Broadband Internet Access in Schools Should’t be a Luxury
by navarrow wright
Imagine the outrage from parents, teachers, and the community if a school announced that some of its students would have access to textbooks, research papers, and literature, but other students would be denied those resources. Some students would be branded as worthy, while others as second class. It baffles me that broadband Internet access in our schools is not seen as such as concern.
Read MoreBlack Elected Officials Urge FCC to Keep the Digital Divide in Mind
by Lesly Simmons
In a letter sent to the FCC last month, the groups asked the agency “ensure that any new rules proposed can clearly be shown to benefit all consumers and not expand the digital divide facing disadvantaged populations.” The FCC is one of the agencies responsible for developing and implementing a national broadband plan.
Read MoreAOL’s New News Site Starts Out Color-Free
by Lesly Simmons
Last week the Journalism Educators Association hosted their fall national high school journalist’s conference in Washington, DC, and I was honored to host a session for a small group of young writers. Early estimates say there were more than 6,000 high school journalists from across the country attending, and their excitement was visible—a couple of Metro stops from the convention hotel I noticed groups of kids with cameras and note pads out capturing stories.
Read MoreTarget Market News to host 2009 African American Internet Marketing Summit
by Angela
The African-American Internet Summit is upon us again and last year proved to be lively from what I hear. The one day summit will be held this Thursday November 19th in Chicago at the Wyndham Hotel and has plans to have a heavy focus on internet marketing. The Summit will examine how numerous Fortune 500 companies have effectively used digital platforms to reach African Americans including State Farm, AT&T, McDonalds, Toyota, American Airlines, Ford, Walmart and the U.S. Navy.
Read MoreHoneyMag Gets a Clear Focus in it’s Latest Redesign
by Angela
Just about all the leading websites for African-American women have redesigned lately. Surely you remember the hoopla that surrounded Essence magazine’s redesign and the layoff of a large portion of their digital staff nearly a week later. Clutch Magazine also redesigned about a week after Essence improving several content items and adding a new twist to it’s signature clean design direction. Not to be out done Honey launched this morning with a new look and a much better understanding of not only their audience (sweet spot of multi-cultural 22 year old’s) but also a better understanding of what it takes to be a contender online.
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