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Univision Buys The Root—Fusing the No. 1 Hispanic and the No. 1 Black News Outlets in the US
By Richard Prince TheRoot.com has been sold to Univision Communications Inc. for an undisclosed amount, the parties announced Thursday, in a deal that puts a slice of the African American market in the domain of the U.S. company most dominant … Continue reading
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Tagged business, internet, media, news, TheRoot.com, UCI, Univision
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‘Our Demand Is Simple: Stop Killing Us.’
By Jay Caspian King On the evening of April 25 at the corner of Pratt and Light Streets, in Baltimore’s revitalized downtown district, more than 100 police officers in riot gear stood shoulder to shoulder, shields up. Six officers on … Continue reading
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Tagged #OneBaltimore, facebook, Ferguson, Freddie Gray, internet, Michael Brown, protests, St. Louis County, technology, twitter
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Streaming Overtakes Live TV Among Consumer Viewing Preferences
By Todd Spangler U.S. consumers are more inclined to stream entertainment from an Internet service than tune in to live TV, according to the results of a new survey from consulting firm Deloitte. Video-streaming services such as Netflix, which are … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, Hulu, internet, Netflix, streaming, technology, television
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Racist Posts on NY Cop Blog Raise Ire at Time of Tension
By Joaquin Sapien Week after week, racist posts appear on Thee Rant, a blog for current or former New York City police officers: African Americans are called “apes;” a retired officer says one of the blessings of retirement is not … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, internet, NYPD, PBA, race, racism, Thee Rant
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In Kansas City, Superfast Internet And A Digital Divide
Kansas City has some of the Internet’s best service anywhere. Providers there jostle for customers who can now expect broadband that’s about 100 times faster than the national average. But, four years after Google Fiber landed in Kansas City, people … Continue reading
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Tagged economic access, Google Fiber, internet, Kansas City, technology
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African Americans and Technology Use
By Aaron Smith This report on African Americans and technology is the first in a series of demographic snapshots of technology use and adoption among different groups of adults in the United States. Based on a survey of 6,010 American adults, … Continue reading
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Tagged ASfrican Americans, computers, internet, Pew Research Center, technology
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FBI Drops Law Enforcement as ‘Primary’ Mission
By John Hudson The FBI’s creeping advance into the world of counterterrorism is nothing new. But quietly and without notice, the agency has finally decided to make it official in one of its organizational fact sheets. Instead of declaring “law … Continue reading
New York City rolling out nation’s largest free, public Wi-Fi network
By Tammy Parker The Big Apple has big plans for public Wi-Fi as it rolls out a network that will cover 95 city blocks in Harlem and provide coverage to 80,000 residents as well as businesses and visitors to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Apple, Harlem, internet, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, technology, United States, Wi-Fi, Wireless network
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Selfies allow black women to say we are here, and we are beautiful
By Syreeta McFadden When others recognize you being present in a world of wonder, you feel the joy of existence. That’s why we take selfies. They are pixelated bits of confection to remind us that we are all interconnected, no … Continue reading →