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When Being an Immigrant Makes It More, Not Less, Likely to Have a Job
In the United States, black immigrants are more likely to both be in the labor force and working than blacks born in the U.S.—but a college degree erases that difference, according to a surprising new analysis by Vanderbilt Professor of
Read MoreAfrican-Americans Face Twice the Rate of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Compared to Caucasians
New Study in Medical Journal Circulation Also Shows African-Americans with Sudden Cardiac Arrest Are Significantly Younger and Have Higher Prevalence of Diabetes and Hypertension LOS ANGELES — Compared to Caucasians, African-Americans face twice the rate of sudden cardiac arrest, according
Read MoreDiscriminatory Auto Loans Bring Honda Buyers $24M Restitution
Car lending is on the rise, and rising with it is a hidden, unfair, abusive and discriminatory practice: car dealer interest rate markups. Surveys show that at least two-thirds of Americans have no idea it happens. A decade ago, the
Read MoreFlorida Hispanics Better Off Financially and Expect Conditions to Continue to Improve, Latest FAU Poll Says
Central and South Florida Much More Optimistic than North Florida A majority of Hispanics in Florida say they’re better off financially than they were a year ago and expect the good times to continue for themselves and business in the
Read MoreStill No Job After Graduation? Here’s What You Should Be Doing
Baylor career expert shares six tips on how to fill the gap between commencement and that first professional job It’s been two months since you walked across the stage with your diploma. You scour the want ads and send out your
Read MoreA Sports and Fun-filled Day to Raise Money for Excellent Programs
One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York will host its Eighth Annual Golf Outing on Monday, August 3 at the Forest Hill Field Club, 9 Belleville Avenue, Bloomfield, New Jersey. Registration starts at 11 a.m. The shotgun tournament
Read More“Empire” Star Jamal Smollett Still a Social Activist
Jussie Smollett with his actress sister, Jurnee (Photo by Tamara Williams for the Black AIDS Institute). WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Before he was Jamal Lyon, the sensitive, talented gay son of drug dealer-turned-music mogul on the hit television show, “Empire,” Jussie
Read MoreVoting Rights Mobilization 2016
Educate, Organize and Mobilize — Going forth I plan to be redundant, redundant and redundant. For the last two years I’ve consistently written about what I see as the need for Blacks and progressives to educate, organize, and mobilize to defeat
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Read MoreRepublicans Are Still Attempting to Block Path of Voters
PHILADELPHIA (NNPA) – Moments after delivering a keynote address at the NAACP national convention Monday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) expanded on the Democrats’ agenda regarding the Affordable Care
Read MoreWilmington-based Gospel Artist Damion Murrill & Siloam Release Debut Project
Wilmington, NC – One of North Carolina’s finest Gospel ensembles is dropping their debut CD. Damion Murrill & Siloam, headed by GRAMMY Award Nominee Damion Murrill, will be celebrating the release of their brand new CD, Take A Stand, on
Read MoreTop 15 Little-Known Scholarships for Women and Girls in 2015/2016
Every year, billions of dollars in scholarships are given away to students all over the world. These scholarships can be used to pay for college tuition, boarding, books, and more. Every scholarship has different criteria to be eligible, but all
Read MoreExecutive Director Makes Push to Advance the Dialogue on Race
NEW YORK — Leslie Fields-Cruz, executive director of the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the nation’s primary presenter of stories on the black experience on public television, has released the following statement in the wake of recent attacks against black
Read MoreReport Urges More Tribal Control over Food Systems
Native Americans twice as likely to develop a nutrition-related health problem The way food is produced, accessed and funded on tribal lands must be overhauled to combat the obesity and diabetes epidemics plaguing Native Americans, according to a report released
Read MoreSeries of Protests Call for Change in NC Laws
Every act of change starts with a small group willing to make a sacrifice for the greater good of society. The men and women who participate in the Moral Monday movement are no exception. They gather every week to protest
Read MoreNYC to Pay Eric Garner’s Family $5.9 Million Settlement
Almost a year after a Staten Island police officer killed Eric Garner, an unarmed African American man who was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes, the city of New York says it has agreed to pay his family a settlement of $5.9
Read MoreFrom the Confederate flag to the ballot box
Educate, Organize and Mobilize — Last week, our nation witnessed a symbolic victory over one of the most divisive, hateful and destructive symbols in American history. We witnessed the lowering of the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds of South
Read MoreAfter First Day of Historic Voting Rights Trial, Over Six Thousand March Through Winston-Salem for Mass Moral Monday
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Thousands of people from across North Carolina and the country descended on Winston-Salem tonight to march for the full restoration of voting rights in the state that is home to what has been described as the worst
Read MoreRace Matters for Juvenile Justice
Shannon Robinson In the last decade, arrests of minority youth have increased, with black and Latino youth being twice as likely to be arrested as white youth. When it comes to the juvenile justice court system, those numbers don’t decrease.
