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ZeroDivide Receives Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Technology Adopters in Underserved Youth and Tribal Communities

ZeroDivide was awarded $2,070,399 in two grants from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Vice-President Joe Biden announced the grants as part of 94 Recovery Act investments in federal broadband projects in 37 states.

Click on the following radio interviews to hear ZeroDivide's Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd comment on what the funds mean for communities:

KQED's radio broadcast on California Broadband Projects Get Stimulus Dollars 

KPLU's report on Stimulus Money Funds Film Classes for Girls

ZeroDivide elected to merge the powerful, popular phenomenon of Hip Hop and the connective thread of information technology to create a new philanthropic model. The report documents the evolution of ZeroDivide's Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative.

View the digital report by clicking on the image above. We invite you to view the book and spread the word about our discovery process as we learned lessons critical to supporting emerging youth-centered organizational models.

You may also download Hip Hop expert and author Bakari Kitwana's report on the Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative from a participant's perspective.