[Air-L] Research on the effects of the Digital Divide/Digital Inequality

[roderick graham]

All:

I am currently working on a manuscript exploring how African Americans are using new media.  Whenever discussions of inequality and new media/ICTs come up - the "Digital Divide", African Americans are usually cast as one of the more disadvantaged groups.  

However, I cannot find research that shows the effects of this disadvantage.  

Has anyone come across any research that shows empirically the consequences of the digital divide for African Americans?

Roderick Graham
Assistant Professor, Rhode Island College