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Community Economic Development And The Latino Experience, Edwin Melendez, Michael A. Stoll
Community Economic Development And The Latino Experience, Edwin Melendez, Michael A. Stoll
Gastón Institute Publications
Just as people had high expectations for the Great Society programs instituted to address poverty after the Watts riots of 1965 so, too, did people have high hopes for a turning point in federal initiatives to address the plight of the urban poor after the Los Angeles rebellion of 1992. Indeed, both analysts and community activists were hopeful that a more sympathetic administration would be able to capitalize on the political momentum that resulted from their electoral victory and implement somewhat unpopular programs in Congress. This could not have come at a better time for blacks and Latinos in the …
An Interview With E. David Ellington, President Of Netnoir, Inc., Harold W. Horton Jr.
An Interview With E. David Ellington, President Of Netnoir, Inc., Harold W. Horton Jr.
Trotter Review
The following article is an interview with E. David Ellington, who was the President of NetNoir, Inc., a company "dedicated to digitizing, archiving, and distributing global Afrocentric content."
Empowering Communities Of Color Through Computer Technology, Michael Roberts
Empowering Communities Of Color Through Computer Technology, Michael Roberts
Trotter Review
As we hurtle towards the 21st century, an increasing number of individuals start to realize that the ability to use computers and information technology resources effectively will determine how well individuals, organizations, and communities function in a rapidly changing technological society. Numerous studies, including one conducted in the Summer 1995 of Boston's Black community by Freedom House and The Trotter Institute, and highlighted in this issue, have documented the need of Americans—students, workers, unemployed, youth, adults and senior citizens, to become knowledgeable and proficient in the use of computers and information technology. There are several questions that do face communities …
The Power Of Information And Communities Of Color, Lana W. Jackman, Patricia C. Payne
The Power Of Information And Communities Of Color, Lana W. Jackman, Patricia C. Payne
Trotter Review
In this age of the Information Superhighway, access to information has become a "human rights" issue for communities of color. Access to information is the backbone for economic growth in the world marketplace. Information literacy, the ability to find, evaluate, analyze, and use information effectively is the currency of infinite power and control of one's economic, social, and political destiny. For communities of color to gain access to this phenomenal communications/technological revolution, there is a need to become information literate.
Technological Revolution And The Black Studies Curriculum: A Course Proposal, Abdul Alkalimat
Technological Revolution And The Black Studies Curriculum: A Course Proposal, Abdul Alkalimat
Trotter Review
A technological revolution is changing the world. The computer is fast becoming the universal tool in all aspects of work, production and communication, and innovations in bio-technology are fast transforming agriculture and health. The main impact of this technological revolution has been to restructure the economy, both the centers of accumulation as well as the labor process. It is also restructuring the methods by which people communicate, form and maintain communities. In general, the objective basis of social life is being fundamentally changed.
This essay proposes a basic course that not only focuses on the technological revolution, but should be …
Introduction, James Jennings
Introduction, James Jennings
Trotter Review
This issue of the Trotter Review focuses on one of the most important set of challenges facing the Black community in the U.S., and that is, how to access, and manage, and control, significant facets and processes associated with the information superhighway. This current issue identifies the nature of the challenges, but also proposes some strategies that the Black community and its leadership might consider to ensure both access and control over information technology.
Quest To Own The Information Superhighway: How Much Of It Can Blacks Realistically Expect To Own?, Matthew S. Scott
Quest To Own The Information Superhighway: How Much Of It Can Blacks Realistically Expect To Own?, Matthew S. Scott
Trotter Review
On the so-called information superhighway, cable systems, wire telephone lines, cellular services, satellite delivery and broadcast properties are converging to create an interconnecting electronic system on which audio, video and text can travel worldwide. Even though the system is not yet complete, many African Americans have expressed concern that they will somehow be left out on the back roads without an ownership stake. This essay will attempt to answer some of those questions pertinent to this quest of ownership.
Computer Utilization And Attitudinal Patterns In A Black Community, James Jennings
Computer Utilization And Attitudinal Patterns In A Black Community, James Jennings
Trotter Review
During the Spring and Summer of 1995 The William Monroe Trotter Institute conducted a survey of resident utilization patterns and attitudes towards various facets of computer technology. This survey was commissioned by Freedom House, Inc. and supported with a grant from the AT&T Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. The goal of this survey, composed of adult residents who have been served by Freedom House, and agency representatives of a small number of selected community-based organizations, is to inform planners at this agency about the computer technical needs, interests, and utilization patterns of its clients.
Increasing The Number Of Black Health Professionals: A Case Of Commitment And Belief In Students, Harold Horton
Increasing The Number Of Black Health Professionals: A Case Of Commitment And Belief In Students, Harold Horton
Trotter Review
The infant mortality rate is as high as ever in the Black community; dental care is yet nil or almost non-existent for the vast majority of Black children; and hypertension continues to be a major problem in the Black community. Hence, even as we approach the 21st Century, healthcare in the Black community is yet, as the song stated in the movie, Casablanca, "it's still the same old story." There is seldom, if ever, a single solution to a catastrophic problem, but some kinds of solutions do stand out as logical and effective. Training Black physicians, who would be privileged …
Empowering The Third Force In Contemporary Nigerian Politics, Chukwuma Azuonye
Empowering The Third Force In Contemporary Nigerian Politics, Chukwuma Azuonye
Africana Studies Faculty Publication Series
Remarks on the occasion of a traditional reception for Wole Soyinka by the Nigerian community in Boston at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, July 23, 1995.