Tech Firms Bring Free Broadband to Washington D.C.
by Lesly Simmons
Last week search giant Google, technology nonprofit One Economy, cell phone provider Cricket and hardware maker Qualcomm announced a plan to provide free broadband access for two years to low income communities in Washington, D.C.
The program, called “Project Change Access, ” will distribute free computers and wireless broadband access cards through local community groups. In [...]
Scholars Anna Everett and Nichole Pinkard Discuss Digital Media, Learning
by Robin Caldwell
The MacArthur Foundation (Digital Media and Learning) took the lead in funding scholarship, research and activities centered on digital media and youth culture. The videos of scholars Anna Everett (Professor, University of California Santa Barbara, Film & Media Studies) and Nichole Pinkard (Chief Technology Officer/Director, University of Chicago, Center for Urban School Improvement) were uploaded in 2006, but in 2009 the conversation continues about Internet use, digital media and the divide across communities and race.
Read MoreMicrosoft’s “Digital Inclusion” Chief Andrea L. Taylor
by Black Digerati
If you are a minority from an poor community with aspirations of one day working for technology giant Microsft, Ms. Andrea L. Taylor may be the catalyst behind that process. Check out the video below as she talks about everything from ‘Closing the technology skills gap’, ‘applying for Microsoft training vouchers’ and their ‘job training program.’
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Black Web 2.0 on HuffPoTech
by Angela
Earlier today we wrote about the Launch of HuffPoTech and the direction they’ll take covering Technology news. They plan to cover technology and how it effects the people who use it and build it not just chase the news. So I am especially excited because Robin Caldwell our Managing Editor will be contributing to HuffPoTech [...]
Read MoreThe Professional Diversity Network Reaches 1 Million Unique Visitors
by Jabari Johnson
The Professional Diversity Network, which includes networking sites for professional minorities, iHispano.com and AMightyRiver.com, has just surpassed one million unique visitors. Both sites serve as professional hubs for African American and Hispanic job-seekers to search careers as well as build relationships with potential mentors. Companies looking for diverse applicants on the Professional Diversity Network include; Siemens, Boeing, Capital One, and many more.
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