digital divide

How tariffs could be affecting grocery costs, Detroit poet Melba Boyd on writers and historic thinkers who influenced her work, and remembering ACCESS founder Ismael Ahmed.

People returning home after decades of incarceration are forced to navigate a digital world that didn’t exist when they went in. The Michigan nonprofit Nation Outside makes it their goal to teach essential digital skills and help formerly incarcerated individuals survive and adapt to life in a technology-driven society.

Organizations like nonprofits or government agencies can apply for funds to build infrastructure that will connect communities and locations that were previously underserved.

The researchers say since the pandemic, access to reliable home internet connection shows signs of decline for rural students in Michigan.

Detroit-based artist Mother Cyborg, AKA Diana Nucera, is a musician, technologist, organizer, and educator. This past summer she had a quilt exhibition, called Crafting Our Digital Legacy, at the University of Michigan’s Penny Stamps Gallery. We talked to her about the digital world, community organizing, and her artistic practice.

City of Detroit, community and business leaders are donating $23 million to give Detroit Public Schools Community District students wireless tablets and…

Today on Stateside, nearly half of Detroit households can't afford to pay for pricey Internet access. But the city's director of digital inclusion plans…

Today on Stateside, rising water levels in the Great Lakes could threaten historic buildings in Leland’s Fishtown. Plus, there’s been another setback in a…

Bart and Mary Beth Hammer would welcome any solution to their internet woes.“You can get a satellite dish, but it’s so slow,” said Bart Hammer, airline…

On yesterday's Stateside, we met the co-founders of Rocket Fiber, the ultra-high-speed Internet service coming to downtown Detroit later this year and to…