Harvey B. Gantt Center For African American Arts & Culture

The center is named in honor of Harvey Gant, who served as Charlotte's first African-American mayor. It serves as a reflective prism for the community to celebrate the significant contributions of African-Americans to society.story_potoo