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I 100 Black Men salutes volunteers

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The 100 Black Men, Indianapolis Chapter, hosted an awards banquet recently at the Omega Conference Center. Current president Merv Enders presented the Man of the Year to fellow member Clarence Crain and Albert Spurlock was named Legend of The Year. Other honorees Included: Audley Edwards, Volunteer of the Year; IPS teacher Brenda Edwards, Teacher of the Year; and Gene

Mosely, Principal of the Year.

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UUCP, IBM, AT&T and Microsoft bridge

digital divide with $130 Million Partnership New York, NY (NNPA)—The holds. There is a 45 percent gap nology equipment and services United Negro College Fund between American households and valued at more than $50 million (UNCF) established a Technology African American households that which will provide faculty memEnhance Capital Campaign own computers and a 72 percent bers and students with discounted (TECC) to bridge to the digital gap between UNCF students and hardware to include servers, workdivide in higher education. Inpart- students nationally who own com- stations.andothertechnicalequip-

nerships valued at more than $130 puters,” said William H. Gray III, ment.

million, Microsoft Corporation, president and CEO of UNCF. “IBM will partner with UNCF IBM Corporation and AT&T, will The number of network servers to set up an e-business site where provide technical resources and at UNCF institutions per 1,000 stu- students, teachers and other instiequipment to UNCF members and dents is nearly half the number for tutions will collaborate on projects, historically Black colleges and uni- colleges and universities nation- share best practices and open new versifies (HBCUs) nationwide. ally. Approximately 75 percent of education opportunities for UNCF “I applaud the creation of this the existing hardware at these in- students, said David Thomas, separtnership and strongly support stitutions is obsolete or needs to be nior vice president and group exthe efforts behind it,” said Presi- replaced. ecutive. Personal Systems Group,

dent Bill Clinton. “We cannot al- “At my school, sometimes the IBM.

low unequal access to deepen di vi- wait to use a computer can be hour AT&T will support the faculty sions along the lines of race, in- to an hour and a half,” said Calvin development component of the come and education level, and ge- Payne, music education student at campaign by contributing $1 milography,” added the president. Talladega College. “And, unfortu- lion dollars to the campaign. Only 15 percent of students at nately, some of our computers are “We are excited about UNCF’s UNCFinstitutions own acomputer, scold. So this partnership will deft- initiative and Microsoft, IBM and compared with 55 percent of col- nitely give us what we need to be AT&T’s commitment will cerlege students nationally. Less than competitive when we graduate.” tainly help bridge the gap. The half of the faculty at UNCF mem- In response to the software technology will enhance our prober institutions own a computer needs, Microsoft will donate $50 grams and allow our students to be

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