October, 2020 - Greater Diversity News

How ‘Strategic’ Bias Keeps Americans From Voting for Women and Candidates of Color

When Americans vote this fall, the candidates on their ballots will not reflect the diversity of the United States. Despite recent gains, women and people of color still do not run for office as frequently as white men. In part, this is

Teaching Children About Nature – Which Can Get Them Excited About Science

Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street. In fact, numerically speaking, insects dominate the Earth with more than 5.5 million species. An estimated 10 quintillion – or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 – individual insects are alive at any given moment.

Will Russia Influence the American Vote with Misleading Propaganda?

The idea that someone recently tried to influence Americans to vote for a particular candidate by sending them threatening emails may sound outlandish – as might federal officials’ allegation that the Iranian government is behind those messages. But U.S. voters should prepare for

Natacha Buchanan Applauds ONG Industry’s Outreach to Minorities

Natacha Buchanan personifies all that the oil and natural gas industry projects for the future of its well-paying workforce. She’s a woman who identifies as half-Black and half-Hispanic – a paradigm shift for an industry that previously hadn’t demonstrated

Military Veterans Find Plenty of Opportunities and Camaraderie at Wells Fargo

In a recent interview with BlackPressUSA, Le Nette Rutledge, the head of Military Talent Programs at Wells Fargo, shared her perspective about being a military veteran now serving in the ranks of corporate America. When asked what gets her up

Black Voters Cannot Afford Four More Years of Trump

In 2016, then-candidate Donald J. Trump asked African Americans, “what the hell do you have to lose,” by supporting his campaign. Nearly four years later, the answer is painfully clear: a hell of a lot. In the past eight months

Senator Bernie Sanders: Climate Change is the Existential Threat to Our Planet

Washington, D.C. – Today, in a newly released video, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) said that climate change is an existential threat to our country, endangering our health, security and access to clean water, air and public land. The video from Sanders is part

RNC Skewered After Tweeting Trump’s ‘Outer Space’ Second Term Priorities

As the pandemic worsens with more than 70,000 new cases each day, unemployment numbers rising, and small businesses routinely shuttering, the Republican National Committee decided it was time to tweet President Donald Trump’s priorities if he’s re-elected. It did not

ELECTION 2020: For Many Voters, “It’s [Still] the Economy, Stupid…”

During the heated 1992 presidential race, James Carville, who was then a strategist for the Bill Clinton campaign, coined the phrase used in our headline to remind those working in Clinton’s campaign headquarters of what is really important to voters.

For Millions of Americans, the Future of Health Care is What’s on the Ballot

Elections Have Consequences #1 Presidential elections impact Americans’ lives in a wide array of ways. It’s widely maintained that the outcome of the 2020 contest between the incumbent, Donald Trump, and the Democratic Nominee, Joe Biden, will have long-term consequences

The Future of Education Is at Stake in the 2020 Election

Dr. Naomi Johnson Booker, the founder of the Philadelphia-based charter school management corporation, Global Academies, is adamant about the importance of getting out the vote. Booker, whose academy scholars program establishes 8th graders as passport-holding citizens, who have travel the

‘Threat to Health Care and Civil Rights’ Judge Barrett Confirmed by GOP Senate

Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative judge with a stated opposition to the Affordable Care Act and many Civil Rights laws, was confirmed on Monday, October 26, 2020, as the next Supreme Court Justice. Only Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins defected,

Latest Executive Orders an Attempts to Sabotage Biden and Eliminate Diversity Programs

With record early voting numbers heavily pointing to a potential landslide by Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden, President Donald Trump is working behind the scenes to undermine a new administration and further divide the country. The President this week quietly

Dave Roberts Becomes Second Black Manager to Win the World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the champions of baseball in large part because of a masterful managerial job by Dave Roberts, who becomes just the second African American skipper to win the World Series. The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay

Why Mixed Messaging Can Erode Trust in Institutions – What To Believe and Whom

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revised its guidance to acknowledge that COVID-19 can be spread through tiny airborne particles, known as aerosols. It had earlier removed a similar guidance from its website, saying it was “posted in error.” Similarly, there

November 3: So Much at Stake in This Election to Restore Government for the People

Vote! I cannot say it any simpler or say it enough. Vote to restore government for the people, by the people; vote to preserve our threatened middle class; vote for America’s workers by voting for an America that works; vote

Kristen Welker Guides Trump and Biden to Real Debate

President Donald Trump went face to face with his enemies – real and perceived – during the final debate of the 2020 election season on Thursday, October 22. Trump squared with Democratic Nominee Joe Biden at Belmont University in

