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Civil Rights Progress At Stake In New Supreme Court Term Opening Next Week

Several cases pose major implications for racial minorities on issues like prohibitions on class action lawsuits, voting, and equal access under public accommodations laws.

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The Little Rock Nine – 60 Years Later, See Activists Today Taking Steps

The surviving members of the Little Rock Nine addressed the high school’s current students. By Sept. 25, 1957, they had withstood the mobs, a hostile governor and the Arkansas National Guard in one of the most iconic moments of the civil rights movement.

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NAACP Honors the Life and Legacy of Alvin Turner

“The NAACP sadly mourns the passing, but honors and celebrates the life, legacy and leadership of Mr. Alvin Turner, a man who was a key participant in the 1968 Memphis, Tennessee sanitation workers’ strike.

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Join Us October 5-7 NC NAACP 74th Convention

We are less than one week away from our 74th Annual State Convention, this year’s theme is “Forward Together Not One Step Back: For Justice We NEVER Sound Retreat.”

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Teaching Tolerance Magazine Helps Teachers Fight ‘Alt-Right’ Influence on Students

In the wake of the deadly violence in Charlottesville, the “alt-right” movement is continuing to use social media and pop culture to indoctrinate young people with its hateful ideology, but teachers can take action in the classroom to counter its

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Tax ‘Reform’ for the Rich: Trump’s Plan Abandons His Working-Class Supporters

Estimates of the cost of the Trump tax cuts are $2.7 trillion over 10 years. Just as a few brave Republicans prevented the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, will some say no to this reverse Robin Hood tax reform?

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Reconstructing America Again: The Long Struggle for American Reconstruction

Those who have struggled against injustice in this country must not take the results of this election personally. We cannot afford to blame our neighbors or demonize Mr. Trump. We are together inheritors of a legacy that has rejected justice.

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Historic Week for NC NAACP as Dr. William J. Barber Steps Down as President of the State Conference

It had become a dormant and ineffective organization, having lost its will and ability to fight the critical battles which needed to be fought.

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Damien M. Williams Named Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement at Fayetteville State University

He brings experience of Advancement operations to include development, public relations, alumni relations, marketing, and other areas. Most impressive are his credentials as a fundraiser.

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The Spotlight: Sampson-Duplin for October 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 growing distribution

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GDN Classifieds September 28, 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)

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Download GDN Print Edition for September 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)

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The Blood of Emmett Till

Author Timothy B. Tyson
In 1955, white men in the Mississippi Delta lynched a fourteen-year-old from Chicago named Emmett Till. His murder was part of a wave of white terrorism in the wake of the 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared public school segregation unconstitutional.

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Miss Ghana Tourism USA 2017 for December in Virginia

Ghanaian descendant women aged from 18 to 25 that are passionate about the history and culture go Ghana and are desirous of promoting the country as a choice tourism and investment.

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Insult to Injury: U.S. Workers Without Paid Sick Leave Suffer From Mental Distress

Given the disproportionate access to paid sick leave based on race, ethnicity and income status, coupled with its relationship to health and mental health, paid sick leave must be viewed as a health disparity,

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The Special Prosecutor in American Politics: Counsel Mueller’s Speed and Tactics

The more investigations are going on, the more possibility there is that testimony gets tainted in some way by the cross investigation.

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Rep. Al Green Meets with the Black Press on Capitol Hill

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) discussed a range of issues from symbols of the Confederacy to advertising in the Black Press and the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

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How You Can Help Hurricane Victims in Puerto Rico: Donation Lists

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Irma made landfall on the island, Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria, the worst natural disaster the island has seen in nearly a century.

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Let Them Eat Caviar: When Charity Galas Waste Money

Reports split spending among three categories: programming, administration and fundraising. Excessive spending on fundraising, relative to amount of money raised, is a red flag for waste.

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The Surprising Connection Between ‘Take a Knee’ Protests and Citizens United

Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling that some fear is destroying American democracy, may also be showing us how to heal it. The most recent example of this is the reaction to President Donald Trump’s comments suggesting that sports owners

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Every Year, Millions Try to Navigate US Courts Without a Lawyer

Eighty percent of state criminal defendants cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, and only those who are actually incarcerated are constitutionally entitled to appointed counsel.

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ACLU of Missouri Files Lawsuit against City of St. Louis For Unconstitutional Police Conduct

The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit today against the city of St. Louis for unlawful and unconstitutional actions against people during the Stockley verdict demonstrations.

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William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations: Announcing the Friday Fellowship Class of 2017-2019

These leaders learn to model former UNC system president Bill Friday’s civility, transparency, and collaboration across divergent ideas and identities.

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This Week’s GDN eNews Email Edition: The Color of Law

View this week’s email update: eNews is delivered to your inbox each week with book reviews, videos, inspiring stories, NAACP events and our latest jobs. Read the latest edition here.

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GDN Classifieds September 21, 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)

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I Can’t Visit My Sons in Prison Because I Have Unpaid Traffic Tickets

It breaks you down mentally, emotionally. I think about my kids all the time, just all the time. They’ve been in there for years, and it never gets any better to not be able to see them.

