Russell Simmons is the latest victim of social media backlash. A video purported to be Harriet Tubman’s sex tape hit his You Tube channel yesterday…
As a parent, I was surprised – and saddened — to learn that kids start watching porn as early as six years old and begin…
While in Mooresville today, President Barack Obama unveiled a plan today to connect nearly every U.S. classroom to high-speed Internet. The plan expands broadband and wireless access to 99 percent of the country’s schools over the next five years, the White House said. It would use money already budgeted and would not require authorization or […]
Hate speech permeates blogs, social networking sites, and discussion forums all over the world. Though inflammatory content may be protected as free speech by the U.S. Constitution, on the Internet it can have a greater potential to create a violent and fatal backlash. Attacks on American soil are consistently linked to online hate speech: James […]
On Friday, local, state and federal policy-makers, along with members of the local and national media, scholars and leaders from other community-minded organizations and celebrities came together at Johnson C. Smith University to discuss the need to expand Internet access to all citizens. On the surface not having access to the Internet doesn’t seem like […]
I recently read the most ridiculous article that really exemplifies how technology has taken over both waking and even sleeping hours. In past weeks, I’ve focused blog entries on how, in short, technology has both positively and negatively influenced our lives, but this article just blew my mind in terms of how far removed we […]
