For Minorities, A New ‘Digital Divide’; Diverse Issues in Higher Education/AP, 1/10/11

Jesse Washington, Diverse Issues in Higher Education/AP; For Minorities, A New ‘Digital Divide’ :

"Today, as mobile technology puts computers in our pockets, Latinos and Blacks are more likely than the general population to access the Web by cellular phones, and they use their phones more often to do more things.

But now some see a new “digital divide” emerging with Latinos and Blacks being challenged by more, not less, access to technology. It's tough to fill out a job application on a cell phone, for example. Researchers have noticed signs of segregation online that perpetuate divisions in the physical world. And Blacks and Latinos may be using their increased Web access more for entertainment than empowerment."