When Wendyliz Martinez traveled from Pennsylvania to the Bronx to stay with her mom during the pandemic, she was looking for a way to balance childcare with her online graduate studies at Penn State.
As digital equity and digital inclusion become bigger priorities for government, advocates in the space say we must collectively tackle one of the work’s biggest obstacles — digital redlining. Digital ...
Meta is being sued for allegedly directly contributing to education inequities in Black communities. “Relegating Black students to receive information about for-profit schools, which often provide ...
The agency must come up with rules by November 2023 to address discrimination by broadband companies that disproportionately leave behind communities of color. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET ...
In 2021, a Facebook user filed a lawsuit because they didn't think they were getting a fair shot at viewing advertisements. Wanting to see ads might seem absurd — if you're anything like me, you want ...
For decades, millions of Americans have been forced to go without internet or pay for subpar service, which thwarts opportunities to participate and thrive in today’s society, especially for Black ...
Broadband plays a critical role in most aspects of modern-day life, yet over 42 million Americans still lack access to high-speed Internet. This digital divide is driven by “digital ...
The Consumer Federation of America says proposed changes to Regulation B would erode core civil rights protections in lending Advocates warn the pl ...
HBCUs across the Black rural south have long struggled with broadband access. With many HBCUs suffering from unstable internet connections, one school hopes to be the game-changer against digital ...
Even with the pandemic waning, telehealth is here to stay. But is virtual care the golden ticket to a reimagined health system? Katherine Gergen Barnett, M.D., at Boston Medical Center looked into how ...
“If I blindfolded you, spun you around a bunch of times, and had you throw darts at a dartboard, you’d have about as likely a chance of grouping your darts together as the U.S. having a comprehensive ...