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Thursday, April 24, 2008

A message from Color of Change on what "net neutrality" means for civic-minded Blackfolk (and everyone else)

In a country where most of what we read, watch, and listen to is controlled by a handful of conglomerates, "network neutrality" is an issue that is vital to our democracy. that most Americans know little to nothing about. And in the Black community which is significantly underrepresented in terms of media ownership, saving the soul of the Internet

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This is one of the most important issues facing the country. I will look into it more myself and try to spread the word.

Ron Howell
http://www.brooklynron.com


Hi, great article. It suprises me how little people understand the role the media plays in a real democracy.

With your permission I'd like to rprint/post this to my site- www.votestrike.org

THANKS!

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