By David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corp. Article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Business Journal on February 12, 2016 For more than a decade, there has been a national debate about how to close the digital divide: the gap between those who are connected to high-speed Internet […]
Bridging the Digital Divide Through Adult Education
By Dr. Kevin R. Johnson, President & CEO, Philadelphia OIC Philadelphia OIC has a long and well-earned reputation as a workforce development leader that helps people help themselves. Founded during the civil rights movement, we have long-focused on educational gains and economic empowerment among some of the city’s most vulnerable populations. Bridging education and economic […]
Xfinity WiFi: Top Five Holiday Shopping Hotspots in the Philly Metro Area
By Chip Goodman, Comcast Regional Vice President of Marketing With the holidays upon us, we have all begun descending on malls and shopping districts to buy presents for our kids and loved ones. If you’re anything like me, while out shopping for gifts you’ll be texting family members to triple check the style or size […]
Op Ed: New agreement for Comcast, city
Originally printed in The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 12, 2015 By: David L. Cohen, senior executive vice president and chief diversity officer at Comcast. Comcast and Philadelphia are working hard to renew the franchise agreement that permits Comcast to offer cable TV to our city – building upon a vital, symbiotic, and mutually beneficial relationship that […]
Career Wardrobe: Bridging Philadelphia’s Digital Divide, Building Confidence
Guest post by: Caitlin Garozzo, Program Manager, Career Wardrobe, Internet Essentials Digital Literacy Training Facilitator Career Wardrobe is in its 20th year of providing clothing and job readiness training for people in the Philadelphia area. Whether we are providing an interview-ready wardrobe or workshops, our goal remains the same: to provide clients with the confidence to […]