Technology: The Key to Education Reform
There is no question that the education system in America needs to be reformed. Proposals have been made by individuals, groups, and both sides of the aisle, but no significant progress has been made. Nothing has been done to stem the slide that our education system has been on for the past 15 years. We [...]
Read MoreSOPA and Hip-Hop’s Escalating Custody Battle
The response to Washington’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) was so swift and powerful that it can really only be called a protest in the same way that a first-round Mike Tyson knockout can be considered a fight. In a flash, Google got seven million signatures, Wikipedia staged a self-imposed blackout and [...]
Read MoreHow Online Music Streaming Has Everyone Thinking Things in Life Are Free
The problem artist and record labels had with the initial emergence of digital music is that people were not paying for it, essentially getting it for free. The consumers on the other hand, have loved it since the first time they heard a full length song online without paying a lick. But companies like Pandora, [...]
Read MoreWhy Do Blacks Make Technology Popular?
In the 1980s, crack cocaine flowed through America’s inner cities in a rampant rush of enterprise and despair. As this lucrative drug trade exploded, addicts and authorities alike sought out dealers ready to capitalize. Suddenly the pager — a device developed nearly 40 years ago to quiet the constant noise of hospital’s telecom systems — [...]
Read More3 Guidelines for Affluent Whites Who Want to Help Poor Black Kids in Technology
It’s hard for white people to discuss racism. Most of us can remember those awkward moments in high school history class when we discussed slavery in America and saw several of our fellow fair skinned students mopping their brows during the entire discussion. Or, some of us had geography class where there was that one [...]
Read MoreWireless or Wired: The New Digital Divide
In a New York Times op-ed, Susan P. Crawford discusses the growing digital divide as it relates to access to wireless and wired services. She argues that not all types of Internet access are equal. Crawford writes: Over the last decade, cheap Web access over phone lines brought millions to the Internet. But in recent [...]
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