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You’ve Got Mail: More Blacks Using Internet

 
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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The digital divide seems to be shrinking. A recent student found that more African-Americans are online, jumping from 56 percent in December 2007 to 64 percent last year, according to research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. For all Americans using the Internet, the number fell from 75 to 74 percent African-Americans online are expected to continue to expand for decades to come.—CJ