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A History of American Medical Apartheid Comes to NCCU

DURHAM – The Department of Public Health Education at North Carolina Central University will host a lecture and book-signing with award-winning author Harriet A. Washington, on Oct. 6 at 5 p.m., in the H.M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education Auditorium.

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53 Million Americans Receiving Social Security Benefits

The cool winds and changing leaves are tell-tale signs: another autumn has arrived. Sometimes it’s hard to believe how quickly the seasons change and the years pass by. Whatever season of life you happen to be in, it may be

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NCDOT awards more than half a million dollars to Saint Augustine’s College to develop transportation curriculum

RALEIGH ––Transportation Secretary Gene Conti and Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, president of Saint Augustine’s College have formed a partnership to create an innovative and unique training initiative at the historically black college. An agreement to develop this training program was

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Webinar: Developing Leadership that Contributes to Racial Justice

Announcing the launch of the first publication of the Leadership for a New Era Series – How to Develop and Support Leadership that Contributes to Racial Justice, produced by the Leadership Learning Community and other thought leaders.

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$43.4 Million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds Awarded to NCDOT

(RALEIGH) – The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Rail Division to spend $43.4 million for  improvements to better accommodate passengers at  nine train stations along the Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) corridor between Raleigh and Charlotte. 

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U.S. District Court for NJ Grants NAACP Motion for Summary Judgment Against N. Hudson Fire & Rescue

Recently, the U.S. District Court of New Jersey granted the NAACP’s motion for summary judgment in a disparate impact case challenging the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue’s (NHRFR) use of residency requirements for hiring.

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More Satisfied at Work with Higher Level of Emotional Intelligence

General intelligence alone is not enough: An employee with a higher level of emotional intelligence is more dedicated and satisfied at work. A new study shows that emotional intelligence plays an important role in coping with organizational politics.

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Commentary: Mainstream Media and Politicians Dare Not Challenge Conservative Talk Radio and TV

I truly appreciate your Sept. 2 – 8 political cartoon depicting hate-mongering Glenn Beck’s absurd attempt to step into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s shoes. This land was stolen from Native Americans, and developed with the stolen labor of Native

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Saving Lives: Professor’s Shakespeare Program Works with ‘Worst of the Worst’

Laura Bates walked into Wabash Valley Correctional Facility’s segregated housing unit and began knocking on inmate’s metal cell doors. “Hi. Would you like to read Shakespeare?” she asked. Those knocks led to a one-of-a-kind program.

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For Migrant Workers, Community Cooperation Builds on Individual Strengths

Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths, and getting strangers to work together — these are fundamentals of community development. A pilot study of six migrant families living in a farm town, published in Southern Rural Sociology.

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In Parent-Teacher Conferences, It’s Often Not About the Student

Parents will soon face the often-dreaded parent-teacher conference. But what seems to be an evaluation of student performance is more often than not an evaluation of the parent and the teacher, by each other. Danielle Pillet-Shore, assistant professor of communication

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New Report: How to Develop and Support Leadership that Contributes to Racial Justice

Leadership for a New Era, or LNE, is a collaborative research initiative launched by the Leadership Learning Community that focuses on understanding how leadership can become more inclusive, networked and collective.

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Celebrating 23 Years of Diversity: Your Opinion Matters to Us

Share Your Thoughts for Our Commemorative Edition On Thursday, October 28, 2010 we will publish a commemorative edition to celebrate 23 years of business!!! We invite our readers and advertisers to email us your experiences and comments Email us at

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Bad Leadership Wrecks Companies, Despite What Leaders Wish

When companies go out of business, their leaders often blame something other than their own performance for the failure. Lehman Bros.’s CEO Richard Fuld said his immense compensation package had nothing to do with his firm’s death …

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Nonprofits a Surprising Bright Spot in National Jobs Picture

Initial analysis of data on 21 states spread broadly across the country reveals that nonprofit employment actually grew by an average of 2.5 percent per year between the second quarter of 2007 and the second quarter of 2009, the worst

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