24
2011
A Tale of Two Job Markets: Black America and Silicon Valley
If you see the news today you should know that that we are still in the midst of an unemployment crisis. Even though things have improved since the height of the recent recession, unemployment levels still are at an all time high. The areas that appear to be the hardest hit are places with high populations of minorities. North Carolina has seen unemployment rates as go as high as 15% and African leaders have declared [...]
24
2011
Families of Color Will Pay the Price of an AT&T-T-Mobile Merger
Also You mention the Pew Study but fail to mention how it shows that wireless has been the biggest driver for getting people of color online and how it has elevated our access to timely information. And how many small businesses owned by people of color have used mobile devices to create new opportunities and grow their businesses. I know you are just doing your job and I appreciate your passion but I ask that [...]
24
2011
Families of Color Will Pay the Price of an AT&T-T-Mobile Merger
Joe While i appreciate you putting the issues of people of color center stage I do think you need to give the complete picture here so that people are properly informed. First, T-mobile will not remain on it’s own because it’s parent company has already made comments that it will no longer invest in it so someone needs to acquire it or everyone who works for T-mobile will lose their jobs. I think you can [...]

An article by