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Article: The Ebonic plague.(Publisher's Page)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- March 1, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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This issue of BLACK ENTERPRISE is our second annual special issue devoted to technology. Why? Not because it's popular or entertaining but because the mastery of technology, and the access to information and other resources that mastery brings, is critical to our ability to compete for educational, professional and entrepreneurial opportunities. The bottom line: Our ability to manage and manipulate technology can be the difference between economic empowerment -- or marginalization and obsolescence.
So why are we devoting more time, energy and attention to the debate over Ebonics than we are toward getting black children the exposure to computers and training ...