
Civic Engagement Headlines
NC Black Alliance Announces Support for “A Call to Colors” – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXVI
Saying that “There is no time better than now, specifically in North Carolina, for like-minded organizations
Read MoreDivine Nine Organizations Prepare For 2020 Elections – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXVI
It should be no secret that the fraternities and sororities that proudly make up the Divine
Read MoreFSU Senior has Registered Over 1,100 Voters – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXV
Since she’s been a Bronco at Fayetteville State University (FSU), senior Kristian Carlyle, 21, says she’s
Read MoreVoting Could Be the Problem With Democracy
Around the globe, citizens of many democracies are worried that their governments are not doing what the
Read MoreVoters Often Parrot the Party Line, Even When Polls Suggest Otherwise
Over time, political science has learned which types of questions are informative and which are not, based on models of public opinion.
Read MoreAggie SGA-AG Pushes Campus Student Voter Engagement – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXIV
Brenda Caldwell is the attorney general for N.C. A&T University’s Student Government Association. But the Greensboro
Read MoreWhat Matters 2020 – Issues That Impact Minority Communities
In an exclusive interview, Cullors tells the NNPA Newswire that BLM was invited to attend the third installment of the Democratic Presidential Debate…
Read MoreAct Now: The Senate Bill 250 Is Bad for Voters and Immigrants – Take Action Now
The North Carolina General Assembly is at it again attacking the right to vote and people who are immigrants in one fell swoop. Your state representative is about to vote on a bill that could result in registered voters being improperly removed from the voter rolls
Read MoreNPHC Council of Presidents Announced Strategic Priorities Supporting Viability of the African American Community
The nine historically Black Greek-Lettered Organizations, recently announced its annual strategic priorities that will guide its collective efforts to address systemic issues affecting the viability of the African American community.
Read MoreN.C. House Completes Bipartisan Redistricting Process to Approve Randomly Selected Computer Generated Maps
The state House approved its own maps on Friday by a bipartisan supermajority vote of 68-42 for 13 of 14 county groupings, and a 60-50 vote on a single grouping considered in a separate vote.
Read MoreFederal Court Blocks Tennessee Law That Restricts Voter Registration Efforts
Judge Aleta A. Trauger issued an opinion granting a preliminary injunction in Tennessee N.A.A.C.P v. Hargett, enjoining a new Tennessee law that threatens criminal and civil penalties on civic engagement organizations that conduct voter registration drives, both informal and formal, at local community events.
Read MoreNCCU PACE Committee Leading the Way With: “A Call to Colors” – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXIII
Students are being orientated not only to the importance of voting, and that many of the issues of today do, in fact, affect them, but that they also have a voting precinct on campus…
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