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Just Do Your Dream! A 7-Step Guide to Help You Do What You Always Wanted
Book Launch Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Merwin’s Wharf in Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, OH — Dr. Dennis Kimbro, best-selling author, has offered his endorsement of the new book by Montrie Rucker Adams, Just Do Your Dream! A 7-Step Guide to
Read MoreTop Tips for Incorporating Fitness into Your Routine
Staying active doesn’t just keep a waistline in check, it benefits every part of the body, including the brain. Now is the time to renew your commitment to staying fit. Here are some top tips to get moving more. •
Read MoreBlack Millionaires of Tomorrow Course Launched by America’s Top Financial Scholar
Philadelphia, PA — The Black Millionaires of Tomorrow, a set of online financial literary courses especially for children, has launched as a part of the Black Business School. The Black Millionaires of Tomorrow was developed by America’s premier financial expert,
Read More27-Year Old Black Entrepreneur Raises $7.2 Million in Just 3 Days
Atlanta-based Patientory, the company behind an advanced healthcare app, has raised $7.2 million in a very successful online Blockchain token sale (not via Kickstarter, as previously reported). The block-chain startup, founded by CEO and Black entrepreneur, 27-year-old Chrissa McFarlane, enables
Read MoreIs This Government Program Failing Black and Other Minority-Owned Businesses?
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) runs a program designed to help minority businesses – that is, businesses owned by African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, and/or disabled veterans. It’s called the 8(a) Business Development Program, and it is supposed
Read MoreProfessor, Author and Empowerment Specialist Teaches Women How to Turn Their Pain Into Purpose
Danielle Langford, professor, author, and empowerment specialist, knows a thing or two about pain. While doing hundreds of workshops and presentations with women and teens on self-esteem, emotional bankruptcy, and putting yourself on the list; Danielle was suddenly faced with
Read MoreMaking the Case for Investing in HBCUs
UNCF’s iconic, “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste,” advertising campaign remains the gold-standard for shining light on the urgency of investing in Black colleges and universities. No nation, the stories in the campaign reminded us, can be great
Read MoreArizona Leaders Call for Removal Of Confederate Monuments
The Arizona Confederate monuments controversy has risen once again. Two years ago, it was over the naming of the Jefferson Davis Highway in the Southeast Valley. Other cities across the country in Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, and Maryland have or are in
Read MoreNAACP Condemns Weakening of DOJ Civil Rights Enforcement Powers
BALTIMORE – The NAACP released the following statement after the Justice Department issued guidance to the Civil Rights division to settle cases without using consent decrees: no-fault agreements that have helped de-segregate schools, reform police departments, defend religious freedom and
Read MoreSuper Real Estate Agents and Trailblazers to Release New Investment Book For Teens and Millennials
This book by Lisa Puerto and Anthony Lee is one-of-a-kind, and has already created a major buzz in the young generation of investors across the U.S. Philadelphia, PA — Real Estate 100 Youth Foundation Inc. has announced that they will
Read MoreLocal Black Youth to Represent the U.S. in Jamaica This July — Will Perform in Front of Jamaican Dignitaries
A GoFundMe page for the What About YOUth Initiative has been launched for those who want to help make a difference, and support their upcoming trip to Jamaica Nationwide — Diaspora Conference this summer youth participants involved with the National
Read MoreCriminal Justice Disparities Present Barriers to Re-entry
Austin, Ill., the community where I live, in the heart of the congressional district I represent, includes the zip code with the largest number of releases from the Illinois Department of Corrections; 90 percent of the individuals released are African
Read MoreCivil Rights Groups Demand Affordable Housing Goals and Fair Access to Mortgage Credit
As the Senate Banking Committee turns its attention to reform the nation’s secondary mortgage market, civil rights leaders recently spoke in a strong and united voice. For these national organizations, the housing finance system must embrace—not abandon—its obligation to provide
Read MoreAfter U.S. Supreme Court Kills “Monster” Voting Law, Ex-N.C. Governor McCrory Still Chasing Imaginary Voter Fraud
During a recent Republican convention in North Carolina, former Governor Pat McCrory (R-N.C.) said that he knew for a fact that “a lot of noncitizens” were voting in the state’s elections, according to “The News & Observer,” a regional newspaper
Read MorePfizer’s Kevin Williams to Pen Health Columns for the Black Press
Dr. Kevin Williams, the chief medical officer of Pfizer’s rare disease unit, plans to help educate the masses about sickle cell disease in a new column for the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). Earlier this year, Pfizer Inc. and the
Read MoreHow TV Cultivates Authoritarianism – and Helped Elect Trump
Many gallons of ink (and megabytes of electronic text) have been devoted to explaining the surprise victory of Donald Trump. Reasons range from white working-class resentment, to FBI Director James Comey’s decision to reopen the Hillary Clinton email investigation, to
