We Got The EFF Pioneer Award

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So grateful to be named along with the project I founded CryptoHarlem, an EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) 2021 Pioneer Award recipient! Blown away to be joining friends, peers, and other orgs who fight for the digital rights of all people. Names like Joy Buolamwini, Dr. Timnit Gebru, Deborah Raji, Oakland Privacy, Malkia Cyril, The Citizen Lab, The Mozilla Foundation, Bruce Schneier, to name a few past honorees. I am dedicating this award to Jelani, Sheem, the Henri Family, and many others whose names we will never know. Survivors of "digital stop and frisk" and the harms caused by surveillance of marginalized groups. - matt mitchell, founder of cryptoharlem

"EFF established the Pioneer Awards in 1992 to recognize leaders on the electronic frontier who are extending freedom and innovation in the realm of information technology. The awards celebrate those who have contributed substantially to the health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based communications. Their contributions may be technical, social, legal, academic, economic, or cultural. " Read more -> EFF Pioneer Award announcement.