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The Spotlight: Sampson-Duplin for March 2017
Download The Sampson-Duplin Spotlight (The Spotlight), a monthly publication for Northeastern, N.C. Thanks to the help and support from area churches, businesses, political and community leaders. The Spotlight and GDN is distributed through local churches and businesses and is available free of charge. The ever
Read MoreThe Spotlight: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton for March 2017
Download The Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton Spotlight (The Spotlight), a monthly publication for northeastern, N.C. Thanks to the help and support from area churches, businesses, political and community leaders. Church, business, political and community leaders are playing an instrumental role in
Read MoreGDN Classifieds February 23 2017
Greater Diversity News 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 (HUBs)
Read MoreGDN Print Edition for March 2017
Greater Diversity News (GDN Print Edition Jan. 19, 2017) 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
Read MoreTrump and the Black Caucus Plan to Meet for the First Time
(NNPA) Following a bizarre exchange with American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan, the Congressional Black Caucus is in talks with President Donald Trump to set up a meeting. Trump asked, Ryan, a veteran Black journalist, if she
Read MoreCan Trump Resist the Power of Behavioral Science’s Dark Side?
More than two dozen governments, including the U.S., now have a team of behavioral scientists tasked with trying to improve bureaucratic efficiency to “nudge” their citizens toward what they deem to be higher levels of well-being. A few recent examples
Read MoreAmerica’s Mass Deportation System Is Rooted in Racism
A rowdy segment of the American electorate is hell-bent on banning a specific group of immigrants from entering the United States. Thousands upon thousands of other people – citizens and immigrants, alike – oppose them, choosing to go to court
Read MoreBlack Entrepreneur’s Weight Loss Company Helped Her to Lose 74 Pounds Without Exercise
Philadelphia, PA — Chandra Harris is the co-founder of Fit, Firm, and Fabulous which produces the Extreme Weight Loss Protocol system. She started the company out of necessity. She knew that being overweight was causing most of the overall health
Read MorePhysicians Medical Forum Hosts Conference to Increase Black Students Attending Medical School
High School, Community College, University/College, Pre-med, and Post-Baccalaureate Students Invited to Attend at NO COST | Sat., March 18, 2017 Bay Area, CA — Physicians Medical Forum (PMF) aims to expand the pipeline and the number of African American/Black students
Read MoreProgram is Showing the Black Community How to ‘Buy Back The Block’
Denver, CO — Following the successful creation of ‘Buy The Block’ (www.BuyTheBlock.org) as well as the passionate contribution of the community towards ensuring that the movement’s goal of raising the sum of $60,000 is reached, founder and CEO Lynn P.
Read MoreDurham, N.C. Architect Shapes Nation’s View of African-American History
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has been in development for a long time, but for architect Phil Freelon it came just in time. He is an architect who prefers to design “projects that contribute to society in some way.” Freelon at 63 was the principal architect for the museum …
Read MoreWhy Do Some Countries Disapprove of Homosexuality? Money, Democracy and Religion
With Trump’s removal of federal protections for transgender students, debate over LGBTQ rights rage again across the U.S. Despite these disagreements, Americans are relatively liberal compared to countries across the world, where the consequences for gay or transgender citizens are
Read MoreArlene Yates Honored during the 11th Annual Black Pearls Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet
By Annie White Arlene Yates, the recipient of the 2016 Black Pearls Unsung Hero Award for Business, is one of an elite group of eighty three women and five men from Northeastern North Carolina who have been honored by the
Read MoreHidden Figures: How Black Women Preachers Spoke Truth to Power
Each semester I greet the students who file into my preaching class at Howard University with a standard talk. The talk is not an overview of the basics – techniques of sermon preparation or sermon delivery, as one might expect.
Read MoreUndocumented Immigrants Negotiate a Place for Themselves in America
Once undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers arrive on American soil, they run the risk of being stopped by law enforcement officials who are charged with investigating their status. A Feb. 17 memo released by the Department of Homeland Security reveals
Read MoreWant a Stronger Economy? Give Immigrants a Warm Welcome
Immigrants have long been a scapegoat when economies are sputtering, jobs are being lost or security is a concern. President Donald Trump’s planned wall along the Mexican border, for example, is premised on the notion that immigrants are pouring across
Read MoreUber’s Dismissive Treatment of Employee’s Sexism Claims Is Typical
Uber has suffered a spate of bad publicity in recent days after allegations of harassment and discrimination from a former software engineer. In a blog post, Susan Fowler described being propositioned by her supervisor within weeks of starting her job.
Read MoreNew Toolkit for Black Church Leaders Designed to Help Reduce Unplanned Pregnancy
Washington, DC — For many in the African-American community, the Black church has historically been a place where tough community issues are addressed, and that is why The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (The National Campaign), Values
Read MorePoet Brings the Issue of Black Women and Depression to the Stage
Karen Moore Enterprises with the Sistah Talk session sponsored by Urban Poetik Ministries Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of the Empowering Black Women Beyond the Blues Tour featuring performer LaVerne Evans Andrews and a popular writer, producer and
Read MoreNearly 50 Percent of U.S. Children Now Live in Poverty, Trump Wants to Cut These Programs
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) reports that 43 percent of all children in the U.S. now live in low-income families. This includes 30.6 million children, including 5.2 million infants and toddlers under the age of three. What
Read MoreBlack College Student From Chicago Discovers a Breakthrough for Colon Cancer Cure
When Keven Stonewall was in the fifth grade, he received four microscopes for Christmas from his parents. They did not realize then that his interest in biology would eventually lead him to discover a major breakthrough in the cure for colon
Read More10-year-old Entrepreneur Gianni Graham Using Her Profits to Inspire Other Girls
Almost every little girl wants a Barbie doll, but not all little girls can afford them. It took one creative and inspired little girl to solve this problem by donating Barbie dolls to homeless shelters and other places where girls
Read MoreDocumentary About Workplace Discrimination To Screen At Hollywood Black Film Festival
Oakland, CA — Head Not The Tail Productions (HNTT Productions) is delighted to announce that its powerful and inspiring documentary Invisible Women: Being a Black Woman in Corporate America has been accepted for screening at the 2017 Hollywood Black Film
Read MoreTop 2017 African-American, Minority and Diversity Summer Internship Programs
Many companies and organizations are already announcing that they are accepting applications for their upcoming internship programs. Here’s a list of the top 2017 summer internship programs for African Americans: #1 – The NBA Internship Program offers college students an
Read MoreMeet Annie Malone – The First Ever Black Woman Millionaire
There are millions of women entrepreneurs in the United Statess that are running successful businesses, and many of them have even reached millionaire status. In fact, according a study by The American College, up to 45 percent of American millionaires
Read MoreGDN Classifieds February 16, 2017
Download GDN Classifieds in PDF format. Greater Diversity News is a statewide publication with national reach and relevance. We are a chosen news source for underrepresented and underserved communities in North Carolina.
Read MoreLawsuit Alleges Racial Bias in Jones County Elections
Raleigh News & Observer – In an effort to give Jones County black voters a bigger voice on their local governing board, a national civil rights organization has teamed up with two North Carolina law firms to file a federal lawsuit challenging the county commissioner election process.
Read MoreWho counts as black?
For generations, intimacy between black men and white women was taboo. A mere accusation of impropriety could lead to a lynching, and interracial marriage was illegal in a number of states.
Read MoreCombating stereotypes: How to talk to your children
How can modern parents raise the next generation to be free from corrosive gender and racial stereotypes? By the time children start elementary school, gender and race shape their lives in many ways that parents might want to prevent.
Read MoreTime to dismantle America’s lingering legacy of economic exclusion
After examining individual differences by race in consumer spending habits, education, family structure, and employment, the report concluded that these factors are not “sufficient enough to erase a century of accumulated wealth.”
Read MoreStaying mentally fit if you’re struggling with the political climate
Many women who have been sexually abused were deeply affected because of recorded statements he had made about grabbing women in their crotches. Additionally, many African-Americans who felt empowered and validated by an Obama presidency felt deep sorrow and fear at Trump’s election …
Read MoreWhat Makes a Mountain, Hill or Prairie a Sacred Place for Native Americans?