Read MoreFourth Straight Supreme Court Victory for the Fusion Electorate of North Carolina
Statement by North Carolina NAACP President, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II: DURHAM- For the fourth time in the past few weeks, the highest court in the land has found racial motives and impacts in the actions of the Berger-Tillis-Moore
Read MoreHIV/AIDS Funding Is an Investment Worth Protecting
A recent study by the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration found that young people living with HIV have about the same life expectancy as the general population. This encouraging news joins other recent findings highlighting just how far the battle against
Read More10-Year Old CEO Gets Distribution in Once Upon a Child Stores Across the Country
Elementary entrepreneur Gabrielle Goodwin is now selling her hair accessory invention GaBBY Bows in 50 Once Upon a Child stores in 16 states across the US. With the help of her mom Rozalynn, the 10 year-old CEO solved the age-old
Read MoreNFL Player Turned Astronaut, Leland Melvin, Tells His Inspirational Story in New Book
Retired pro football player Leland Melvin thought his road to the NFL was an incredible journey until he climbed aboard the shuttle Atlantis and traveled to outer space. Twice. Melvin, a former wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, engineer and
Read MoreFounders of DC-Based Mambo Sauce Company Win the Black Enterprise Family Business of the Year Award
Washington, DC — The owners of a company that successfully commercialized Mambo sauce — the original wing sauce in the DMV – were honored recently with the Family Business Award by Black Enterprise, the premier business, investing and wealth-building resource
Read MoreConference Helps Black Entrepreneurs Learn Multiple Industries
Urban Business Institute, a training and consulting organization founded by former business & economics professor and business incubator, Professor Devin Robinson, is hosting its 1st Annual How-To Conference on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 7am at the Cobb Galleria Centre
Read MoreBlack Music Month Collection Features Notorious B.I.G., Jimi Hendrix, Earth Wind & Fire, and a Tupac Retrospective
June Highlights Also Include: * UMC All Access Facebook Live Interview with Leila Steinberg, Tupac Shakur’s First Manager; * Award-winning Feature Documentary American Beat Boxer; * #ThrowbackThursday continues with Season 1 of Braxton Family Values Los Angeles, CA — Urban
Read MoreIs the Developed World We’ve Created Giving Us Cancer?
I had assumed that the small lump in my breast was a blocked milk duct from nursing my seven-month-old son. The news that I had stage 2 breast cancer stunned. “But it’s not in my family,” I told the radiologist.
Read MoreDoes Changing Style of Hair or Dress Help Black People Avoid Stigma?
On the eve of the NBA Finals, superstar LeBron James found the “N-word” spray painted on his home. Not even James, with all his wealth, fame and success, is exempt from being attacked with classic racist slurs. In the United
Read MoreWorking Memory: How You Keep Things ‘in Mind’ Over the Short Term
When you need to remember a phone number, a shopping list or a set of instructions, you rely on what psychologists and neuroscientists refer to as working memory. It’s the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind, over brief
Read MoreDownload GDN Print Edition for May 25, 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)
Read MorePresident Trump’s Cruel War on Children
Our nation’s budget should reflect our nation’s professed values, but President Trump’s 2018 Federal Budget, “A New Foundation for America’s Greatness,” radically does the opposite. This immoral budget declares war on America’s children, our most vulnerable group, and the foundation of
Read MoreAmerica’s Mass Incarceration Problem in 5 Charts, Why Sessions Shouldn’t Bring Back Mandatory Minimums
Today, the United States is a world leader in incarceration, but this has not always been the case. For most of the 20th century, the U.S. incarcerated about 100 people per 100,000 residents – below the current world average. However,
Read MoreSixteen States and the District of Columbia Turn in ESSA Plans
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have submitted plans for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for the spring peer review window, the U.S. Department of Education said this month. While other states continue to work on submitting
Read MoreFirst 100 Juror Candidates Interviewed for Cosby Case
PITTSBURGH—Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill spent most of the morning questioning the first 100 juror candidates in the criminal trial of comedian Bill Cosby. Ten of the prospective jurors were Black; eight women and two men. In all 53 women
Read MoreEnsuring the Promise of the Every Student Succeeds Act
During the month of May, many of us celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. The unanimous 1954 ruling by the United States Supreme Court declared that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Last week, the National Newspaper Publishers Association partnered with the Thurgood
Read MoreMy Friend Wants Me to Hire Her Cousin and I Don’t Want To
Dear Alma, I have a friend who knows I am hiring people to fix up my house, and she keeps suggesting that I hire her cousin. I have hired workers in the past and prefer to keep using them. There’s one
