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Bam Adebayo Aims To Bridge Miami's Digital Divide

NBA player Bam Adebayo helped surprise students at a Miami-based after-school program with digital learning tools.
by Brandee Sanders
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Digital Divide Keeping Older Blacks From Vaccine, Too

Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19…
by AJ Adkins-Jackson, Arleen F. Brown and Tamra Burns Loeb
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National Urban League Unveils Digital Equity Initiative

The National Urban League has unveiled an initiative designed to address the digital divide.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
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Marlon Wayans Donates Computers To Harlem Youth

Marlon Wayans donated computers to Harlem children in need in an effort to address the digital divide.
by NewsOne Staff
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Rapper 21 Savage Donates Laptops To Georgia Students

Rapper 21 Savage donated laptops to children in DeKalb County, Georgia as part of his annual back to school drive.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
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Rihanna, Jack Dorsey Address Digital Divide In Barbados

Rihanna teamed up with Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall project to donate 4,000 tablets to youth in Barbados.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
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Mike Conley Donates $200K To Coronavirus Relief Efforts

NBA player Mike Conley is donating $200,000 towards COVID-19 relief efforts.
by NewsOne Staff
08.29.47
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Usher’s Nonprofit Leads Effort To Combat Food Insecurity

Usher’s nonprofit donated over 350 vegan meals to individuals in need in Atlanta.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
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Morehouse College Bridges Digital Divide Amid Pandemic

Morehouse College has teamed up with Microsoft to bridge the digital divide among its students.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
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FCC Reduces Subsidy For Affordable Broadband

The FCC voted along party lines to reduce the Lifeline program, which provides a subsidy to help poor people afford…
by nigelroberts1
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Artificial Intelligence Impacting How Students Learn

Artificial intelligence offers new education tools. Are low-income and Black students benefiting?
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70
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New Library Chief Promotes Tech In Black Community

The first African-American and woman becomes Library of Congress' new chief executive. She's widely praised for promoting technology at libraries…
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70
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Who Wants To Block Free Data?

For African-Americans and Hispanics --- two groups that strongly prefer using mobile devices to access the Internet -- the benefits…
by Khalil Abdullah/Freelance Writer and Editor
01.01.70
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The Civil Rights Movement Knocks on the Door…

In the decades-long struggle for civil rights, the movement has focused on different Washington institutions, from Congress to the White House…
by Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of National Urban League
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Why The Net Neutrality Debate Is Important To…

  As the U.S. Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote next month on new rules to treat all website traffic…
by Lynette Holloway
01.01.70
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NY Times Promotes Lies About African Americans And…

I was in the middle of my Sunday ritual of reading the tech sections of various publications when I came…
by Navarrow Wright
01.01.70
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Problems Arise As Blacks Pass Whites On The…

When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the…
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
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