

And I have a lot of examples of how this plays out practically. Digital inequity helps systemic racism do its job. Those are the things that perpetuate poverty, and they further disenfranchise people who are already disenfranchised. The fruit of systemic racism, things like income and wealth gaps and unequal access to quality, equitably funded public education, those things produce certain outcomes, and one of them is inequity in digital access and the tech and skills that are necessary to use it. Margrit Allen: I would say that digital inclusion works against the disenfranchisement that stems from systemic racism. Margrit, as you work in the Detroit market, what correlation do you see between digital inclusion and systemic racism? And as a result, we are left out of the digital revolution that has changed the way we live our lives in ways that we can’t even count. Communities of color are left out of these systems.

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So much of it is about access to education – learning how to use technology. So much of being digitally included is about being economically able to afford the technology, meaning internet and a device. So just like communities of color, and Black communities especially, have been systematically left out of economic engines, and stable housing, and access to education, we also have been left out of this digital wave, the digital transformation of our economy. Digital inclusion is really a fancy way of saying, do folks have access to basic technology and the skills to use it and the broadband that they need so that they can live in the new economy? It’s a way of saying, are people equally and equitably connected to the world of technology and the world of being connected? There is no component of the economy that we can separate from 400 years of systemic racism in the United States. As we look at the cities that Urban Alliance is in, I would love to learn a little bit more from your perspective, Elizabeth, on the relationship between digital inclusion and systemic racism.Įlizabeth Lindsey: Absolutely. And that takes us to the real meat and potatoes of our conversation. Much like the series' previous iterations, there are achievements that can only be unlocked by playing as either player 1 or player 2, so the game will require at least two playthroughs.Myka Burley: Thank you.

And the achievements this time are all hidden, giving players absolutely no hints as to how to earn them. The differences start with this game's setting: while the castle motif is still played with, the change to the frozen wasteland, abandoned structures, and mines are a great new addition. The tone of the previous games carries over, but with even more tension and more difficult puzzles. Like its predecessors, We Were Here Together is a co-op puzzle adventure where separation and communication are key to survival and to unlocking the game's many achievements. Someone is lost and in trouble out there in the frozen wastes. A flare lights up the sky in the distance and a broken call for help echoes over the radio. This time, the team of two players doesn't start by separating to escape an abandoned castle. We Were Here Together is the third game in the We Were Here series, and it takes off in a way neither of the previous games has before.
