Civic Engagement Headlines
I Have a Felony Conviction. Can I Vote? Voting Rights Projects
While many states have some restriction on felon voting rights, most states restore the right to vote to people after they complete their sentences. In fact, up to 17 millionAmericans with past convictions can vote right now…
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Voter Resurgence 2020: Absentee Voting – Start Your Voting Efforts Today!
You can start your 2020 voting efforts today! If you want to vote with maximum social
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Pandemic Can Not Stop NCCU CEAC Voter Efforts – A GDN Exclusive
On Saturday, August 8th, the National HBCU Alumni Foundation’s 6th Annual Leaders Conference Civic Engagement and
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Teachey, NC Mayor Supports ACTC – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXVII
On November 5, 2019, history was made in the small, southwest Duplin County town of Teachey
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Alpha Kappa Alphas Celebrate 30 Years of Service Sigma Tau Omega Chapter – GDN Exclusive
It has been thirty years this month since the Sigma Tau Omega (STO) Chapter of Alpha
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Yvonne Lewis Holley Vies to Make history as First Black NC Lieutenant Governor
A GDN Election 2020 Special When the smoke cleared after the March 3rd primaries two months
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The Future of Law Enforcement in North Carolina
The Future of Law Enforcement in North Carolina The recent protests demanding change in our current
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Courts and Chief Justices Around the Country Echo Chief Justice Beasley’s Call
I wanted to make sure you saw this article from the Wall Street Journal that was
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Join GDN Via Zoom – For a Statewide Judicial Candidate Virtual Event
Join Us Via Zoom from the convenience and safety of your home. Tuesday, June 23 from
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NHCDP Town Hall With All Five Court Of Appeals Candidates
Court of Appeals Town Hall — June 1st When: Monday, June 1st, 7 p.m. Where: Zoom Town Hall
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Voter Education, Registration & Mobilization Resources
NC Voting Resources Confirm your voter registration: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ Online Voter Registration/ Adjust Current Registration: https://www.www.ncdot.gov/dmv/offices-services/online/Pages/voter-registration-application.aspx Requesting
Read MoreFederal Lawsuit Filed Challenging Kentucky Requirements Putting Black Voters in Harm’s Way During Pandemic
(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU
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Economic Agenda Purposed by the HUB Inclusion Coalition and NC NAACP – GDN Exclusive
The NC HUB Coalition and the NAACP economic development committee are convening a series of virtual
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Dear Michelle – A Greater Diversity News Exclusive
All hail the reluctant ruler! It is no joke that the people we all want in
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Voter Suppression Goes to College – GDN Student Engagement Exclusive
If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters
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Voting Key to Addressing Issues, Say NAACP Youth – GDN Student Engagement Special
If black college and high school students want a greater voice in the issues that directly affect them, they will need to become politically active, and vote…
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GOP-Connected Group Created Fake Erica Smith Ads
A Republican connected super political action committee (PAC) out of Washington, D.C. called “Faith and Power,”
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UNC System Association of Student Government Senior VP Supports “A Call to Colors” – GDN Exclusive Vol. 3 Part IV
Raekwon Davis, 22, is the Senior Vice President of the UNC System Association of Student Government
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2020 Voter Mobilization Forum: “Educate, Organize and Mobilize” – GDN Exclusive Vol. 3 Part III
Watch the January 25, 2020 Voter Mobilization Forum click here: The message was clear. Starting with
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Video Matrix The Pitt County HBCU Coalition, the Pitt County Chapter of the Shaw University National
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The National Council of Negro Women Supports and Sponsors “A Call to Colors” January 25th Voter Mobilization Forum a GDN Special
Watch the live Voter Mobilization Forum event on January 25, 2020 at http://greaterdiversity.com/live In the Spring
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Support for 2020 “A Call to Colors” Voter Mobilization Forum January 25 – GDN Exclusive Vol. 3 Part 2
When it comes to voter education, registration, and organization, it will be the forum that
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Chief Justice Beasley Knows Civic Engagement Works – GDN Exclusive, Vol. 3 Part 1
It was a year ago next month, on February 12th, 2019, that Governor Roy Cooper made
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GDN Profiles: Winfall, NC Mayor Fred Yates Says Future Looks Bright
North Carolina towns are doing what they can to attract more industries, small businesses, retail chains and investors so that more jobs can be created. Winfall is no different …
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Federal Judge to Block NC Voter ID Law Temporarily as the Lawsuit Continues
North Carolina voters might not have to show a photo ID in the 2020 elections,
