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What:
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65 Dell (News - Alert) tablet computers and software to be donated by
Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) to Atlanta-based 100 Black Men of
America, a noted men's civic organization dedicated to educating
and empowering African American children and teens.
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Why:
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Donation to support the non-profit's digital literacy pilot
program dubbed "Digital Literacy 4Kidz."
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When:
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Delivery of computers to take place Wednesday, April 16th
at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
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Where:
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100 Black Men of America's headquarters, located at 141 Auburn
Avenue, Atlanta, GA.
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Who:
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Representatives of 100 Black Men of America and Rent-A-Center.
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Why this Matters:
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• It's said that 80 percent of all U.S. jobs will require digital
fluency within the next 10 years.
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• 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies only accept job applications
online.
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• President Obama announced a five-year plan to install high-speed
broadband Internet in 99 percent of schools by 2018.
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• A recent Pew (News - Alert) Research report reveals that African Americans
trail whites by seven percentage points when it comes to overall
internet use (87% of whites and 80% of blacks are internet users),
and by twelve percentage points when it comes to home broadband
adoption (74% of whites and 62% of blacks have some sort of
broadband connection at home).
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