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Download GDN Edition Dec. 24, 2013

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African American Wrongly Fired in 2010 by the Obama Administration for Allegedly Making Racist Remarks to Speak at Anne Arundel MLK Jr. Awards Dinner

Shirley Sherrod Will Explore Her Ordeal as a Victim of the Politics of Fear; Local Civil Rights Activists To be Honored With Senator Mikulski The 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Dinner will be convened Friday, January 17 at

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Wilmington on Fire: A Massacre Kept Secret for Over 100 Years

“Wilmington on Fire” documents the events of the 1898 massacre of the Wilmington City government. The takeover by white supremacists of a prosperous city filled with educated black entrepreneurs and government officials is the only successful coup d’état in American history.

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Download GDN Edition Dec. 19, 2013

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Race, Place & Identity: Richmond Organizations Highlight Civil Rights and Social Justice

Starting in January 2014, eight Richmond-based arts and cultural organizations will partner to facilitate community-wide conversations inspired by their respective exhibitions and programs. Participating institutions include Candela Books + Gallery, Anderson Gallery VCUarts, Black Iris, 1708 Gallery, Elegba Folklore Society,

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Turning Talk into Action: 100 Black Men of Coastal North Carolina

The 100 Black Men of America Incorporated is an international organization with chapters in a number of different cities and continents around the globe.  Of the various different chapters, they are located in places such as Atlanta, Buffalo, Birmingham, Memphis,

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North Carolina Responds to Lack of Civic Engagement: Help Us Educate, Organize and Mobilize

Educating our communities: We are all charged with the responsibility of developing an organizational plan and mobilization process to respond to voter suppression.  There is broad-based support for virtually all of the many efforts …

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Download GDN Edition Dec. 12, 2013

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New Report: Shift to Digital Phone Networks Could Hurt Communities of Color

Affordability, Reliability, 9-1-1 Access at Risk; FCC to Address Crucial Decisions. BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — The accelerating shift to digital telephone networks could put communities of color at risk by ending  basic standards like affordable service and 9-1-1 access , The

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AFT and First Book Announce Milestone Distribution Of 1 Million Books to Children in Need

BALTIMORE—The American Federation of Teachers and First Book announced today that they have distributed 1 million new, free children’s books to public schools and to community and educational groups nationwide serving children in low-income families. The announcement was made at

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Local Elders’ Elves Help Seniors Through Holiday Havoc

Caregivers can help make that list and check it twice! From hanging the mistletoe to searching for gift ideas on the internet, Elders’ Elves from SYNERGY HomeCare will be hard at work helping local seniors tackle their holiday to-do lists.

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Mandela Opponents Trying to Re-write History

(NNPA) Many conservatives who actively opposed Nelson Mandela’s protracted struggle to establish democracy in White minority-ruled South Africa are trying to rationalize their past criticism by either ignoring their earlier public statements or trying to place the struggle for a

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Black Employee Fired After Her Boss Said Her Braids Look “Ghetto”

Black Employee Fired For Ghetto Braids: Katherine Lemire, a former special prosecutor for the New York Police Department, says that she was removed from her job at Michael Stapleton Associates for standing up for a black colleague who had braids

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Download GDN Edition Dec. 5, 2013

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Preventable Hunger in Our Land of Plenty

While many American families gathered around the Thanksgiving table last week, some of us combined this year’s traditional dinners with Hanukkah feasts, a too quiet group was left out of the national celebration. The nearly 49 million Americans, including nearly

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The American Dream Lives! But …

The American Dream lives! It’s the current American reality that’s become a nightmare for millions upon millions whose lives, occupations and economic stability once seemed to embody it. A new survey released Thanksgiving week by the Washington Post and the Miller Center,

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Prisonpreneur: From Cells to Sales

According to the 13th Amendment, slavery in this country has not been fully abolished; there is an exception that says if one is duly convicted of a crime he or she can be enslaved.  Read it for yourself; don’t take my

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Protecting the Voting Rights of Students

The 2013 North Carolina Voter Suppression Act, a.k.a. the North Carolina Information Verification Act, launched a direct attack on our democracy as well as the right and ability of our students to register and vote.  The attack on student voting

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Download GDN Edition Nov. 28, 2013

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Tips for Connecting with Elders During the Holidays

People over 65-years-old are twice as likely to spend the holidays alone compared to those less than 65. Bad weather, increased noise and crowds, and health challenges may make it more difficult for loved ones from older generations to travel.

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Blacks Happier at Work Than Whites Despite Fewer Friends, Less Autonomy

WASHINGTON, DC, December 2, 2013 — Despite working in more routine and less autonomous jobs, having fewer close friends at work, and feeling less supported by their coworkers, blacks report significantly more positive emotions in the workplace than whites, according

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Sinai Hospital Earns Redesignation as Magnet®-Recognized Hospital for Nursing Excellence

Baltimore, MD – The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has redesignated Sinai Hospital of Baltimore as a Magnet®-recognized hospital, a distinction that honors nursing excellence in patient care, leadership and growth opportunities for nurses within a health care organization. US

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