Residents In Low-Income Neighborhoods To Get Used Computers, High-Speed Internet By Shamane Mills Internet access is not only helpful, it’s often essential to complete schoolwork, apply for a job or book doctor appointments. With most Internet providers requiring customers to not only buy broadband, but also TV and phone services, accessing the World Wide Web […]
Blacks Lag in Accessing High-Speed Internet
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 15, 2015 Free community-based computer classes are often underfunded small-scale operations, which contribute to the digital divide. (DC Central Kitchen/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) As education, jobs, and the national and global economy go digital, people without broadband (high-speed Internet) access risk being left behind. This disparity […]