On Wednesday, however, the protesters appeared to have received support from none other than Pope Francis, a long-time defender of indigenous people’s rights. The pope said indigenous cultures have a right to defend “their ancestral relationship to the Earth.” He added,
Read MoreFirst recorded death of a black firefighter in North Carolina was Edward Peed of Washington
Edward Peed had been a member of the Salamander Fire Co. for more than 20 years. He was 46 years old when he tragically died in the line of duty. A monument was erected by the white citizens of Washington and to this day, the monument stands at the current Fire Station.
Read MoreThe Civic Group: Leading the Way With Nearly 40 Years of Community Service
The Eastern North Carolina Civic Group (the Civic Group) has a long and storied history. It was formed in the late seventies to support historically underserved Black communities that were struggling to find ways to acquire economic and political power.
Read MoreBiography: E.V. Wilkins
Wilkins officially entered politics when he won a seat on Roper’s town council in 1967, thus becoming the first African-American elected official in the region since the days of Reconstruction. Wilkins won the area’s mayoral election, thus becoming the first African-American mayor of Roper.
Read MoreAmerica’s always had black inventors – even when the patent system explicitly excluded them
One group of prolific innovators, however, has been largely ignored by history: black inventors born or forced into American slavery. Though U.S. patent law was created with color-blind language to foster innovation, the patent system consistently excluded these inventors from recognition.
Read MoreTrump wants to change Medicaid funding; could his ideas work?
President Trump and other GOP leaders not only want to repeal the ACA but also to change Medicaid’s funding mechanism to something called block grants. Trump believes the change will save the federal government billions of dollars, and that could be true.
Read MoreHow will native tribes fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in court?
According to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, oil running through the pipeline would represent the fulfillment of a generations-old prophesy, passed down through the oral traditions of tribal members, that warned of a Black Snake coming to defile the sacred waters necessary to maintain the tribes’ ceremonies.
Read MoreGDN Classifieds February 9, 2017
Greater Diversity News is a statewide publication with national reach and relevance. We are a chosen news source for underrepresented and underserved communities in North Carolina.
Read MoreI’m A Refugee From A Banned Country—This Is My Story
I was a rebellious teen. What set me apart from millions of other rebellious teenagers around the world was that my acts of rebellion could have gotten me executed. That’s because I was a 13-year-old in post-revolution Iran, where the laws deemed any sort of opposition as an act of treason.
Read MoreA Real Belief in Equal Access to Opportunity: Congressman G. K. Butterfield
Congressman Butterfield is honored to call the First District of North Carolina home. Congressman G. K. Butterfield believes that if you work hard and play by the rules you deserve a fair shot at achieving the American Dream. But for
Read MoreWho is Betsy DeVos?
Betsy DeVos’ most recent job was running the American Federation for Children, an advocacy organization. The group’s self-described mission is “promoting school choice, with a specific focus on advocating for school vouchers, scholarship tax credit programs and Education Savings Accounts.”
Read MoreWhat Facebook Live Means for Journalism
Broadcasting live video used to be a complex technical feat, requiring television cameras, trucks and satellites. Today, the growing popularity of smartphones and social media has made “going live” simple. The result has been a new world of live video
Read MoreYou Are the New Gatekeeper of the News
News consumers today face a flood of fake news and information. Distinguishing between fact and fiction
Read MoreHow Obama’s Presidential Campaign Changed How Americans View Black Candidates
The relationship between black presidential candidates and potential voters is more complex than it is for
Read MoreWill Trump’s ‘Color-blind’ Pro-business Policies Help Black Entrepreneurs?
Man image caption: Trump celebrates African-American History month. Evan Vucci/AP Photo A growing body of research
Read MoreExploiting Slave Labor After the Abolition of Slavery
The U.S. criminal justice system is riven by racial disparity. The Obama administration pursued a plan
Read MoreAfrican American Entrepreneur Dives into the World of Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil With a Unique Crowdfunding Campaign
Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is one of the most fraudulently peddled products on the market.
Read MoreRecently Discovered Letter of George Washington Selling Off 90 Slaves to Be Auctioned in New York
Yonkers, NY — A long-lost letter of George Washington, reporting on an auction he held of
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Paul Krugman Issues a Warning About What Is Coming
We’re only three weeks into the Trump administration, but it’s already clear that any hopes that Mr. Trump and those around him would be even slightly ennobled by the responsibilities of office were foolish. Every day brings further evidence that this is a man who completely conflates the national interest with his personal self-interest …
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