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Congressional leaders and a media advocacy group are urging the Federal Communications Commission to examine how policy decisions and programs have disparately harmed Black Americans and other communities of color.

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission set out Tuesday to scrap rules around open internet access, a move that would allow giant cable and telecom companies to throttle broadband speeds and favor their own services if they wish. Ajit Pai followed through on a pledge to try to repeal […]

On Thursday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agreed to rules that would ban internet service providers from creating fast lanes. FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn joined…

A group of Black media owners have filed a $20 billion federal lawsuit against Comcast, Time Warner, Inc., the Rev. Al Sharpton, the NAACP and the National…

Hundreds gathered in the nation’s capital Tuesday morning for the Congressional Black Caucus’ (CBC) swearing-in ceremony for both newly elected and current members of the…

Hundreds gathered in the nation’s capital Tuesday morning for the Congressional Black Caucus’ (CBC) swearing-in ceremony for both newly elected and current members of the…

William E. Kennard landed in the history books by becoming the first African-American chairperson for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Yale Law School graduate served as the FCC’s general counsel from 1993 to 1997 before President Bill Clinton appointed him to the chairman post in 1997. Kennard was born in 1957 in Los Angeles. […]

Do your local media outlets represent the stories, issues and people of your community? The authors behind a pilot study commissioned by the Federal Communications Commission…