When you hear talk about the FCC creating plans to create equal levels of internet access for all, most of those plans don’t really take in to account how to bridge the divide in urban and rural areas for minorities. The government does not have the money to do it on their own. They also seem to take a general swipe approach to how to solve the broadband problem without taking into account that problem [...]

African Americans Are Trendsetters We have always been trendsetters whether it’s Fashion, gadgets, music, or businesses African Americans have been pioneers in most cases. As I think about my early days growing up I realize that it was because of Black media that I always known how we impacted the world. This in turn gave me the confidence to realize that I to could to one day help set trends as well. In times when [...]

Is New Jersey capturing the full benefits of the new competitive marketplace when it comes to telecommunications? Absolutely not, and the reason for this is simple. New Jersey’s old regulatory structure is not allowing it to. New Jersey could be on the path to a prosperous digital future with the passage of the bipartisan Market Competition and Consumer Choice Act. Current regulations proved useful when they were put into place more than three decades ago [...]

In the second Installment of my Interview with Soledad Obrien for Black In America we talk about why I feel no one is will to address the disparity in the number of minorities in the technology space.

As a part of the CNN Black in America documentary I sat down with Soledad Obrien for  a 1 on ! interview. This segment talks about why i feel there is a need for  minority incubators.

Whenever issues of diversity are discussed in certain areas our first response is usually to be angry at the fact that we are not being recognized for our current efforts or position in that current industry. When the harsh reality is that is were fully recognized or truly successful in having a significant impact in that given area the question of diversity would not have come up. So instead of being angry we should focus [...]

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 [...]

In Western Mass a program called MassBroadband 123 is launching with the goals of delivering high speed Broadband to 120 cities and towns and help to ed the states geographical digital divide. The pubic-private project will not only provide many people (largely in rural areas) with the access of broadband they deserve. It will also provide work for hundreds of people. My hope is that more states will follow suit. You can read more about [...]