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This month our Media 2070 project brought together media-makers, journalists and activists for events exploring Black narrative power. Here are some highlights.

Bargaining with tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg won’t serve the needs of news outlets or the communities they’re supposed to serve.

Free Press Action VP Matt Wood testified in Congress about the need to bridge the digital divide during the pandemic — and beyond.

The Media 2070 project is exploring how narrative justice could take us to a future where Black folks control the creation and distribution of our own stories.

In January, News Voices: Colorado hosted a Zoom call to discuss some of the ways in which media outlets have harmed Black communities in Colorado.

In January, Free Press staffers have uplifted the fight for a media and technology system that serves all.

Free Press COO Kimberly Longey organized a municipal project to bring fiber internet to her community. Now the FCC is endangering this network — and others.

Our look at a little corner of Western Massachusetts provides further proof that Pai’s attempt to close the digital divide is one of the most wasteful projects in agency history.

This morning we went to the Supreme Court as the culmination of our long-running challenge to the FCC for repeatedly trying to dismantle media-ownership limits.

Removing him now ensures he is held responsible and can’t return to power in the future.