digital divide

Access Denied Ep. 9: Parents Around the Country Demand #InternetForAll (ft. Maurice Cook and Khulia Pringle)

If you would like to watch the video, click HERE.  As we are building momentum, we see Great School Voice’s call for #InternetForAll is not alone. This week, we are joined by Maurice Cook of Serve Your City DC, and Khulia Pringle, an activist who is dedicated to organizing parents through the Minnesota Parent Union.…

This 3 Minute Video Shows Why We Need #InternetForAll

The internet is an essential service. It’s how the world connects, communicates, works and learns. It’s time to stop treating it like a privilege because, in 2020, without internet you’re not a functional member of society. Watch this new video from the State of Black Education Oakland to get a sense of how dire this situation is…

Oakland’s “Bold and Transformational” Plan to End the Digital Divide, That Might Just Work

I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.  As a vocal critic of Oakland’s Digital divide plan, Oakland Undivided, it would be an interesting podcast to have its backers as guests and to push them on whether the plan would really work.  And work for the most underserved families who really need it. Talking with our…

A National Day of Action on #InternetForAll, Join Us 8/26 and Beyond

Internet is not a luxury, or a nice to have, it is a necessity, and should be a right.  That is why we will be joining thousands nationwide for a National Day of Action on Wednesday August 26th.  We are protesting the impotent federal response to the digital divide and the predatory broadband companies, that…