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Broadband and Social Justice

Broadband and Social Justice

Reliable internet is the most critical on-ramp to the digital economy and yet many are not included. In fact 38 percent of Black households in the rural south do not have broadband access. The discussion will center around the impact of broadband access for Black consumers and Black businesses and how the digital divide must be bridged.

Sponsored by

Lineup

  • Rev. Al Sharpton
    President of National Action Network
  • Derrick Johnson
    President & CEO of NAACP
  • Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley
    President of the National Council of Negro Women
  • Ron Busby, Sr.
    President of the U.S. Black Chambers
  • Melanie Campbell
    President of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
  • Tanya Lombard
    Vice President, Head of Multicultural Engagement and Strategic Alliances at AT&T