Tech-Centered Church Initiative Shows Support for AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
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As part of the ongoing review of the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger, the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) filed comments this week before the Federal Communications Commission in support of the $39 billion deal. “The black church wants to ensure that we are heard on this most important merger,” said NBCI President Rev. Anthony Evans. “After [...]
Read MoreAs Unemployment Rises for African Americans, Digital Literacy Could be the Solution, Part II
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In a recent post I talked about the continued disproportionately high unemployment rates among African Americans, and why we must develop innovative solutions now to counteract those trends. I argued primarily that there is an opportunity to train the unemployed to fill the jobs technology companies, hungry for talent, are longing to fill. But what [...]
Read MoreOp-Ed: You Too Should Experience the Startup Rush
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I talk a lot about Internet startups. It’s not just because they’re cool and exciting due to the movie “The Social Network,” but more because of the power of the process. It’s the opportunity to be able to create something and sometimes quickly be able to have an effect on people, in some cases thousands [...]
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