Voter Suppression Tactics and Long Lines Fail to Quell Resolve of Black Voters

The lines are long, but Black voters are demonstrating their will to vote. In Texas, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana, African Americans’ resiliency and resolve have never been as severely tested. They have gone to great lengths to overcome

Why the 2020 Vote Matters More than Ever to African Americans

“Some had to pay fees. Some were tested. Many people died for that right. It is too important for us not to vote, and if we want to have a democracy, we need to participate in it. We can’t hope

Oprah Winfrey To Host Virtual Town Halls in Key States To Encourage, Inspire and Support Voters

Ahead of Election – Events Are Free and Open to the Public on Zoom Los Angeles – Oprah Winfrey announced today plans to host virtual town halls in key states as part of OWN’s OWN YOUR VOTE nonpartisan get-out-the-vote initiative, intended

Younger Voters Are Turning Out More, But Continue to Lag in Returning Mail Ballots and Voting Early In-Person

National analysis also finds voters aged 65 and older are voting early at rates higher than other groups MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new analysis released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds that as voters across the country

In Two Political Battlegrounds, Thousands of Mail-in Ballots Are on the Verge of Being Rejected

Tens of millions of Americans have already cast their ballots for the 2020 election by mail, building on a historic shift in voting methods that started with primary elections held during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mail-in ballots, however, aren’t automatically accepted as in-person

Election 2020: 89 Articles to Teach You About How American Elections Really Work

Editors’ note: In a world transformed by a pandemic, few of the fundamentals in Americans’ lives – schools, jobs, even how to shop for groceries – have remained the same. The same is true with the election, where the most

How to Track Your Mail-in Ballot – And Will It Get Back in Time to Be Counted

Many voters who want to participate in the election by mail are concerned about when they’ll receive their ballot – and whether it will get back in time to be counted. The pandemic has caused interest in mail-in voting to surge to record

OP-ED: My Plan to Lift Every Voice in Black America

There is injustice in America. There is discrimination. There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s hearts that makes it harder for Black people to succeed. These

BHERC Announces Films and Filmmakers for the 26th Streaming Online on BHERC TV

Over 140 films selected from over 1500 entries from the US and twenty countries around the world will stream online this year due to the COVID – 19 Pandemic. (Hollywood, CA) – The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC)

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Rule That Would Prevent 700K From Receiving Food Stamps During Pandemic

If the 2020 election’s importance wasn’t apparent to those casting ballots, a federal judge’s decision on Sunday might have underscored the urgency. In a decision that had far-reaching consequences during a deadly pandemic that’s cost more than 219,000 Americans

Nielsen’s 10th-Year African American Consumer Report Explores the Power of the Black Community

Data shows African Americans have increasing cultural, economic and political influence CHICAGO – October 21, 2020 – For 10 years, Nielsen has been dedicated to telling the story of the power of Black consumers and their diversity, long before the

Domestic Terror Arrests in Michigan Heighten Alarm of Rightwing Violence

In recent months, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and several lower-level Trump administration officials had been warning about the danger posed by homegrown domestic terrorists. Those concerns escalated throughout the summer after clashes between

18 Georgia NAACP Branches to ‘Party at the Polls’ in Pivotal State

ATLANTA – In one of the most unique get-out-the-vote efforts this year, 18 Georgia NAACP branches over 19 counties have launched an ambitious plan to get more than 40,000 African American voters to the polls across the state on the

Daughter of COVID Victim Works to Honor Father’s Memory

Sabila Khan is one of more than 209,000 American families who have lost a loved one to COVID-19 since the global pandemic slammed the United States in March of this year. On Sunday, October 4 at noon, she and others

NNPA Publishers Respond to Joe Biden’s Commitment and Plan for Black America

The commitment by Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden to help increase opportunities and recognize the plight of African Americans as outlined in an exclusive editorial with Black Press USA resonated quite loudly with African American publishers and national board members from

There’s Something More Important Than Kamala

“How about Kamala in the debate?” Well, I’m smart enough to know that if I say anything other than “She was perfect,” many sisters will disparage me, call me a hater and suggest that all men do is talk

Terminated Employees in Sheriff Department Continue to Report to Work, Drive County Vehicles

The Greene County Commission held its regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, October 13, 2020, since Monday, October 12, was a federal holiday. Early in the commission’s meeting, Commissioner Lester Brown again stated his concerns regarding the employees from the Sheriff’s Department,