Read MoreBlack-Owned Firm Awarded Contract to Replace Water Lines in Flint
W.T. Stevens Construction, a Black-owned construction firm with about 25 employees, has been awarded a multi-million dollar service contract to replace more than 18,000 lead corroded pipes across the city of Flint, Michigan. The company is one of just four
Read MoreNigerian American Artist Launches One of the First Ever African Art Galleries in Los Angeles
Afr-i-can Contemporary Art Opens Loft Gallery Space in Los Angeles’ Iconic American Cement Building Los Angeles, CA — Afr-i-can Contemporary Art gallery, an informal and unconventional viewing experience, has its grand opening in the iconic American Cement Building on Wednesday,
Read MoreBeyond Just Promise, CRISPR Is Delivering in the Lab Today
There’s a revolution happening in biology, and its name is CRISPR. CRISPR (pronounced “crisper”) is a powerful technique for editing DNA. It has received an enormous amount of attention in the scientific and popular press, largely based on the promise
Read MoreWhat the 1970 Kent State Shootings Tell Us About Universities Then and Now
In 1997, a student I taught while I was a Fulbright scholar in Turkey came to visit our home in Cleveland. Asked what sites he might want to visit, he immediately suggested nearby Kent State. On May 4, 1970, students
Read MoreNAACP Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Decline Review of NC Voter ID Law
“We experience a victory for justice that is unimaginably important for African Americans, Latinos, all North Carolinians, and the nation” said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, the lead organizational plaintiff in this case.
Read More15-Year Old Black Teen Entrepreneur Signs Licensing Deal With the NBA
Young entrepreneur Moziah “Mo” Bridges was just 12 years old when he appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank to promote his Memphis based company, Mo’s Bows, which manufactures handmade bow and neckties. Now 15, this young Black teen just signed a
Read MoreOhio Pastor Darrell Scott Convenes “Gang Summit” in Washington, D.C.
(NNPA) – After backpedaling from claims he made in February, that gang leaders committed to “lower the body count” in Chicago in exchange for “some social programs,” Pastor Darrell Scott recently hosted a meeting in Washington, D.C. to discuss a
Read MoreConsent Decrees Shouldn’t End with Baltimore
Two years ago on April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray’s life was lost while in custody of the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD). The civil unrest and uprising that followed—involving residents in some of Baltimore’s poorest and most segregated neighborhoods—jolted the
Read MoreWhy America Needs a ‘Do-Over’ on Medicaid Reform
One of the most important pieces of the newly passed House health bill is a possible US$800 billion cut over 10 years to Medicaid, the federal program designed to provide insurance coverage to the poor. That bill, entitled the American
Read MoreInoculation Theory: Using Misinformation to Fight Misinformation
As a psychologist researching misinformation, I focus on reducing its influence. Essentially, my goal is to put myself out of a job. Recent developments indicate that I haven’t been doing a very good job of it. Misinformation, fake news and
Read MoreTrump’s Trade Policy Is Unlikely to Deliver Big Wins for US Workers
The Trump administration recently notched two wins for its international trade strategy, hailing both as big gains for U.S. workers. The first was the confirmation of Robert Lighthizer on May 11 as U.S. trade representative (USTR). This was a key
Read MoreNorth Carolina NAACP: We Must Fight to Protect the Environment
Contact North Carolina Legislators and ask them to oppose HB 467 and support communities, not polluters by sustaining Governor Cooper’s veto. HB 467 severely limits recovery for communities around hog farms and other Agricultural and Forestry Operations. What does
Read MoreThurgood Marshall’s Widow Keeps His Legacy Alive
On the Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, “Cissy” Marshall Laments Lack of Progress Cecilia Marshall never imagined that the battle for equal rights in schools and elsewhere would still be as vital today as it was six decades
Read MoreAKA President, Lawmakers Condemn Racist Act at American University
(NNPA) – A day after Taylor Dumpson, who is an African American woman, was elected to be student body president at American University, nooses and bananas (some with the words “AKA Free” on them) were found hanging in various places on
Read MoreFlat Funding for HBCUs Is a Win
(NNPA) – My job is to promote the interests of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. So naturally I was concerned when I heard earlier this year that the new Trump administration was planning to propose increasing defense spending by
Read MoreUn-Making a Contented Slave
(NNPA) – “I have observed this in my experience of slavery, — that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to
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Climate Change Is Creating Climate Refugees
(NNPA) – Have you ever heard of the Marshall Islands? They are 1156 islands that constitute a republic in the South Pacific. Major battles during World War II were contested on those islands and, following the war, nuclear tests were
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