Racial and digital equity are common threads in the current health crisis the world is experiencing. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance defines “digital equity” as “a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy.” In Maryland, government leaders, nonprofit organizations and community groups are up against historical racial health disparities, further exposed by the pandemic, as they try to find equitable ways to bridge that digital divide.
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