Black Voices Are Loud and Clear at New York Film Festival

The lineup at the 2020 New York Film Festival (NYFF) included an impressive array of African diaspora films and the festival’s usual collection of international motion pictures. Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main

Post-Election Actions Planned If Trump Contests Results, Declares Victory Before All Votes Counted

Coalition Of 100+ Groups Launch Interactive Map Pushing Americans To RSVP To Local Events At ProtectTheResults.com Groundswell Of Grassroots Activity Comes After Trump, Pence Repeatedly Refuse To Commit To Accepting Results WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Indivisible and Stand Up America

Mail-in Voting Is Safe and Reliable in 43 States and the District of Columbia, Vote by Mail

Time is running out for Americans who want to cast their ballots by mail. If you want to vote this way but haven’t yet requested a ballot, you should know that it takes time for ballot requests to get from

California Congresswoman, South Central Residents Bewildered by Ice Cube/Trump Relationship

To Sean Broadus and his brother Evan, Ice Cube was more than an icon. He presented as someone to admire – a hope for making it out of the hood. The Broadus brothers live near the Gilbert Lindsay Community Center

Black SuperPac Urges Candidates, Parties to Spend Millions with Black Businesses

One of America’s leading Black conservative political action committee has instituted a national effort to help Black-owned businesses earn some of the billions of dollars spent during America’s political campaigns as the 2020 election year hits the home stretch. BlakPAC,

Heart Failure Among African Americans: A Community Disproportionately Impacted

The “Ask Dr. Kevin” series is brought to you by Pfizer Rare Disease in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) to increase understanding of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) and the risk it poses to African Americans. ATTR-CM is

Ford Law Career Academy Aims to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession

DEARBORN, Mich. – With the singular mission of bringing diversity to the practice of law, Ford Motor Company – with the support of its philanthropic arm, Ford Motor Company Fund, and Henry Ford Learning Institute – has developed the Ford Law Career Academy.

The Illness of King Donald, or Why Progressives Cannot Concede Any Ground

When word broke of the President and First Lady testing positive for Covid19, an image flashed into my mind. The image was from the 1980s series St. Elsewhere, about a hospital and its staff in Boston. A major character, played by

Black Violin Announces Debut Holiday Album “Give Thanks” Out November 20th

Recently, Black Violin, the classical-meets-hip-hop duo of Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, announced Give Thanks, their debut holiday album out November 20th. “Give Thanks employs playful storytelling, whimsical strings, and hard-hitting rhythms to highlight the unifying pillars of the holiday

The Dallas Weekly Wins Big with Best of Black Dallas 2020

The Dallas Weekly, the No. 1 African American media outlet serving North Texas since 1954, is experiencing a surge in engagements due to their wildly successful Best of Black Dallas 2020 campaign. The paper introduced the campaign as part of

As Clinical Trials Halt, U.S. Covid Cases Surge

Eli Lilly announced this week that it would pause a government-sponsored COVID-19 clinical trial because of a potential safety concern. The drug manufacturer did not specify the concern, but the experimental vaccine is reportedly similar to the one President Donald

LIFEWTR Debuts Digital Time Capsule, “Black Art Rising,” to Immortalize the Legacy of Black Protest Art

LIFEWTR, a premium water brand with a history of amplifying social progress through art, has launched Black Art Rising, a digital exhibition documenting the diverse responses to the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. According to organizers, the gallery was created

Asheville Citizen-Times Endorses Joe Biden: Joe Biden will do what’s right for Western North Carolinians

On the first day of in-person early voting, the Asheville Citizen-Times endorsed Joe Biden for President of the United States. In the editorial, the Asheville Citizen-Times cited Biden as “a good candidate who can be supported on his own

IN MEMORIAM: Joe Morgan, “Big Red Machine” Star Dies at 77

Joe Leonard Morgan, one of the all-time greatest second basemen in Major League Baseball history, and a key cog in Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine, has died at the age of 77. Over 22 mostly magnificent seasons, the left-handed batting Morgan,

CDC Greenlights Evictions Despite Continued Pandemic

Landlords can resume eviction proceedings after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued clarifications to a previous executive order from President Donald Trump. The CDC’s memo released this week noted that its order “isn’t intended to prevent landlords from

How to Save Democracy From GOP Sabotage – Abuses of Power?

I keep hearing from progressives who lament that even if Biden wins, Trump and McConnell have tilted the playing field forever. They point to McConnell’s rush to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, after blocking President Obama’s nominee

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