Science On Screen: CODED BIAS with Dr. Uzoma Miller

Viewing: June 19,2026

Join us Friday, June 19th at 8:00 p.m. as we celebrate Juneteenth with a talk by Dr. Uzoma Miller and a special screening of a timely documentary that examines the socio-cultural biases and inequities inherent in the emerging world of artificial intelligence!

Admission is FREE – Tickets are required

Dr. Miller’s talk is titled

“Racial Justice in Tech: A Juneteenth Reflection on Coded Bias”

Join us for a community screening and vital conversation centered on the acclaimed documentary Coded Bias. As we celebrate freedom and reflect on the ongoing fight for racial justice, this event will explore how modern technology and artificial intelligence can quietly reinforce racial bias and inequity. Together, we will look behind the screen to discuss how these digital systems impact our everyday lives, from automated decision-making to facial recognition. Whether you are a tech enthusiast, a racial justice advocate, or simply a curious community member, we welcome your participation and engagement!

Light appetizers will be included!

About the film

When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.

About the speaker

Uzoma Miller is a music educator, who focuses on the interconnectedness of diasporic African musical forms and the cultural dynamics intricately embedded therein. In addition to studying place-based HBCU public history through an asset-based lens, he teaches such courses as Blacks in Contemporary American Cinema and Introduction to Africana Media Studies. His scholarly and creative output includes co-editing A Call to Reason: Building Inclusive Pedagogy & Wellness Rhetoric into Classrooms (Cognella, 2027), authoring a book review for Terence Bailey’s Do you remember? Celebrating 50 years of Earth, Wind, & Fire (Journal of Black Studies, 2025), and curating an annual student-led and music focused Africana Arts & Artists Symposium (2022-2025) at OHIO.

Miller secured his PhD in Transformative Studies from The California Institute of Integral Studies, a master’s in political science from Jackson State University, and his bachelor’s in history from Morehouse College. AT OHIO, he currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Instruction, and the Undergraduate Advising Coordinator, Department of African American Studies; Affiliate Faculty, School of International Studies & Languages; and Affiliate Faculty, Department of History. Dr. Miller is the Co-Director of the Faculty Mentoring Program and is the 2025-2026 Institutional Winner of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Award for Student Success.

Science on Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation