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08/06/2022Greater Diversity News, is a certified African-American owned and operated business that is structured to provide business and economic opportunities through its monthly print publication, three (3) weekly eNews editions, and our websites: www.greaterdiversity.com and www.nbsm.greaterdiversity.com. We can give corporations
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11/30/2023ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Barnhill Contracting Company will receive sealed proposals for Manns Harbor – EMS/Fire Facility (EMS-8), Kitty Hawk – EMS/Fire Facility (EMS-9), Manteo – Youth Center on January 09, 2024. Times to be given on via addendum #01. See
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Capability Statement: GreaterDiversity.com and Greater Diversity News Print Publication
08/06/2022Greater Diversity News, is a certified African-American owned and operated business that is structured to provide business and economic opportunities through its monthly print publication, three (3) weekly eNews editions, and our websites: www.greaterdiversity.com and www.nbsm.greaterdiversity.com. We can give corporations
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01/25/2018Welcome to GDN
01/06/2017Author Bio
Contributing Writer: Sascha Meinrath
11/07/2017Sascha Meinrath is the Palmer Chair in Telecommunications at Penn State and director of X-Lab, an innovative think tank focusing on the intersection of vanguard technologies and public policy.
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10/27/2016GDN Contributing Writer: Marva L. Lewis
09/03/2016Bertie County
How Small Town Mayor Joyce Whichard-Brown Is Making Main Street Vibrant Again and Getting Businesses Back
12/29/2019WILLIAMSTON, N.C. – Whichard-Brown says she and the town council want to make Williamston “vibrant again,” which means addressing all of the vacant buildings on Main Street, getting businesses to come back, hire and operate like they used to.
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How Small Town Mayor Joyce Whichard-Brown Is Making Main Street Vibrant Again and Getting Businesses Back
12/29/2019WILLIAMSTON, N.C. – Whichard-Brown says she and the town council want to make Williamston “vibrant again,” which means addressing all of the vacant buildings on Main Street, getting businesses to come back, hire and operate like they used to.
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Mayor Frederick L. Yates
02/15/2020Frederick Lee Yates is a retiree of the United States Marine Corps. He is currently serving his fourth term as the first Afro-American Mayor, for the Town of Winfall, North Carolina.
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02/15/2017Black History
Author of Books About Race and Diversity Launches Online Humanity Chats
07/03/2020Ghanaian-American author Marjy Marj (Marjorie Boafo Appiah), who wrote The Shimmigrant and Same Elephants, has launched Humanity Chats – conversations about everyday issues impacting the human race. Airing on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube at 7:00 PM EST on Thurs. Humanity Chats encourages an open
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11/13/2017Books of Knowledge
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
03/03/2023By Imani Perry
An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South—and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America.
Call to Colors
HBCU Caucus Partnership Challenge Is an Effort To Promote Greater Engagement and Support Between Private Companies
12/09/2022The HBCU Caucus Partnership Challenge is an effort to promote greater engagement and support between private companies and HBCUs. 99 companies have taken the challenge. Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02) announced 3
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The Cocoa Wars: Transition to Economic Justice – GDN Exclusive
03/27/2023Africa and the European Union are engaged in a literal trade war over the profits that come from the cocoa industry. Sixty percent of the world’s cocoa is grown in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, African countries. It is estimated that
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DISCOVER SAMPSON COUNTY
12/03/2016Tucked into the southeast corner of North Carolina, known as the Coastal Plains, is beautiful Sampson County, which is bordered on the east by 300 miles of beaches and in the west the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountain ranges.
Read MoreAging in Place Downtown
01/08/2016Out Of Bondage Music Radio Syndication Show
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10/24/2014Craven County
How Small Town Mayor Joyce Whichard-Brown Is Making Main Street Vibrant Again and Getting Businesses Back
12/29/2019WILLIAMSTON, N.C. – Whichard-Brown says she and the town council want to make Williamston “vibrant again,” which means addressing all of the vacant buildings on Main Street, getting businesses to come back, hire and operate like they used to.
