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What Does $42 Billion in High-Speed Internet Money Mean for Black Americans?
The Biden-Harris administration just announced a massive investment in high-speed wireless services. But will Black Americans reap the benefits?
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Growing Number of Minority and Low-Income Students May Miss Out on Online Learning After Coronavirus Closures
Coronavirus was meant to be the “great equalizer,” according to pundits, public officials and a few errant celebrities, but its impact has been anything but equal. Across the country, black people have been contracting the virus and dying from its complications at higher rates. And protective measures put in place to help manage the outbreak…
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How to Close the ‘Homework Gap’ in the Digital Divide That’s Holding Back Our Kids
When Xerox CEO Ursula Burns steps down from her position later this year, it will mark the end of having an African-American woman leading a Fortune 500 company as its chief executive officer. Burns, in retelling the story of her rise to success, acknowledges that her mother “knew that education was [her] way up and…