can the afrosphere survive the age of obama?
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In the new Age of Obama, will an "afro-centric web" begin to fade into, simply, "the web"?TRANSCRIPT
Can the Afrosphere Survive the Age of
Obama?
What this all about?
In the new "Age of Obama", will an afro-centric web begin to fade into, simply, "the web"?
Origins
NY Times Magazine article:“Is Obama the Death of Black Politics?”
Brief Chronology• 1993 - the web begins to move into the mainstream
• 1995 - the term "digital divide" was coined to describe "a binary divide between the computer and internet haves and have nots"
• 1995 - NetNoir.com and BlackVoices.com launched
• 1999 - BlackPlanet.com is launched
Brief Chronology
• 2001 - BlackAmericaWeb.com launched
• 2004 - Barack Obama keynote address rocks the Democratic National Convention
• 2005 - "Blogging While Black" panel at sxswi
• 2006 - "Blogging While Black Revisited” panel at sxswi
Brief Chronology• 2007 - "Bridging the Online Cultural Divide" and "The Digital
Ethnorati" panels at sxswi
• 2007 - BlackWeb2.0.com launched
• 2008 - Barack Obama elected President
• 2008 - Blackbird browser released
• 2009 - "Can the Afrosphere Survive the Age of Obama" and “Social Media End Racism" panels at sxswi
GoalStart a conversation
Questions for us?
Send questions to @afrospheresxsw(we’ll monitor them and work them in)
Hashtag: #afrospheresxsw
The End?
If you want to talk more, we’ll be outside in seating area by the windows in the
corner by the rotunda.
Thanks for coming and participating!