Maia Campbell Update: She’s in Treatment #maiastruth
by Robin Caldwell
First of all, thank you for your support and kindness in regard to Maia (My-ee-ah) Campbell. Last night I received a wonderful email from a friend of her late mother, Bebe Moore Campbell. Nancy Carter, executive director of NAMI Urban Los Angeles (NAMI Urban Los Angeles (NULA) is the urban affiliate of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness), thanking BlackWeb20.com for the coverage and the compassion shown towards Maia. Nancy alerted me to my error and explained that Maia has been diagnosed with bi-polar/manic depression. And because substance abuse is involved she has co-occurring disorder, which has symptoms similar to schizophrenia.
Read MoreI use my T-Mobile Sidekick to get online more than my computer!
by Black Digerati
Here at Black Digerati we’re convinced that the Digital Divide (in terms of access to the Internet) among African-American digital natives is being bridged daily by that little device in our pocket or attached to our hip called the smartphone! To get an idea of what we’re talking about, check out digital native Nakia from the IS 339 school in the Bronx, NY talk about how she uses her T-Mobile Sidekick more than her computer to access social networking sites like twitter, facebook, and myspace. Check out the video below:
Read MoreNew Pew Report: African Americans Most Active Users of Mobile Web
by Robin Caldwell
Pew Internet & American Life Project has released a new report on users of wireless Internet. Based on the findings of an April 2009 daily tracking survey, the results of the report were gleaned from data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research International between March 26 to April 19, 2009, among a sample of 2,253 adults, 18 and older.
Read MoreAfrican American Broadband Usage Below Average, Use of Mobile Web on the Rise
by Robin Caldwell
The Pew Internet & American Life Project recently released a report on broadband usage that posits while usage is up (63% of USA homes), African Americans are still below average in their use. The report, Home Broadband Adoption 2009, states that
An April 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows [...]
