Is the "internet revolution" reaching African-Americans? [View All]

Seriously. I'm worrying about this now.

I just got back from one of those Citizens for Truth meetings with congressional representatives (or, in our case, their staffers). While the meeting went well in general, it depressed me that although the major urban area in this guy's district is majority African-American (and depressed as hell), all of the people at that meeting were white.

Citizens for Truth has been organized by a bunch of different groups that recruit mainly through the internet: Working Assets, True Majority, and MoveOn.org. I am wondering if the internet revolution has really broadened beyond the white, white-collar professional or sub-professional class who are most likely to have been exposed to computers early and get internet access and training through their colleges or workplaces. Cause the angry white liberal vote is nothing to sneer at--I am one myself--but if we can't also tap into some larger, and probably even angrier populaions, I don't know how far we're gonna get.

So I would like to hear from other DUers: what can you tell me from your own experience with online organizing about how broad you think the reach is. Is my experience atypical?

Enquiring minds want to know,

The Plaid Adder