ISBN:
0275985040
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 196 S.
,
Ill.
DDC:
305.523092396073
Keywords:
African American leadership
;
Elite (Social sciences)
;
African American scientists Biography
;
African Americans Biography
;
Information technology Social aspects
;
African Americans Social conditions 1975-
;
African Americans Economic conditions
;
Information society
Description / Table of Contents:
Part I: Scientists and innovators -- Roy L. Clay Sr -- Contributions to the information revolution -- The information revolution and African Americans -- Biography -- Dr. Clarence Ellis -- Contributions to the information revolution -- The information revolution and blacks -- Biography -- Dr. Mark Dean -- Creating the first personal computer at IBM -- Making computers run faster -- African Americans and the information age -- Biography -- Dr. Phillip Emeagwali -- Great mind of the information age -- A father of the Internet -- African Americans and the information age -- Biography -- Part II: Policy makers and power brokers -- Ronald H. Brown -- Drafting the blueprint for the information infrastructure -- Building a global network of networks -- Ensuring access for African Americans -- Biography -- Larry Irving -- Building the information highways -- Discovering the digital divide -- Taking it to the street -- Biography -- Congressman Bobby L. Rush -- Writing legislation for the information age -- Wiring the schools for the Internet -- Providing opportunity for African Americans -- Biography -- Congressman Edolphus "Ed" Towns -- Bringing economic benefits of technology to the black community -- Closing technology gaps at HBCU's -- Biography -- Congressman Albert R. Wynn -- Overhauling policy for the information age -- Reforming Internet policy -- Providing technology to African Americans -- Biography -- William Kennard -- Being first at the FCC -- Closing the digital divide fighting for the E rate -- African Americans and the digital age -- Biography -- Michael Powell -- Managing the digital broadband migration -- Changing the rules of the game -- African Americans and the information age -- Biography -- Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr -- Pushing beyond government policies and programs -- Closing the divide in Silicon Valley -- Beginning the fourth stage of the civil rights movement -- Biography -- Part III: Educators and professionals -- Dr. John B. Slaughter -- Educating the future leaders of the information revolution -- Excellence and equity -- Digitizing the US Navy -- From engineer to academic administrator -- Biography -- Dean Labaron Woodyard -- Building a network for higher education -- African Americans and the future -- Biography -- Dr. Dhyana Ziegler -- Removing the digital divide in Florida -- Preparing African Americans for the information age -- Biography -- Part IV: Cybercommunity developers -- Dr. Alan Shaw -- Neighborhoods are still important in a digital world -- Future empowerment of black neighborhoods -- Biography -- Dr. Jabari Simama -- Building the information city -- Moving from digital access to digital literacy -- Biography -- Dr. Abdul Alkalimat -- Linking the information age to the black studies movement -- Cyberspace advances the agenda for progress of African Americans -- Biography -- Part V: Masters of the world wide web -- Art McGee -- Identifying a unique African American cyberspace -- Digital activism -- Using technology for liberation -- Biography -- E. David Ellington -- Occupying the first business space in cyberspace -- Using technology for wealth building -- Biography -- Don Rojas -- Bringing news to the black world via the Internet -- The new paradigm for blacks and technology -- Pioneering black Internet radio -- Biography -- Kenn Turner -- Saving the black dot coms -- Merging Africana.com and black voice at AOL -- Expanding black participation on the Internet -- Biography -- Part VI: Chief Executive Officers, entrepreneurs, and big money makers -- Richard D. Parsons -- John W. Thompson --- Robert L. Johnson -- Noah A. Samara
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006018122.html
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