Marcella Gadson

Seven Years After Katrina, FCC Still Fails to Make Sure Everyone Receives Lifesaving Information in an Emergency

October 29, 2012

Tweet “In an emergency, every person living within our nation’s boundaries, regardless of his or her primary language, deserves to have information available on how to increase the chances of survival and safety.” – Trial Plan for Universal Emergency Broadcasting In September 2005, one month after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Minority Media and [...]

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‘The Rise of the SmartPower Class’: Measuring the Pulse of America through Anonymous Online Engagement

July 15, 2012

Tweet The Rise of the SmartPower Class by Lauren deLisa Coleman is available electronically on Amazon.com. All proceeds will go to Raise Hope for Congo. The new millennium has ushered in an era of continually evolving technology, fast-paced communication, and the rise of opportunity – and power – among the historically disenfranchised.  Few appreciate this [...]

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Disney and Michelle Obama Team Up to Encourage Kids to Lead Healthier Lifestyles at Magic of Healthy Living Announcement

June 8, 2012

Tweet This week, Disney teamed up with First Lady Michelle Obama to announce its new standards for food advertising on programming targeting kids and families through its Magic of Healthy Living campaign. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16.9 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 19 are obese, with [...]

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David Honig Alerts the Nation’s Leaders to the Current Trends on Spectrum Shortage and African Americans at the World Conference of Mayors

May 28, 2012

Tweet Last week, MMTC co-founder and President David Honig took time away from planning MMTC’s Annual Conference to educate the leaders of America’s municipalities about spectrum at the World Conference of Mayors Broadband Symposium in Tuskegee, AL.   Since many of the attendees knew very little about what spectrum was and why it is important to [...]

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National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Celebrates Our Brothers and the Spirit of Democracy

May 21, 2012

Tweet The presidential debates haven’t started yet, the Democratic and Republican conventions are still months away, several states and national organizations are battling voter suppression laws, and organizations dedicated to voter suppression have already begun cropping up.  Needless to say, this election year is shaping up to be a big one, and organizations like the [...]

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MMTC Presents Two New Digital Awards at Third Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit

January 31, 2012

Tweet The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council confers awards at its conferences every year to recognize and celebrate leading communications practitioners, advocates, and scholars.  Thanks to tireless efforts by an increasing number of notable advocates across the country, the list of worthy recipients keeps growing.  This year, MMTC created two new awards to recognize advocates [...]

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The Disappearance of Fine Arts in Our Schools: The Internet Brings Hope

June 16, 2011

Tweet Studies abound about the failing state of U.S. schools. There is strong evidence for needed improvement in STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and math) programs: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranked the U.S. 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math among other developed nations. The National Assessment of Educational Progress [...]

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MMTC Commends Politic365 for Choosing Kendrick Meek as Chair of Its Editorial Board

May 25, 2011

Tweet The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) commends Politic365 for the selection of Kendrick Meek as Chairman of the Editorial Board. For the past year, Politic365 has played a vital role in the dissemination of information to the nation’s minority communities while earning a place among the top publications in the industry. The leadership [...]

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A Sirius Commitment to Diversity

May 10, 2011

Tweet Last month, Sirius XM made a major announcement: Several years after the FCC approved its merger, the satellite radio company revealed the entities to which it would lease channels that it had set aside on its network as part of its merger agreement. This arrangement shows great promise to diversify the company’s roster of [...]

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Best Practices for Enhancing Diversity in the High-Tech Workplace

May 1, 2011

Tweet Last week, Comcast announced that it is creating a new position in the company called “Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion” and appointed Maria G. Arias to take on its responsibilities. Arias will “direct, manage, and organize Comcast’s diversity program strategy,” which includes important issues such as minority recruitment, career development, suppliers, and programming. [...]

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