digital divide
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Equitable Internet Access Remains a Hot-Button Issue
In response to what’s been described as the technological divide, D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) recently introduced legislation…
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While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distance Learning, Others Struggle Daily
The NNPA continues its campaign to raise awareness about education barriers for students of color and help bridge the learning…
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Google Partners with HBCUs to Help Job Seekers with Digital Skills: Report
Google recently announced that it will partner with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to help historically Black colleges and universities…
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Comcast ‘Lift Zones’ Aims to Provide Safe Study Spaces for Low-Income Students
Comcast has announced a multiyear program to launch more than 1,000 Wi-Fi-connected "Lift Zones" in community centers nationwide, part of…
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SMITH: We Need Lifeline Now More Than Ever
Voice and broadband services are civil rights issue. They are in fact, the top civil rights issue of the 21st…
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“Where are the African American and Latina Mark Zuckerbergs and Sheryl Sandbergs?”
By Hill Harper (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) The question, which came from a participant in a minority business empowerment…
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AP Poll: No Lag on Tech Use by Black, Hispanic Millennials
GLYNN A. HILL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds African-American and Hispanic millennials are just as technologically…
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Obama Unveils High-Speed Internet Help for Low-Income Homes
Darlene Superville, ASSOCIATED PRESS DURANT, Okla. (AP) — Calling the Internet a 21st century necessity, President Barack Obama on…
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FCC Head Unveils Proposal to Narrow ‘Digital Divide’
TALI ARBEL, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Federal Communications Commission is proposing that the…
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Online Common Core Testing Lays Bare Tech Divide in Schools
CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press SALLY HO, Associated Press NEW CUYAMA, Calif. (AP) — Nestled between mountains 60 miles from the…
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