{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/617aa7791a51d30012b00242?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Divide: Dr. Dominique Harrison on achieving digital equity in the Black Rural South","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1635428416583-e6be1c79b0daa781a66aea13624dc029.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this episode, Dr. Dominique Harrison, director of the Technology Policy Program at the <a href=\"https://jointcenter.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies</a>, joins to discuss her <a href=\"http://broadbandworldnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=772614\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recent research</a> into the digital divide in the Black Rural South showing that 38% of Black residents in the region lack Internet service at home compared to 23% of white residents. We discuss the causes of digital inequality in these communities, and how the $65 billion broadband bill in Congress does and does not respond to these issues. Read the full report <a href=\"https://jointcenter.org/affordability-availability-expanding-broadband-in-the-black-rural-south/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"Light Reading"}