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NAACP Calls for the Respect of Constitutional Rights After the Acquittal of Jason Stockley

Anthony Lamar Smith's death, and the deaths of countless other victims of police brutality in Missouri, is exactly why the NAACP issued a travel advisory to the state …

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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Author Richard Rothstein
The laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments—that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day. There is no better history of this troubled journey than “The Color of Law.”

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NAACP Condemns Irregularities at Kharon Davis Trial

The Dothan criminal justice system failed in all aspects of its treatment of Kharon Davis. For the last ten years, Kharon has been denied his Sixth Amendment rights to a public, fair, and speedy trial.

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What You Should Know about the Community Reinvestment Act

Lending institutions made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for residents of poor inner-cities to borrow money, get a mortgage, take out insurance or access other financial services. CRA is a way for banks to do well by doing good.

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Twin Earthquakes Expose Mexico’s Deep Inequality

Poverty makes these disaster impacts worse in the south. On average, 46 percent of Mexican households live in poverty. But 70 percent of Oaxaca’s population earns less than what’s needed …

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Don’t Let “45” Take Credit for President Obama’s Economy

The income, poverty and health insurance data released by the Census Bureau on September 13 confirms what many of us already knew. President Obama’s last year was one of economic improvement for many individuals. The median income rose from $57,230

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Study: More, and More Diverse, US College Students Voted in 2016

Students who belong to some demographic groups with historically low turnout rates showed some of the biggest increases: younger students, Hispanic students and Asian students.

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Dr. Aminta Hawkins Breaux Makes History as BSU’s First Female President

Partnerships are going to be extremely important. We want to reach out to our business leaders and the rest of our community and help them see the value …

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New Center for American Progress Report: Path Forward to Increase Teacher Diversity

Developing proven and rigorous standards to increase selectivity within the teacher workforce and keeping the U.S. workforce competitive on an international scale does not—and should not—need to come at the cost of diversity …

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History Repeating Itself: Fighting for School Integration in 2017

Since 2013, the mostly-white Birmingham suburb of Gardendale, Alabama, has been trying to break away from the larger Jefferson County public school district, where black students outnumber white ones by several thousand.

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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Constitutional Responsibility for Right to Sound Basic Education

Despite the ruling today, this lawsuit and our organizing around it has lifted the hopes of parents and community advocates in Halifax County  who believe that change is possible …

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American Federation of Teachers on the CBC Foundation’s 47th Annual Legislative Conference

We must be engaged, empowered and prepared to fight forward for high-quality public education; affordable, high-quality healthcare; good jobs that pay living wages; a stronger democracy free of voter suppression; and an end to bigotry and hatred.

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How the Latest Effort to Repeal Obamacare Would Affect Millions

Like all health care legislation, the bill is complex, but the broad outlines of it are rather clear: It would undo much of the reforms implemented through the ACA and then go a step further.

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‘Medicare for All’ Could Be Cheaper Than You Think

While this wouldn’t be single-payer – in which the government covers all health care costs – and private insurers would continue to operate alongside Medicare, it would be a substantial improvement over the current system.

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RAISE Act: Global Panel of Scholars Explains ‘Merit-based’ Immigration

As Congress takes up the issue of immigration, we turned to our global network of scholars to get their perspective on how points systems work.

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What You Should Know About the Equifax Data Breach

On July 29, Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting corporations, discovered that unauthorized data access had occurred. Yet it was not until September 7 when the multi-national data breach was announced publicly.

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The White House Should Postpone Its HBCU Conference

HBCU students, campus leaders and the millions of people who live in the campus communities, all of which are searching for these schools to be equitably funded and supported by public and private partners.

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Danisha Carmala Scott: The Life of a Top Model at New York Fashion Week

Jamaican model Danisha Carmala Scott, the 2009 Miss Jamaica World Model Fast Track Winner, traveled more than 1,500 miles, all the way to the Big Apple, for New York Fashion Week (NYFW) on a mission to get signed by a

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How the Legacy of Slavery Affects the Mental Health of Black Americans Today

Forgiveness and grace are, indeed, hallmarks of the Black Church. Since slavery, the church has been a formidable force for survival …

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GDN Classifieds September 14, 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)

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Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery to Union Hero

Author Cate Lineberry
It was a mild May morning in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1862, the second year of the Civil War, when a twenty-three-year-old enslaved man named Robert Smalls boldly seized a Confederate steamer.

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Roots of Racism: 6 Essential Reads

On Friday, Sept. 15, “Third Rail with OZY” will discuss racism in the United States. These stories from The Conversation archive explore where racism came from and why it persists.

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Hurricanes Drive Immigration to the US

Understanding how immigration responds to major events in other countries helps policymakers understand immigration policy. We focused on migration to the U.S.

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What Journalists Can Do Better to Cover the Disability Beat

For decades, the media has tended to portray people with disabilities (or those around them) as inspirations or heroes—a genre of reporting known as “inspiration porn.”

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