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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
09.29.21
African American Generation Z Female Getting News on College Funding at Home

Meme Reveals Employers Can Pay Student Loan Debt

Over the last week a viral meme catapulted into the internet, promising a piece of financial relief under the weight…
by Charise Frazier
10.04.21
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Mother Of Drake's Son Responds After Viral Photo

People commentate on the rap star's 2-year-old kid.
by Royce Dunmore
10.08.21
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Speaks At American Enterprise Institute

Say Goodbye To The Internet As We Know…

The FCC released a proposal that would repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules.
by nigelroberts1
12.14.17
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Epic Reactions To Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Damn’

Kendrick Lamar dropped his highly anticipated album Damn on Friday and the Internet just can’t stop talking about it. The…
by Kiyonna Anthony
04.14.17
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Are Free Data Plans The Key To Closing…

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
06.08.16
Three elementary school students, digital tablets

Obama Announces Plan To Close The Technology “Homework…

President Barack Obama announced a plan to make broadband affordable to low-income families. It seeks to close a technology gap…
by nigelroberts1
04.29.21
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A Little Positivity: Google Offers Free Internet To…

Google announced the release of free internet for residents in the West Bluff neighborhood of Kansas City - the first…
by Desire Thompson
04.29.21
'Black Friday' Marks Start Of Holiday Shopping Season

Black Friday Sales Down More Than $1 Billion,…

Sales in brick and mortar stores fell from $11.6 billion in 2014 to $10.4 billion in 2015. That's an overall…
by Christina Coleman
04.17.21
Brady Campaign 'Bad Apple' Gun Dealer Press Conference and Rally

South Side Chicago Priest Claims Cable Co. Refuses…

Computer classes at his St. Sabina Church in the city's Englewood neighborhood were disrupted Wednesday morning over a slow Internet…
by Leigh Davenport
04.17.21
Mark Zuckerberg attendes Mobile World Congress 2015

Facebook Satellite Will Provide Internet Access To Sub-Saharan…

After a year of research, Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to help bring wireless Internet to large areas in sub-Saharan…
by Desire Thompson
10.06.15
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Tweets From The Brothersphere: Spring 2015 by Madison…

There’s been a lot going on in blackness this year, particularly in the constantly evolving universe known as Black Twitter.…
by Madison J. Gray
04.20.15
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Ex-Con Launches $3 Million Tech Company To Help…

When Frederick Hutson landed in prison at the age of 24 on a drug trafficking charge in Florida, he was…
by Lynette Holloway
04.03.15
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CELEBRATE! #BlackOutDay Is The One Hashtag You Should…

Fed up with all the negative stereotypes about African-Americans, YouTube personality Frenchesca Ramsey joined forces with Tumblr friend T’Von to…
by NewsOne Staff
01.29.16

Webinars For Those Who Mentor And Teach African…

  As a mentor of African-American male youth in the community, one of the things I’m constantly looking for is…
by Madison J. Gray
04.17.21

10 Tweets From The Brothersphere

  These days the “Twitterverse” is inescapable and who can believe that just a decade ago the term “tweet” was…
by Madison J. Gray
04.17.21

Heartless! Mother Surfed Web While 2-Year-Old Son Died

Documents in a Jacksonville, Florida case where a 12-year-old killed his 2-year-old brother for irritating him show their mother surfed…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19

Affordable! Comcast Offers $10 A Month Internet For…

A new plan launched by Comcast dubbed “Internet Essentials” will help low-income families afford the internet for just $10 a…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19