Advocacy

MMTC Letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Urges Commission Not to Freeze Lifeline Program

May 16, 2013

Tweet May 15, 2013 Hon. Julius Genachowski Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chairman Genachowski: We understand that Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR) sent you a letter dated May 6, 2013 asking the Commission to conclusively state whether the two brothers allegedly responsible for the [...]

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Name It. Change It. Study Finds Media Coverage on Women Politicians’ Appearance Negatively Impacts Their Candidacy

May 12, 2013

Tweet Remarks on Hillary Clinton’s new “glamorous” haircut may cost her the presidency race in 2016, if she decides to run. A recent study shows that when it comes to women in politics, compliments may hurt more than help. Name It. Change It. has found that women running for office find themselves in trouble when [...]

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The Truth About Lifeline

May 9, 2013

Tweet It’s past time to set the record straight on Lifeline, the essential service to low-income families that has recently suffered fallacious attacks and been mislabeled as the “Obama Phone” program. Recently, political talking heads have falsely and irresponsibly excoriated the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline telephone program as a product of the Obama Administration, saying [...]

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Minorities Face Extinction in Broadcast Ownership. Will FCC Turn a Blind Eye or Level the Playing Field?

May 6, 2013

Tweet As Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) continues to combat injustice in the telecom and media space, we have seen that these industries do not represent the nation’s demographics, nor have there been meaningful discussions about how the Latinos’ lack of representation in these industries is undemocratic and morally wrong. Currently, there [...]

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MMTC EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR WHITE HOUSE APPOINTMENT OF HON. MIGNON CLYBURN AND NOMINATION OF TOM WHEELER TO HEAD FCC

May 1, 2013

Tweet Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2013):  The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) proudly commends President Barack Obama for selecting senior FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and telecom visionary Tom Wheeler to be Interim Chair and Chair of the FCC, respectively. Last week, MMTC and 49 other organizations, including the NAACP, League of United Latin American [...]

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The Important Role a Woman Can Play in Leading the FCC

April 30, 2013

Tweet As President Obama continues to appoint new leadership positions within his cabinet, a replacement for FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has yet to be named. A recent convening by the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) heralded the importance of women leadership at the FCC, and among those in attendance were some of the top [...]

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FIFTY ORGANIZATIONS URGE THE WHITE HOUSE TO NOMINATE FCC MEMBERS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

April 23, 2013

Tweet Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2013):  Fifty national organizations sent a letter to the White House today urging the Obama Administration to seriously consider women- and minority-related issues when filling the newly vacant Chair and Commissioner positions on the Federal Communications Commission. The representation of women and minorities in media and telecom ownership, procurement, and [...]

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Letter to White House: Nominate FCC Leaders Who Prioritize Women and Minority Issues

April 23, 2013

Tweet April 23, 2013 President Barack H. Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC  20500 Dear Mr. President: The imminent departures of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Robert McDowell present your administration with an opportunity to nominate candidates who will assign the highest priority to racial and ethnic [...]

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Digital Literacy Programs: Helping People Know Better and Do Better

April 22, 2013

Tweet Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and create information using digital technology.  According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), lack of this vital skill is one of the top three reasons Americans don’t use PCs and the Internet, with 46 percent of non-users responding that they lack the necessary skills. [...]

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Civil Rights in Communications – A Movement Still in Motion

April 21, 2013

Tweet A common question civil rights practitioners receive is: “Why?”  In an era where a Supreme Court Justice is comfortable talking about the continuation of the Voting Rights Act as a “perpetuation of racial entitlement” and mainstream America is eager to chalk up racial discrimination as a relic belonging to our misguided ancestors, it’s no [...]

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