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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:31:02 -0500


From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>


DIGITAL DIVIDE: RACISM'S NEW FRONTIER
Issue: Internet

"If we have racism," writes Robin Chandler, "a digital divide is its new
colonial frontier." He suggests that IT has become an important site of
struggle for democracy and social and economic justice. "The future of
linking students and teachers in networked learning communities around the
globe represents the best hope for a peaceful century," says Chandler, who
suggests that IT is key for better jobs and better lives. He likens the
digital divide to structural inequalities such as poverty, lack of access
and unequal educational opportunities.

[SOURCE: Guardian, AUTHOR: Robin Chandler]
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4336861,00.html>

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