Metro nonprofit helping to bridge digital divide to be featured on Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

ATLANTA — A nonprofit that is working to bridge the digital divide in metro Atlanta is in the national spotlight this week.

Superstar singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson will feature Atlanta-based Inspireedu on her Good Neighbor segment on her show Friday.

Born out of the pandemic, Richard Hicks said his organization Inspireedu is on a mission to make sure families don’t get left behind as technology becomes more and more important to our everyday lives.

Statistics show a third of Americans have little to no digital skills and in metro Atlanta, more than a million-and-a-half people live in what’s considered a tech desert without access to high-speed internet.

“This is where Inspireedu is here to meet the need. In 2023, we partnered with and provided over 5000 basic digital training hours,” Hicks told Channel 2′s Lori Wilson.

Training hours and even free laptops — it’s that work that got the attention of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” and even earned Richard and Wilson …