Addressing the Homework Gap for Children of Color During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Conversation with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel
Release Date: 03/24/2020
Digging Up Old Wounds: Unearthing Truth and Reconciliation for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kary Stackelbeck, State Archaeologist for Oklahoma. Dr. Stackelbeck is currently conducting archaeological investigations and excavations into mass graves thought to contain the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. She discusses the science, as well as the conscience of her work, and the role it will play in healing the deep racial wounds of the past. Host Clint Odom also draws parallels between the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the June 1, 1921 massacre in Tulsa. The host for this episode is Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice...
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The Freshman 15 Minutes: Get to know Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL)
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by U.S. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is a member of the freshman class of the 117th Congress. He is currently one of just three Black Republicans serving in Congress. Prior to Congress, U.S. Representative Donalds served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016-2020. He discusses his role in the 2020 presidential electoral vote certification, caucus plans, and the next generation of Republicans in Congress. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of...
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The Freshman 15 Minutes: Get to know Congresswoman-Elect Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by U.S. Representative-elect Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), who is a member of the freshman class of the 117th Congress. She holds the distinction of being the first member of Congress of both Korean and African-American heritage. Prior to Congress, U.S. Representative-elect Strickland was a prominent businesswoman and served as mayor of Tacoma, WA from 2010-2018. She discusses her journey to Capitol Hill, caucus plans, and her vision for serving the citizens of Washington’s 10thcongressional district and beyond. The host for this episode is Clint Odom, NUL Senior...
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Except as a Punishment for Crime: Senato r Jeff Merkley Discusses New Bill to Redress the 13th Amendment
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who currently serves on the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Budget, and Environment and Public Works. The senator explains that the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished most—but not all—slavery, permitting slavery or involuntary servitude “as a punishment for crime.” The punishment clause exception has led to the incarceration of millions of Black Americans since Reconstruction and continues to feed the current mass incarceration of people of color. Senator Jeff Merkley and...
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Cash Rules Everything Around Me: How Cashless Policies Marginalize Communities of Color
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), the current Assistant Whip of the Democratic Caucus and first vice president of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Representative Khanna discusses how the economy’s move towards cashless and contactless payments, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, could further widen the racial wealth gap and lock Black Americans out of the new tech economy. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy. From the National Urban League, For The...
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Full Speed Ahead: Connecting America’s Students to the Internet and Opportunity
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by Evan Marwell, CEO of EducationSuperhighway, a non-profit organization that just smashed a very ambitious goal to connect 99% of America’s public school classrooms to high-speed internet. Mr. Marwell talks about the work and partnerships that contributed to this successful venture and what’s next for the organization as America’s students migrate away from classrooms to at-home learning. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy. From the National Urban League,...
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Pete Buttigieg: The Next Chapter
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by Pete Buttigieg, two-term mayor of South Bend, IN, 2020 U.S. presidential candidate, and Biden campaign surrogate. Mayor Buttigieg stops by for a “Election Eve” conversation about race, politics, and moving the country forward following one of the most divisive election cycles in recent history. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting...
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No Guarantees: Mayor Michael Tubbs’ Plan to Save American Families from Poverty
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by Michael Tubbs, the youngest, first African American, and current mayor of Stockton, CA. Mayor Tubbs discusses why he founded Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and the importance of all citizens having access to economic safety nets during our current pandemic and beyond. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color. Discussed in this...
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What We Have to Lose: Sen. Sherrod Brown Speaks on Housing Segregation and Its Disparate Impact on Black America
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the current ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Senator Brown discusses the committee’s newly-released report, Turning Back the Clock: How the Trump Administration Has Undermined 50 Years of Fair Housing Progress, which details the ongoing lack of improvement in the area of fair housing, particularly as it relates to the wealth and health gap in communities of color. The host for this episode is Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy. From the National Urban League,...
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What Have We Learned: Education, Equity, and Race in the time of COVID
For The Movement
On this episode, we are joined by Rebecca “Becky” Pringle, the current President of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest employee organization and labor union in the country. Mrs. Pringle talks about the challenges that educators, support staff, students and parents face as they navigate education during the dual crises of COVID and racial inequity. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and...
info_outlineIn this episode, we join Jessica Rosenworcel, a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission and one of the nation’s leading advocates for closing the “homework gap,” a particularly cruel part of the digital divide that prevents 12 million children from having access to broadband at home. More than half of the nation’s public-school children – 27 million -- are children of color. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused the closures of schools for more than 40 million kids nationwide, highlights the risk that children of color will not have access to classroom instruction during these extended school closures. Commissioner Rosenworcel discusses the response of companies to the pandemic and makes suggestions for policy and legislative responses to the crisis.
The host for this episode is Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy.
From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color.
Discussed in this episode:
National Urban League
ACT
African American
AT&T
Backhaul
Black
Black America
Black Girls Code
Broadband
African American
Carla Hayden
Children of Color
Charter
Comcast
Computers
Congress
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Data Caps
Digital Divide
Digital Economy
Digital Equity
Digital Infrastructure
Diversity
Emergency Power
eRate
FCC
FCC Open Meeting
Homework Gap
Internet
Kimberly Bryant
Last Mile
Library of Congress
Life in the Age of Coronavirus
Low Income
Marc Morial
Media
Mobile Hot Spots
National Plan
Networks
Online
Pandemic
President Trump
Remote Learning Environments
Rural
School Work
SAT
Senators
Stimulus
Title I
T-Mobile
Teachers
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Verizon
Video
Virtual Private Networks
WiFi
Wi-FI Routers
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