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Historic Thousands That Gathered in Raleigh, Despite the Rain
02/12/2018Yesterday’s delegation of resisters shall come to recognize we have a collective soul that will not perish. A soul that will rise in triumph over every obstacle cast in our path …
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HBCU Caucus Partnership Challenge Is an Effort To Promote Greater Engagement and Support Between Private Companies
12/09/2022The HBCU Caucus Partnership Challenge is an effort to promote greater engagement and support between private companies and HBCUs. 99 companies have taken the challenge. Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02) announced 3
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Rules of Civil Protest, Know Your Rights
08/13/2019The right to join with fellow citizens in protest or peaceful assembly is critical to a functioning democracy and at the core of the First Amendment. Unfortunately, law enforcement officials sometimes violate this right…
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09/07/2017Environmental Rescue
Rural America matters to all Americans
01/20/2017President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to lead the Department of Agriculture. Many Americans may feel like this particular Cabinet nomination doesn’t impact their everyday lives, but that is a misconception. USDA is responsible for areas
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Advertising Opportunities
11/17/2020Advertising Special: MONTHLY BROADSHEET SIZES: Full page: $5,000.00 Half page: $2,500.00 Quarter page: $1,500.00 Actual dimensions available upon request. All ads come with free website banner ads and with various options for customization. “Digital technology touches all Black consumers, whether
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01/06/2017Film Reviews
Watch Tonight: New documentary on the state of hate in America
10/24/2016Tonight an important new documentary on the state of hate in America is airing. The documentary, Hate Rising, reported by Fusion and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, shows the astonishing and very concerning rise of hate in America. From the Ku
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Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children
10/24/2017The report ranked states in a Race for Results Index and awarded them composite scores for how well children of different ethnic groups do, based on a scale of one to 1,000.
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Scholarships for Students Who Are Improving Health Outcomes in Their Communities
03/16/2018From a high school senior who provides nutrition education to local youth to a future family nurse practitioner who conducts community-organized wellness checks …
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LAWMAKERS MUST FULLY FUND THE WIC PROGRAM
03/18/2024Written by Candace Baker Half of all babies — including mine — rely on this essential program. But unless Congress acts, millions could face food insecurity. When my grandmother was raising my cousins and me, she taught us to
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03/18/2024GDN Spotlights
Jerry McCrary, Mayor of Parmele, NC on the Hunt for Big Progress
07/15/2020NOTICE TO MAJOR RETAIL CHAINS – If you haven’t already, Jerry McCrary, mayor of Parmele, NC, wants to meet with you about setting up shop there. Not far from U.S. 64 East, Parmele has a bright future, and your business could be a big part of it!
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Virtual Events: Join this Discussion – The New Black Student Movement
05/03/2021Join this discussion sponsored by the FSUNAA Civic Engagement & Advocacy Committee Coverage and promotion by Greater Diversity News (GDN) When: May 28, 2021, 4:30 pm Where: Virtual Purpose: To discuss strategies to defeat voter suppression, new Jim Crow legislation
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Combating Colorism: Dark Skin Activist, Author and Actress Rashida Strober
10/11/2017Not only did she write and produce the play, she also brilliantly plays five women. The queen of dark skin has also written the most books on the topic of dark skin. Rashida has four books and two plays.
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Rules of Civil Protest, Know Your Rights
08/13/2019The right to join with fellow citizens in protest or peaceful assembly is critical to a functioning democracy and at the core of the First Amendment. Unfortunately, law enforcement officials sometimes violate this right…
Read MoreTake Action Now: Defending the DREAMers
09/06/2017Warning Signs of Mass Violence in America?
08/23/2017Greater Commentary
Black Political Engagement – The MWBE Imperative: Fair Share for People of Color
12/21/2022My objective in writing about voter apathy and suppression is to help with a community dialogue that will lead to greater engagement in communities of color and, thereby, more significant economic opportunity. A parallel objective is to promote voter participation
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01/01/2022Greater Communication
Film Review: ‘Marshall’ – The Life of Thurgood Marshall
10/17/2017His interpretation of the civil rights advocate is shrewd and strong. Regardless of the trappings, Thurgood Marshall’s spirit prevails and his legacy is being passed on. That makes this film a must-see, even if it doesn’t have the epic grandeur and significance of “Selma.”
