BellSouth and NAACP Continue Tradition with Live Internet Broadcast of NAACP Convention.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers Julian Bond Noun 1. Julian Bond - United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) Bond and other speakers, events featured online For the fifth consecutive year, BellSouth Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BLS See Bureau of Labor Statistics. ) will feature live Internet broadcasts of key speeches and other events from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), organization composed mainly of American blacks, but with many white members, whose goal is the end of racial discrimination and segregation. (NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. ) annual convention. This year's conference will be held in Houston from July 6-11. Atlanta-based BellSouth is a leading technology provider, offering a variety of broadband and telecommunications solutions including Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary high-speed Internet See broadband. access, and long distance services. Video and audio feeds, as well as a photo gallery of featured speakers and events surrounding the convention, will be available by accessing either the NAACP's Web site, www.naacp.org or BellSouth's site, www.bellsouth.com/naacp, during the convention. Archived, on-demand video access of speeches and the photo gallery also will be available following the broadcasts. "Now more than ever, the NAACP and its guest speakers are addressing issues of a global nature," said Kweisi Mfume, NAACP president and chief executive officer. "To that end, this partnership with BellSouth will enable the NAACP to reach beyond our borders and provide a snapshot of our organization's current vision and plan for improving the lives of people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important in the United States and worldwide." BellSouth has a long history of promoting inclusion in its workplace and in the communities in which it operates. The NAACP has recognized BellSouth for its commitment to diversity and economic reciprocity. The NAACP recently ranked BellSouth as the nation's top telecommunications company on its annual economic reciprocity report card. Most recently, BellSouth was ranked #10 on Fortune Magazine's 2002 '50 Best Companies for Minorities' list, marking the second consecutive year that BellSouth has ranked in the top 10 on this Fortune listing. "The NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil-rights organization, and has always strived to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority groups," said Ronald E. Frieson, BellSouth chief diversity officer. "BellSouth's strategic imperative of inclusion is closely aligned with that of the NAACP's, and we are truly honored to partner with this organization in an effort to spread the importance of inclusion and diversity to people unable to attend the conference." BellSouth BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications services company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, serving nearly 45 million customers in the United States and 14 other countries. Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, BellSouth provides a full array of broadband data and e-commerce solutions to business customers, including Web hosting and other Internet services. In the residential market, BellSouth offers DSL high-speed Internet access, advanced voice features and other services. BellSouth offers long distance service for both business and consumer customers in Georgia and Louisiana. BellSouth also provides online and directory advertising services, including BellSouth(R) Real Pages(SM).com. BellSouth owns 40 percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless company, which provides innovative wireless data and voice services. |
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