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GDN Print Edition 2-25-16
Greater Diversity News (GDN) is a statewide publication with national reach and relevance. We are a chosen news source for underrepresented and underserved communities in North Carolina. GDN and our companion website focuses on issues and opportunities important to Historically Underutilized Businesses
Read MoreVoter ID Takes Center Stage at 10th Annual Moral March
Led by the NC NAACP and the Forward Together Movement, well over 5,000 demonstrators braved the freezing temperatures Saturday to march down the Fayetteville Street Mall in downtown Raleigh to the steps of the state Capital, where speaker after speaker
Read MoreNatural Sugar May Treat Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition closely linked to obesity, affects roughly 25 percent of people in the U.S. There is no drug treatment for the disease, although weight loss can reduce the buildup of fat in the liver. Now,
Read MoreBlack-Owned Company Announces New Innovative Products for Moms and More
New York – Snipple started as a concept for a product to help moms looking for a way to breastfeed by making a device that aides the process whether the mothers concern is irritation, latching issues, teething, nursing twins, monitoring
Read MoreSegregation Forever? Teaching Tolerance Explores Re-Segregation Trends in Schools in the Deep South
On November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges walked into the first-grade classroom at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, the first black child to ever attend the school. She had no understanding of the history that led to that moment
Read MoreBlack Lifestyle and Business Expert Has New Focus for 2016, Launches New Webinar Series for Women and Teens
Coppell, Texas – Entrepreneur and lifestyle/ business coach, LaQuita Sharee Lewis-Poole, has announced the launch of a new webinar series that renews her focus on helping women and teens, especially those of color, to create a mindset that allows them
Read MoreGDN Print Edition 2-18-16
Greater Diversity News (GDN) is a statewide publication with national reach and relevance. We are a chosen news source for underrepresented and underserved communities in North Carolina. GDN and our companion website focuses on issues and opportunities important to Historically Underutilized Businesses
Read MoreCollaboration Aims to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings in the African American Community
CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. – The African American community is disproportionately affected by colorectal cancer, with the highest incidence and death rates of the disease of any racial group. Each year more than 18,000 African Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer
Read MoreFemale Tech Entrepreneur Launches Digital Business Card App That Helps With Professional Networking
Anie Akpe, an African American female tech entrepreneur from New York City, has created an amazing social discovery app called NetWorq App, and it was developed with one thing in mind, ‘one-click connectivity’. Does the following conversation ring any bells?
Read MorePredicting If Young Men Will Live With Their Kids
CHICAGO – A new Northwestern Medicine study has found an adolescent male’s attitude toward risky sex, pregnancy and birth control can predict whether or not he will end up living with his future offspring. The longitudinal study — one of
Read MoreRoad to Reinvention: Leadership in the Digital Age Conference
Irvine, Calif. – The Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business will hold its signature conference, “Road to Reinvention: Leadership in the Digital Age,” on Thursday, March 24. With an agenda designed for
Read MoreFour Signs You’re Stifling Your Inner Entrepreneur
When I was 16, my parents split up, and in the fallout, I ended up living in a condo alone. I did my own shopping, cooking, cleaning, and laundry; made my own doctor’s appointments; and wrote notes to excuse my
Read MoreAll Eyes on the Black Vote
Now that we have gotten the first two political anomalies out of the way en route to electing a new president – mostly White Iowa and New Hampshire – the primaries and caucuses are moving to states that are more
Read MoreGDN Print Edition 2-11-16
Greater Diversity News (GDN) is a statewide publication with national reach and relevance. We are a chosen news source for underrepresented and underserved communities in North Carolina. GDN and our companion website focuses on issues and opportunities important to Historically Underutilized Businesses
Read MoreMoral March/HK on J Rally This Sat.
The political stage is set for this Saturday’s Tenth Annual Moral March in Raleigh/HK on J People’s Assembly, kicking off at 8:30 a.m. with a pre-march rally at 2 East South Street near Shaw University in downtown Raleigh, with a
Read MoreUrban Prep Academy Turns Boys Into Scholars in Chicago’s Roughest Neighborhoods
CHICAGO – In some of Chicago’s lowest income neighborhoods, African-American teenage boys are overcoming their challenging surroundings. They are the young men of Urban Prep Academy, an all-male charter high school with a 100 percent graduation rate. All of those
Read MoreHomeownership a ‘Dream Deferred’ for Millennial Generation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. –For previous generations of Americans, homeownership was seen as one of the final rites of passage into adulthood and financial independence. Despite the Great Recession and the subsequent housing crash, more than 85 percent of the millennial generation
Read MorePersistent ADHD Associated With Overly Critical Parents
WASHINGTON – For many children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, symptoms appear to decrease as they age, but for some they do not and one reason may be persistent parental criticism, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Read MoreCelebrities Talk Diversity at 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards
(NNPA) The 47th annual NAACP Image Awards was a hit at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., as Black entertainers showed their support for one another and the show, while some expressed concerns over the lack of diversity in
Read MoreGDN Print Edition 2-4-16
Greater Diversity News (GDN) is a statewide publication with national reach and relevance. We are a chosen news source for underrepresented and underserved communities in North Carolina. GDN and our companion website focuses on issues and opportunities important to Historically Underutilized Businesses
Read MoreYoung People Will Lead During February 13th Moral March
For the past ten years, the annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street Moral March and People’s Assembly in Raleigh has not only always involved young people, but also empowered them as well. “Every Moral reconstruction movement has had young people
Read MoreGaps in Teacher Effectiveness Hurt Young Minority Students
(NNPA) Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the third grade than students from high-income households, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington,
Read MoreAfrican-Americans and the ACA: Much Accomplished, More to Do
(NNPA) The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promised to improve the delivery of healthcare services in America–especially for historically disadvantaged communities that suffer high rates of chronic illness. The ACA has begun to deliver on that promise, but
Read MoreBeyond the Rhetoric: Filthy Rich and Dangerous
My early days of being an activist seem so simple now. A hot head reporter or radio personality would challenge my actions and I would simply shut him/her down with my quips and verbal jockeying. An IRS series of audits,
Read MoreCall to Action: Triangle Voter Rights Forum & GOTV Rally
Efforts to protect and expand voting rights in North Carolina continue to gain strength. Details of our third forum, the Triangle Voters Right Forum and Get Out The Voter (GOTV) Rally are being finalized for ongoing announcements. We are pleased
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The Die Is Cast: Elected Officials Reject Economic Exclusion
On Monday, February 1, 2016, Pitt County Board of Education officials served notice, to all that care, that the economic exclusion of communities and people of color is totally unacceptable. Board members, the Honorable Mary Blount-Williams and the Honorable Mildred
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