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02/08/2017Greater Education
Does Hardening Schools Make Students Safer?
06/22/2022The first real possibility for federal firearms legislation in decades has been sketched out by a bipartisan group of senators. It comes in the wake of the May 23, 2022, school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which an 18-year-old gunman
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Ziggy Marley Will Receive the Black Press 2020 Global Icon Award at NNPA Virtual Convention
07/03/2020Reggae legend Ziggy Marley will receive the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2020 Global Icon Achievement Award during the NNPA’s Annual Convention scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9. The two-day international broadcast marks the first virtual convention
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What the Google Gender ‘Manifesto’ Really Says About Silicon Valley
08/13/2017Five years ago, Silicon Valley was rocked by a wave of “brogrammer” bad behavior, when overfunded, highly entitled, mostly white and male startup founders did things that were juvenile, out of line and just plain stupid. Most of these activities
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What the Google Gender ‘Manifesto’ Really Says About Silicon Valley
08/13/2017Five years ago, Silicon Valley was rocked by a wave of “brogrammer” bad behavior, when overfunded, highly entitled, mostly white and male startup founders did things that were juvenile, out of line and just plain stupid. Most of these activities
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Humans Evolved With Their Microbiomes – Like Genes, Your Gut Microbes Pass From One Generation to the Next
09/19/2022When the first humans moved out of Africa, they carried their gut microbes with them. Turns out, these microbes also evolved along with them. The human gut microbiome is made up of hundreds to thousands of species of bacteria and archaea. Within a
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Mount Tabor High School Stadium Replacement & Additions
10/21/2017NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Mount Tabor High School Stadium Replacement & Additions BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUEST: Vannoy Construction has been selected as the Construction Manager at Risk by Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and is seeking to pre-qualify construction trade and specialty contractors to
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Ziggy Marley Will Receive the Black Press 2020 Global Icon Award at NNPA Virtual Convention
07/03/2020Reggae legend Ziggy Marley will receive the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2020 Global Icon Achievement Award during the NNPA’s Annual Convention scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9. The two-day international broadcast marks the first virtual convention
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NAACP Youth and College Division (YCD) Launches Its Midterm Election Podcast Series – A GDN Exclusive
10/22/2022President of the North Carolina Youth and College Division of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Johna Speller, continues her critical student engagement, voter education, registration, and mobilization efforts through a series of planned podcasts designed to
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Author of Books About Race and Diversity Launches Online Humanity Chats
07/03/2020Ghanaian-American author Marjy Marj (Marjorie Boafo Appiah), who wrote The Shimmigrant and Same Elephants, has launched Humanity Chats – conversations about everyday issues impacting the human race. Airing on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube at 7:00 PM EST on Thurs. Humanity Chats encourages an open
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NFL Play 60 Challenge Virtual Field Trip Live From Super Bowl LI
01/24/2017NFL PLAY 60 Challenge Virtual Field Trip Free Virtual Class to be Live-Streamed in Classrooms Nationwide Dallas, TX — The NFL and American Heart Association, together with Discovery Education, will host the first-ever AHA NFL PLAY 60 Challenge Virtual Field
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How Some Rich People Are Trying to Dismantle Inequality
07/24/2017Ample research indicates that the growing problem of wealth and income inequality could stunt U.S. economic growth and undermine our democracy while stirring political polarization. Given that the federal government shows little interest in fighting economic inequality and many states
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ESSENCE ‘Coming Together IRL’ Panel Gets Honest About Black Women & Workforce Diversity
12/21/2017The concept of diversity in the workforce is a topic that is often discussed but has yet to be implemented effectively in a way that results in consistent representation for people of color across multiple industries.
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Colombian Immigrant Carlos Motta Wins Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise
02/06/2017The Vilcek Foundation is proud to announce Carlos Motta as one of the three recipients of the 2017 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Fine Arts. The prizes were designed to recognize and support emerging immigrant artists who have made
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Indigenous People Invented the so-called ‘American Dream’
10/09/2017These Native Americans organized in groups to undertake massive projects as a communal cooperative, leaving a built legacy of equality across America’s landscape.
