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Sep 18, 2020

Digital divide could keep Black and Hispanic people out of future jobs

A directive at Facebook coming from Mark Zuckerberg himself is set to curb political talk on the company’s internal messaging network. Plus, current and future racial inequities caused by unequal access to technology and training.

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Digital divide could keep Black and Hispanic people out of future jobs — Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images

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Facebook is ordering employees to cut political talk from its internal messaging network
Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.
The U.S. has a “racial tech gap” problem, Deutsche Bank study shows
by David Brancaccio, Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Daniel Shin
Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images
According to a Deutsche Bank study, the U.S racial tech gap will eventually keep Black and Hispanic workers out of a majority of jobs in our rapidly growing digital economy.

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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Digital divide could keep Black and Hispanic people out of future jobs

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Segments From This Episode

Facebook is ordering employees to cut political talk from its internal messaging network

The U.S. has a “racial tech gap” problem, Deutsche Bank study shows

Music from the episode

The Team