A Data Center Promises Jobs in This Black Town, but Residents Aren’t Convinced

A Data Center Promises Jobs in This Black Town, but Residents Aren’t Convinced

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi — Rumors of a potential data center had loomed over Voneshay Walker like a cloud for months. She’d heard the whispers and seen reports of other centers popping up in small towns across the South.  She didn’t expect it to hit so close to home. Walker is a native of Tutwiler, Mississippi, a […] The post A Data Center Promises Jobs in This Black Town, but Residents Aren’t Convinced appeared first on Capital B News.

Meta’s data center will be the biggest in the U.S., but no one knows who they’re hiring

Research shows that AI data center facilities are landing in Black and low-income communities already treated as environmental sacrifice zones. In Louisiana, the two neighboring towns have a majority Black population, but residents fear that the jobs are not reaching them. [...] Read More... from Meta’s data center will be the biggest in the U.S., but no one knows who they’re hiring The post Meta’s data center will be the biggest in the U.S., bu…