Ini Augustine is a technologist who was ready to organize with her community to improve access to computers and Internet access when the pandemic hit and many low-income neighborhoods in Minneapolis and Saint Paul were cut off from education and other resources. More recently, she organized the Black Broadband Summit and the Family Broadband Coalition. We talk about her work and the promise and challenge of forming a cooperative to bring better Internet access to people who have been abandoned by traditional business models.
Related Links:
https://www.projectnandi.com/
https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/century-link-internet-speed-minneapolis-redlining-black-brown-broadband/
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/23/as-classrooms-go-online-theres-more-to-the-digital-divide-than-who-gets-a-hotspot
https://www.blackbroadbandsummit.com/
What is Building for Digital Equity Podcast?
The Building for Digital Equity Podcast features interviews with people working toward digital equity - where everyone is able to take advantage of the Internet. We will explore solutions and share lessons learned by people doing the work, primarily through interviews at events where these people gather to share experiences and learn from each other.