TheRoot.com Goes Local With The Root DC
The Washington Post and The Root launched the new edition to both of their publications, The Root DC. The Root DC is a new channel in washingtonpost.com’s PostLocal section focused on coverage of local events, services and trends that represent African- Americans in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas. The Root has always given the black [...]
Read More3 Reasons Tomorrow’s Tech Industry Will Be More Culturally Diverse
The issue of diversity is frequently brought up across industries. It’s popularly framed in the context of top-level executive positions at Fortune 500 companies, head football coaching jobs and elected government officials. But what does this conversation look like when we discuss it in the context of digital media, given its prominence in today’s modern [...]
Read MoreLack of Funding Potentially Keeping African-American Youth Out of STEM Programs
There has been a lot of talk about pushing STEM programs in youth and within the school systems across the country. Programs and other initiatives have been put in place to help bring the presence of these fields to the forefront, especially with African-Americans since they make up even less of the population who pursue [...]
Read MoreIs the Digital Divide Still Talking About Access or Digital Literacy?
The term “digital divide” began surrounding the issue of access to technology resources. The digital divide was considered to be the gap between the people who had access to the internet and the people who didn’t. Through past studies, it was deemed that African Americans were the group who didn’t. Today, that definition seems contradictory [...]
Read MoreAfrican-Americans More Likely to Use Online Video Sharing Sites
According to Pew Internet, more and more people are watching video online. Their statistics say 71 percent of adult internet users have visited a video sharing site like YouTube or Vimeo, up from 66 percent in 2010 and 33 percent in 2006. 28 percent of adults did so daily, up from the 8 percent who [...]
Read MoreTheRoot.com Introduces Fresh and Smart Redesign
One of the leading online African-American daily news provider TheRoot.com introduced a fresh, new homepage redesign that will address readers’ desire for a richer multimedia experience centered on the latest news and smartest commentary about the African-American experience. Many readers still like the old fashioned text, but it is clear the majority have acquired a [...]
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