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*   Many Asian American Immigrants Unaware of Dangers on Net
Asian American parents are among the quickest to connect their homes to the Internet and yet are often, because of limited English-language proficiency, unaware of the Web's inherent dangers, say community leaders, San Francisco Chronicle (May 28, 2001)

*   The Black Radical Congress Calls for Action
Coalition fosters discussion and musters online support for minority voters' rights in the wake of Election 2000 disenfranchisement, Village Voice (January 10, 2001)

*   Ruling on Nazi Memorabilia Sparks Legal Debate
A ruling by a Paris judge ordering Yahoo Inc. to block French citizens from auctions of Nazi artifacts on the company's English-language website has sparked a passionate debate among legal experts, New York Times (November 24, 2000)

*   Report -- Digital Divide Widens
The Commerce Department says minorities are gaining access at a quick pace but lag behind the national average, The Standard (October 16, 2000)

*   BlackPlanet.com Bans Woman With "Unacceptable" Name
BlackPlanet.com, a portal dealing with African-American topics, uses filtering software to prevent registration of names such as Babcock, although Babpenis is permitted, OPG Online Oddities and Atrocities Museum (August 18, 2000)

*   Web Co's Combat Anti-Semitism
Online anti-semitism in wake of nomination of Lieberman as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, Associated Press via Las Vegas Sun (August 9, 2000)

*   The Art of Tricknology
"Saying that the Digital Divide is closing because minorities have greater access to them is like saying minorities have a stake in the automobile industry because they drive cars, or that they are Bill Gates because they own Microsoft Office 2000", BlackEngineer.com (June 1, 2000)

*   Bridging the Digital Divide -- The Impact of Race on Computer Access and Internet Use
A seminal study about the impact of the digital divide on African Americans, by Thomas P. Novak and Donna L. Hoffman of Project 2000, Vanderbilt University (February 2, 1998)

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