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The War to Disenfranchise Women Voters

The signs are prevalent in Republican controlled states all over the country; there is a war to disenfranchise women voters.  However, in our ongoing series on voter suppression, this week we’ll look at the Texas and North Carolina republican’s war

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Older Adults and Internet Use

As of April 2012, 53% of American adults age 65 and older use the internet or email. Though these adults are still less likely than all other age groups to use the internet, the latest data represent the first time

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Young Black Voters Pay Higher ‘Time Tax’ at the Polls

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the American electorate becomes more diverse, new voting laws threaten to disenfranchise young Black and Latino voters in what a new  report called “the largest wave of voter suppression since the enactment of the 1965 Voting

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Unsportsmanlike Conduct: The Exploitation of Black Athletes

WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – Under its television deal, each Big-10 university will receive $24.6 million annually. The Pac-12′s new television deal will pay each member $22 million a year. Each member of the Big 12 will get $20 million and ACC

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Study Shines Light on What Makes Digital Activism Effective

Digital activism is usually nonviolent and tends to work best when social media tools are combined with street-level organization, according to new research from the University of Washington. The findings come from a report released today (Nov. 20) by the

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Wake Forest Baptist and Cornerstone Health Care Join in Health Care Affiliation

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Nov. 14, 2013 –Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center today announced that it has entered into a first-of-its-kind strategic affiliation agreement in the Triad with Cornerstone Health Care, P.A. through its wholly-owned management services organization Cornerstone Health Enablement Strategic Solutions, LLC

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Entrepreneurs Learn Strategies to Weather Tough Economic Times

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Jared Harris told local entrepreneurs how they can build resilience into their companies. His talk, held 24 October in downtown Charlottesville, was sponsored by coordinators of the Better Business

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President Obama’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative Fatherhood Buzz Encourages Fathers To Take Time to be a Healthy Dad Today

Select Local Barbershops to Host Events and Provide Fathers with Parenting Resources  Washington, DC (November 13, 2013) — As part of President Obama's Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative, The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC), funded by the U.S. Department of Health and

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Racism Costs the U.S. Billions Every Year

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Closing the income gap between Whites and minorities, would boost earnings by 12 percent, an economic windfall of $1 trillion, for a nation burdened by debt and an anemic job market, according to a recent study conducted

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More Suspects Sought in Deadly Party Shooting

HOUSTON – The investigation into a deadly house party shooting that left two Houston-area teens dead and 20 other people injured continues to take twists and turns. Local authorities are looking for more suspects connected to the shooting, and say

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Blacks Continue Fight to Secure Voting Rights

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When lawmakers ratified the 15th Amendment in 1870, protecting voting rights for Blacks, opponents of the law lashed out, violently at times, employing literacy tests, poll taxes, and fraud in an effort to disenfranchise the new voters.

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Having Access to Excellent Teachers is Civil Right

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A new study suggests that access to “excellent teachers” should be a civil right and that students should be able to “take legal action” to get better results. The Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan Washington think

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Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Need Your Help

You can help Mercy Corps' relief efforts in devastated Philippines. Donate now ▸ Super Typhoon Haiyan raged across the Philippines last week, causing catastrophic damage. Local government officials estimate that as many as10,000 people were killed, and more than 9 million

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Find Your New Or Used Car

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Awesome 12-Year-Old Fights North Carolina’s Voter ID Laws

http://www.StoryofAmerica.org | 12-year-old Madison Kimrey of Burlington founded NC Youth Rocks after the North Carolina legislature passed voting restriction laws targeting young people, women, minorities, and the poor. The law appears to be designed to create long lines at the polls —

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Exiting the Train of Consumption

During a seminar in Buffalo, N.Y. a few years ago, noted author and financial adviser, Brooke Stephens, said, “How you handle your money is a reflection of how you feel about yourself.”   Many of us, including me, may not want

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Protest Planned to Support Walmart Workers on “Black Friday”

The day after Thanksgiving, so-called “Black Friday,” will be a moment for national protests over the conditions faced by thousands of Walmart workers.  You may be one of many who go regularly or periodically to Walmart, looking for the good

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2013 Elections: Something to Vote For – and Against

Last week’s elections for the governorships of New Jersey, where the Republican incumbent won, and Virginia, where the Republican contender lost, have thrown into sharp relief two political dynamics it’s important to not lose sight of. The first is that

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Time to Raise Minimum Wage

The first federal minimum wage of 25 cents an hour was established in 1938. Since then, it has been raised 22 times. It’s time to increase the floor for the 23rd time, from its current $7.25 to at least $10 an

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Unemployment for Black Women at 4-Year Low

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As job prospects for Whites and Black men have slowed or stalled completely, Black women continue to gain ground in a weak labor market, according to the latest jobs report. “Over the last few months, Black women

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BUSINESS EXCHANGE: Armstrong Williams Makes Inroads into Media Ownership

If you weren’t paying attention, veteran conservative commentator Armstrong Williams is becoming a “media mogul” having purchased a trio of TV stations in transactions that were part of a number of larger TV acquisition deals brokered by Sinclair Broadcasting Inc.

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Target Initiates Ban the Box Nationwide

Panel discussion moderated by Nekima Levy-Pounds featuring TakeAction Minnesota leaders Renee Zschokke, James Cannon, and Larcel Mack (Credit: TakeAction Minnesota) In an overflow meeting at the Capri Theater, executives with Target Corporation engaged in a dialog about how corporate hiring

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NC Activists Concerned About Voter Suppression

Local elections take place in 200 towns and cities across North Carolina on Tuesday, and making sure every registered voter is able to cast their ballot is still a concern. Pasquotank County received national attention over an unsuccessful attempt to

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Latest Episode of NCDOT Now

This week's edition of “NCDOT Now,” the department's weekly video news update, is now online. Just click below to watch it. Our accelerated bridge program is the proud recipient of a national excellence award. Find out how it’s making a difference

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Voter ID Still Wrong, As Cases Go To Trial In November

The distinguished federal Appeals Court judge who in 2007 wrote an opinion upholding Indiana’s voter ID law recently said the court was wrong in upholding “a type of law now widely regarded as a means of voter suppression rather than

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The Corporate Plot That Obama and Corporate Lobbyists Don’t Want You to Know About

A US-led trade deal is currently being negotiated that could increase the price of prescription drugs, weaken financial regulations and even allow partner countries to challenge American laws. But few know its substance.The pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is deliberately

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America’s Greatest Shame: Child Poverty Rises and Food Stamps Cut While Billionaires Boom

There are 16.4 million American children living in poverty. That's nearly one quarter (22.6%) of all of our children. More alarming is that the percentage of poor children has climbed by 4.5 percent [3] since the start of the Great

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Shopping While Black: Is Conspicuous Consumption Related to Black-White Wealth Gap?

Trayon Christian was racially profiled while buying a $250 belt at Barneys. Kayla Phillips was accosted by police after buying a $2,500 handbag from the same store [3]. Their treatment is unacceptable. Racial profiling is wrong—it is also ineffective in

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A 12-year-old Fights Against Voter Suppression Efforts in North Carolina

A young girl who is not old enough to drive, vote or work is taking on what she sees as an unfair law to eliminate young kids from voting in North Carolina. 12-year old Madison Kimrey slammed North Carolina’s restricting voting

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