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THE BRONX – A Fordham alumni is looking to give back to the Bronx by putting an end to the digital divide.
Marlin Jenkins is the founder and CEO of Neture, whose goal is to ensure that every household that wants internet can have it.
He says the goal started when he was outside a Bronx library and overheard a little girl crying to her mother that she couldn’t finish her homework at home because they didn’t have internet.
About a year ago, Jenkins’ team was awarded a grant by Nos Quedamos, a community development corporation in the South Bronx.
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