Digital inequity continues to perpetuate intergenerational poverty among poor communities of color by disenfranchising them, limiting their access to health care and education, and stifling economic opportunity and growth. Black and Latino students are 30% to 40% more likely to have limited access to the internet, while 68% of Americans living on rural tribal lands don’t have access to broadband.
Join the Michelson 20MM Foundation and our partners the California Community Foundation and Silicon Valley Community Foundation on September 23rd, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PST, for our next Connecting California event, “Race and Digital Inequity: The Impact on Poor Communities of Color.” The program will feature extraordinary digital equity leaders who will explore the intersectionality of the digital divide and the racism entrenched in this issue.
Speakers
Deanne Cuellar
Texas State Program Director, Older Adults Technology Services
Hernan Galperin
Associate Professor, USC Annenberg School for Communication
Rebecca Kauma
Economic and Digital Inclusion Program Manager, City of Long Beach
Traci Morris
Executive Director, American Indian Policy Institute, Arizona State University
Connecting California is brought to you by Alya and Gary Michelson, the Michelson 20MM Foundation, and Michelson Philanthropies.