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LAWMAKERS MUST FULLY FUND THE WIC PROGRAM
03/18/2024Written by Candace Baker Half of all babies — including mine — rely on this essential program. But unless Congress acts, millions could face food insecurity. When my grandmother was raising my cousins and me, she taught us to
Read MoreCASH BAIL IS UNFAIR AND VIOLATES DUE PROCESS
03/18/2024NAACP News
NAACP Youth and College Division (YCD) Launches Its Midterm Election Podcast Series – A GDN Exclusive
10/22/2022President of the North Carolina Youth and College Division of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Johna Speller, continues her critical student engagement, voter education, registration, and mobilization efforts through a series of planned podcasts designed to
Read MoreNative American Focus
Indigenous People Invented the so-called ‘American Dream’
10/09/2017These Native Americans organized in groups to undertake massive projects as a communal cooperative, leaving a built legacy of equality across America’s landscape.
Read MoreNatural Healing
Is Raw Food Healthier Than Cooked Food?
01/31/2017Cooking food can improve its taste, but it also changes the nutritional content. Interestingly, some vitamins are lost when food is cooked, while others become more available for your body to use. Some claim that eating primarily raw foods is
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Greater Diversity News Print Edition 7-27-2023
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18 Georgia NAACP Branches to ‘Party at the Polls’ in Pivotal State
10/21/2020ATLANTA – 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
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Jerry McCrary, Mayor of Parmele, NC on the Hunt for Big Progress
07/15/2020NOTICE TO MAJOR RETAIL CHAINS – If you haven’t already, Jerry McCrary, mayor of Parmele, NC, wants to meet with you about setting up shop there. Not far from U.S. 64 East, Parmele has a bright future, and your business could be a big part of it!
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DISCOVER SAMPSON COUNTY
12/03/2016Tucked into the southeast corner of North Carolina, known as the Coastal Plains, is beautiful Sampson County, which is bordered on the east by 300 miles of beaches and in the west the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountain ranges.
Read MoreAging in Place Downtown
01/08/2016Out Of Bondage Music Radio Syndication Show
01/08/2016Join the C.O.D.D.E. Initiative
10/24/2014Print Edition
Download GDN Print Edition for August 2017
01/28/2018Greater 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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12/08/2017Sampson-Duplin Spotlight
How Small Town Mayor Joyce Whichard-Brown Is Making Main Street Vibrant Again and Getting Businesses Back
12/29/2019WILLIAMSTON, N.C. – Whichard-Brown says she and the town council want to make Williamston “vibrant again,” which means addressing all of the vacant buildings on Main Street, getting businesses to come back, hire and operate like they used to.
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Herbal Medicines: Toxic Side Effects and Drug Interactions
12/09/2016The simple fact that herbal medicines are drugs is underappreciated or not understood at all by most people. They include good drugs, bad drugs and completely useless drugs, but they are drugs nonetheless, and therein lies a lot of grief.
Read MoreDreams Do Come True: from Dreamer to Doctor
11/01/2016Spirit and Life
Spiritually Speaking… Did You Insult or Exalt God Today?
07/15/2019Have you succumbed to the notion yet that prayer will get you through it? The ‘it’ I’m referring to is EVERYTHING. If the truth be told and you’re like me, at times you’re not very enthusiastic about your faith. That
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The Cocoa Wars: Transition to Economic Justice – GDN Exclusive
03/27/2023Africa and the European Union are engaged in a literal trade war over the profits that come from the cocoa industry. Sixty percent of the world’s cocoa is grown in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, African countries. It is estimated that
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02/21/2018Washington County
How Small Town Mayor Joyce Whichard-Brown Is Making Main Street Vibrant Again and Getting Businesses Back
12/29/2019WILLIAMSTON, N.C. – Whichard-Brown says she and the town council want to make Williamston “vibrant again,” which means addressing all of the vacant buildings on Main Street, getting businesses to come back, hire and operate like they used to.
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