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EPISODE #160

Daily Briefing

What the Culture's Talking About

January 24, 2026 • 5 minutes • Hosted by Victoria

Today's Briefing

Episode #160

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About This Episode

Sis, they tried to darken a protester's skin in a whole AI photo! Find out why the White House played themselves. Plus, Trinity Rodman gets paid and Coco Gauff runs up that HBCU check.

Today's Highlights:

White House AI manipulation darkens protester's skin, raising serious racial stereotype concerns.
Community demands accountability after harmful AI manipulation erodes trust in essential political photography.
Scrutiny grows over AI use in political messaging designed to perpetuate damaging Black representations.
Blavity continues tracking media ethics surrounding AI-altered political images targeting Black protesters.
Tune in for the Blavity Daily Briefing addressing crucial news, politics, and Black cultural moments.

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