“Shaw University applauds Apple’s strong commitment to create jobs for underserved communities in North Carolina.”
Dr. Paulette Dillard
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the nation’s racial reckoning that continues today, Apple committed $100 million to a Racial Equity and Justice Initiative back in June.
The company also partnered with Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh and other HBCUs to announce the creation of the Propel Center in Atlanta an educational tech hub for Black colleges. And it added a slew of new HBCU regional coding centers as part of its Community Education Initiative (CEI), initially launched three years ago.
Verizon deepens commitment to help vulnerable communities and bridge digital divide
2020-2025 Responsible Business Investment to Exceed $3 Billion
Builds upon Fios Forward and now offers Emergency Broadband Benefit program for qualifying customers
What you need to know:
Today, Verizon serves the most rural wireless customers in the U.S. and has the highest reliability ranking in the industry.
As part of Citizen Verizon, the company’s responsible business plan to impact economic, environmental and social advancement, investment to help vulnerable communities is on track to exceed $3 billion by 2025.
New partnership with National 4-H Council announced, aimed at bringing digital skills training to rural communities though the 4-H Tech Changemakers program.
29 Apr 2021
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) covered up the party’s disagreement over migration and wages during his prime-time response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress.
“The Republicans should have made a bigger issue of it, not only hammering the border [crisis] … but in specifically criticizing excessive immigration and its effect on working Americans,” said Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies. “They still haven’t learned the lesson; they still haven’t fully internalized the political imperative and the policy imperative of populism,” he added.
Scott responded to Biden’s downbeat, low-key speech by championing the United States’ open culture and by touting the U.S. economy during President Donald Trump’s tenure.
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New Federal Developments
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On April 15th, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced the renewal of the Public Health Emergency (PHE).
The COVID-19 PHE will be renewed for another 90 days, beginning on April 21 (the date the PHE was previously scheduled to expire) and extending through July 21, 2021.
This update enumerates the key regulatory flexibilities and funding sources that are linked to the PHE, as well as key emergency measures with independent timelines that are not directly affected by the PHE renewal.
On April 15th the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth funding will open April 29th.
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