Broderick Johnson
@gobluebrod
EVP Public Policy & EVP Digital Equity @Comcast. Former POTUS44 Cabinet Secy. Chair MBKA Council. Proud Dad, Hubby, UMich & HC Alum. Prof UM Law. Tweets my own.
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19-01-2017 14:22:57
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Supporting Black & minority-owned small businesses is one of the reasons #ComcastRISE was created. I’m thrilled to see how it empowers #BlackBusinesses and other small businesses across the US. Read more: bit.ly/3UjJRrG
Congrats to the 16 fellows selected for The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab, a new initiative powered by Comcast NBCUniversal placing journalists at Black & LGBTQ+ serving news publications: comca.st/3xNDnIx - with News Is Out: National Queer Media Collaborative & Word In Black #ProjectUP #DigitalEquity
More than 10 years ago, we launched our low-cost #InternetEssentials program for eligible households. Yesterday, we announced additional options for all. Our new portfolio of quality, low-cost, prepaid Internet, mobile, and streaming services is out NOW.
Great news! FORTUNE and Great Place To Work US have named Comcast NBCUniversal one of the Top 10 Companies in the US to work for. Honored to be part of a company with an such innovative & collaborative culture!
Proud to work with community leaders across Indiana to bridge gaps in digital accessibility & affordability & help more people reach their full potential. This laptop giveaway in Bloomington in partnership with United Way of South Central Indiana is a recent example: bit.ly/49lV9Qy #ProjectUP
In case you haven’t heard, the Philadelphia Phillies have joined our Comcast Spectacor redevelopment project for the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Stay tuned as we collaborate to turn #SouthPhilly into a world-class sports & entertainment destination: tinyurl.com/5b323myf
Yesterday at the Association of Defense Communities (ADC)’s #ADCSummit24 , I moderated a panel with Hon. Jacobson Assistant Secretary of the Army (IE&E), Hon. Berger Assistant Secretary of the Navy (EI&E), and Hon. Chaudhary Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (IE). Together, we discussed the power of installations, energy, and broadband in relation to the quality of life for military families.
We talk so much about #digitalequity that it’s easy to forget how new this concept is. It’s well within recent memory that #BarackObama became the 1st “digital President.” Fittingly, the Obama Presidential Center will be a tribute to this legacy: tinyurl.com/2c2mcev4
Despite strong bipartisan support to continue the #ACP , lawmakers have still not passed an extension. But expanding #Internet access is a proven, critical way to strengthen the economy, notes reporter Madeleine Ngo in this The New York Times piece. tinyurl.com/4w7n54k6