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What GoFundMe conceals: The campaigns that fail

Faran Kaplan’s neighbor set up a GoFundMe page for him that raised over $100,000 after his wife was killed and other relatives injured in...

100 years of radio in Africa: from propaganda to people’s power

Mpho Molutsi from the Children’s Radio Foundation during a live community broadcast in Johannesburg. Gulshan Khan/AFP/Getty Images by Sisanda Nkoala, University of the Western Cape; Christina...

Medical technologies have been central to US pandemic response – but social behaviors matter just as much

COVID-19 vaccines and treatments aren’t societal silver bullets when health disparities persist. Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images Eyal Oren, San Diego State University Before COVID-19, there was...

Chief Keef changed music industry – it’s time he gets credit he deserves

It’s been 10 years since Chief Keef became an internet famous rapper with the song ‘Bang.’ Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images Jabari Evans, University of South...

Infrastructure law’s digital equity goals are key to smart cities that work for everyone

by Gregory Porumbescu, Rutgers University - Newark The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021,...

High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity

Closing the digital divide requires deploying a lot of fiber-optic cables in rural and low-income areas. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren by Hernán Galperin, USC Annenberg School...

The challenges Black Americans face with distant and virtual learning during COVID-19

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Students, teachers, parents, and administrators face ever-rising challenges as the coronavirus pandemic continues to force changes...

Teacher gives 6th graders lessons on Chief Keef, Illuminati

*Parent of students at Fiske Elementary School in Chicago are criticizing administrators for hiring a substitute teacher who taught a lesson about controversial Chicago rapper Chief Keef, and showed a horror film to sixth-graders. The Chicago Tribune reports that the music class assignment required students to answer questions about Keef’s house arrest, who shot him … Continue reading Dumb! Teacher Gives 6th Graders Lessons on Chief Keef, Illuminati →

AP Poll: No lag on tech use by Black, Hispanic millennials

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A new poll finds African-American and Hispanic millennials are just as technologically connected and likely to get news through social media...

Comcast speeding up its discounted Internet service

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Comcast is speeding up and expanding a discounted Internet service that was created to get more low-income people online. Comcast created the...

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