Of the Americans who have used the Internet, only six percent are Black. In households with incomes below $40,000 a year, Whites are six times more likely than Blacks to have access to the World Wide Web.

North Carolina and Virginia Community Technology Centers joined together as the Black community united in churches across the country to focus Black families on the urgent need for their technological development. During this entire week, organizations nationwide hosted activities highlighting the field of technology. These events increased the awareness of technology and the fact that as Black people, we must be part of the fastest moving industry of all time.

During Black Family Technology Week the Black community educated themselves to become aware of the possibilities that exist for individual and community empowerment through technology. Technology centers strove to make technology a household word and highlight the positive role models in this field. They celebrated those who had gone before them in the field of technology and those who are yet to come.

Information on past events can be found at: http://roundtheway.org/techweek/overview.html

Related information can be found at: http://www.blackfamilynet.net/

Contact Information

• Memorial Missionary Baptist Church Technology Center
  Dr. Roosevelt Askew, II
  704 Caldwell Street
  PO Box 2191
  Elizabeth City, NC 27909
  (252) 335-0105
  email: raskew@mail.ecsu.ed

• Whitaker Technology Center
  Zion Baptist Church
  Clarine Roberts
  527 Green Street
  Portsmouth, Virginia
  (757) 397-1671

• Taylorsville Technology Center
  Warren Curry
  New First Baptist Technical Center
  2720 Turnpike Road
  Portsmouth, Virginia 23707
  (757) 399-6730

• Rosenwald Community Center
  Jacob Mitchell and Melvin Mitchell
  1339 North 343
  South Mills, NC 27976
  (252) 771-5392
  (252) 771-5318

• Perquimans County Learning Center
  Chenay Coston and Monica Valentine
  PO Box 130
  Winfall, NC 27985
  (252) 426-1442