If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. Opinions are the writer’s own and not those of Blavity's. ____ Every day we see new headlines of a tech product that disproportionately impacts Black communities or another Big Tech firm that fires a Black employee for speaking the truth about inequalities they have faced or witnessed within the company. Firms too often label these as “lapses of judgment” or “mistakes in review” when these choices are intentional decisions that leave the root problem unaddressed: deeply ingrained systemic racism. Aside from the performance of apologies that ensues after every offense, corporate acts of racism have a real impact on Black workers and users. Hostile working environments and exclusionary hiring practices target Black workers. Consequently, Black consumers are subjected to technology products that perpetuate mass disparities...