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How Small Town Mayor Joyce Whichard-Brown Is Making Main Street Vibrant Again and Getting Businesses Back
WILLIAMSTON, 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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Republicans Pass Future Act to Help HBCUs, Minority-Serving Institutions
The President put his signature on the Future Act, legislation that for the time includes HBCUs
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NCABCO President Endorses Financial Support For Greater Diversity News’ “A Call to Colors” – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXVIII
Saying that “…collective power incites collective action, the president of the North Carolina Association of Black
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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
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Divine 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
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Voting Could Be the Problem With Democracy
Around the globe, citizens of many democracies are worried that their governments are not doing what the
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Voters 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.
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Aggie 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
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What 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…
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Act 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
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NPHC 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.
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N.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.
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Federal 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.
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NCCU 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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Divine Nine Groups to Register Student Voters at Football Games – GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II, Part XXIII
When the Eagles of North Carolina Central University face off in their home opener against
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KEMBA Center Leader Endorses “A Call to Colors” Civic Engagement – GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II, Part XXII
Rev. Connors indicated that he was already planning to reach out to the pastors of larger church facilities affiliated with KEMBA Center in those districts, about allowing the NC Board of Elections to conduct training sessions…
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After Over 24 Years Imprisoned, Dontae Sharpe Freed
A black man, wrongly tried and convicted at age 19 of a murder 25 years ago he did not commit, was finally released from prison two weeks ago, thanks to the tireless efforts of his mother…
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17 Million Voters Purged Nationwide Between 2016 and 2018
A Brennan Center analysis has found that at least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, similar to the numbers discovered between 2014 and 2016.
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Pastor Jay on “A Call to Colors” – “We’re in it Together” – GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II, Part XXI
What role would faith-based community institutions like mosques, temples and churches play in nonpartisan “A Call to Colors” civic engagement strategies to empower the African American community…
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There’s Cause for Both Concern and Optimism When it Comes to Democracy
What strikes me most about this discussion of a global decline in democratic norms and values, however, is how little coverage has gone to places where democracy remains robust.
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The Way Forward For “A Call to Colors” – GDN Exclusive – “A Call to Colors” Vol. II, Part XX
It has been almost a month since the momentous August 3rd National HBCU Alumni Associations Foundation Civic Engagement & Advocacy Committee (CEAC) Summit at NCCU School of Law in Durham.
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How Democrats Can Win Back Labor Unions and the Workers They Represent in 2020
The 2016 presidential election revealed just how much that has changed. Hillary Clinton lost in key battleground states like Michigan and Wisconsin in part because she took labor support for granted.
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The Divine Nine Models For Civic Engagement – A GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II, Part XIX
“We encourage you to be civic-minded and be active in the community before you even join any of our [D9] organizations,’ “Brent said, she went on to explain that most D9 members began their careers at the HBCU level.
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Memphis Women’s Political Caucus Debuts With Election-Season Focus
Described as a multi-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to recruiting, training, and supporting women who seek elected and appointed offices at all levels of government…
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The NC NAACP Model – A GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II, Part XVIII
Alston says what Publisher Peter Grear and Greater Diversity News (GDN) are trying to accomplish with “A Call to Colors” is very similar to the mission of the NC NAACP. August 3rd “A Call to Colors” Summit received high marks on its presentations.
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