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How are Black communities in the rural South dealing with digital redlining?

Aallyah Wright of Capital B News traveled to Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia to see how people are coping with limited internet access. ....

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Reading List: Origins of the Digital Divide

Here is a list of resources offering insight on the issues and challenges in building infrastructure to support high speed internet. ....

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OPINION: Historically underserved school districts in Mississippi were hit hard in the pandemic and need immediate help

In the Mississippi Delta, internet access is problematic, reading and math proficiency rates are low, special education programs and staff remain woefully under-resourced and access to mental health professionals and support is limited. ....

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Black churches play a key role in connecting communities to broadband internet – Sierra Nevada Ally

Faith groups are helping to bridge digital divides in their communities by helping to enroll households in a federal program offering discounted internet access, but its funding in Congress is uncertain. ....

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Full employment and living wages for Black workers: The unfinished demands of MLK

Nearly 60 years after the March on Washington, the state of Black workers in America remains alarming. ....

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