Read MoreN.C. NAACP Will Seek to Get Voter Restrictions Lifted
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In less than a week, a voting rights trial is expected to begin that will challenge North Carolina’s restrictive voting law. Whatever the verdict, experts expect to ruling to have a ripple effect in states that have
Read MoreAbortion Rights Issue Regains Momentum
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When she was five months pregnant, past the point where she could obtain a legal abortion, 23-year-old Kenlissia Jones of Albany, Ga. ordered prescription abortion pills from a Canadian website. When Jones started feeling pain, she was
Read MoreNew Orleans Novelists Launches Challenge to Would-be Writers
New Orleans, LA — The authors of a novel based on a black family’s struggle through three generations of slavery and racism have launched a special contest/rewrite challenge to would-be writers. Authors Dianna and Tom Riley created the “Summer Harvest”
Read MoreUniversity Offers Scholarships to Children of Slain Emanuel AME Parishioner
The recent massacre of nine congregants in an African-American church in Charleston, S.C., by a self-proclaimed White supremacist has been marked by stories, not so much of hate, but of touching tales of forgiveness, graciousness and an outpouring of love.
Read MoreSlavery Linked to School Segregation in South
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – There is a direct correlation between the geographic concentration of slavery and today’s K-12 school segregation, according to a new study. The study, “How the Legacy of Slavery and Racial Composition Shape Public School Enrollment in the
Read MoreProgressive Baptist: Taking the Lead
Educate, Organize and Mobilize – Last week I discussed the leadership role assumed by the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC) in the call by Dr. James C. Perkins, (PNBC) President, and faith-based leaders to restore the Voting Right Act that was
Read MoreDemocracy NC
North Carolina’s new voting law, passed by the North Carolina House of Representatives and signed by Governor McCrory in 2013, has created outrage among many North Carolina citizens. One of the biggest issues people have with the new law is
Read MoreNew Suicide-Prevention Training Helps Schools Identify At-Risk Students Earlier
The alarmingly high rate of high school students who contemplate suicide – more than one in six – has prompted a new online training effort to encourage educators to recognize and react to early warning signs. Rutgers University Behavioral Health
Read MoreThe Black Church and the Strength to Forgive
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For many outside the Black community, they had never seen anything like it. Though suffering and deep in pain from the loss of loved ones at the hands of Dylann Roof at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston,
Read MoreNC NAACP President Responds to Momentum Behind Removals of Confederate Flag
DURHAM, NC – In the last two weeks, several corporations have decided to discontinue their sales of merchandise bearing the Confederate flag symbol. State governments have also begun to debate the appropriateness of the flag’s placement on public property in
Read MoreObama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems
Fostering Economic Growth/Investment Helps Improve Public Health and the Environment, Diversify Local Economy WASHINGTON—Today, the Obama Administration invited communities to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing direct technical support to build strong local food systems as
Read MoreDominican Republic’s Ethnic Cleansing
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A Dominican Republic court order threatens to force more than 200,000 Dominican-born Haitians from their homes in an effort that many human rights watchers have called modern-day ethnic cleansing. Just days after the Rachel Dolezal episode captivated
Read MoreRace, Flags, and the Second Amendment
The church shooting in Charleston, S.C. once again showed us the connection of guns and race. Statistics of inner city gun violence always showed the connection. In this context, the National Rifle Association actually believes in gun control. “Nothing” says the NRA
Read MoreToo Many White Americans Identify with Charleston Church Murderer
On Wednesday, June 17, Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old White supremacist, massacred nine Black worshipers in the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. Among those slain at close range with a .45 caliber semi-automatic weapon, were an 87-year-old
Read MoreNAACP Concerned by the Outbreak of Church Burnings
BALTIMORE, MD – In the weeks following a church massacre in which nine people were shot dead by a white nationalist at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, several predominantly black churches in Southern states have been burned. Federal
Read MoreThe Black Clergy: Mission Against Voter Suppression – Educate, Organize and Mobilize
Over the past few weeks I’ve written about voter suppression and its growing threat to the well being of Blacks and other progressives. Last week I wrote about the need for the Black press to lead in the opposition to
Read MoreEmanuel AME and the Buoyancy of Hope
Rev. Clementa Pinckney and his fellow congregants of Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. gathered as usual in the historic edifice June 17 for their Wednesday evening prayer service. They came, as always, to refresh their religious
Read MoreFemale Managers Do Not Reduce the Gender Wage Gap
Working women are “leaning in” and supporting more females in leadership roles, but a new study finds that having a female manager doesn’t necessarily equate to higher salaries for female employees. In fact, women can sometimes take an earnings hit
Read MoreEducation Advocates Call for Retooled No Child Left Behind on 50th Anniversary
(NNPA) — Officials, lawmakers and civil rights groups commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by calling for much-needed updates to the law. The measure, many said, was one of the major victories of
Read MoreHouston Dermatologist Developed a Skin Care Line That Is Now Easily Accessible For All
HOUSTON, TX -– Moore Unique Skin Care, a Houston based, African American owned company is now carrying three of its products through the Walmart “Made in the USA” program. Made in the USA is part of an effort by Walmart
Read MoreFree E-Cookbook from Meatless Monday Helps K-12 Operations Kick Off the Healthy Habit
NEW YORK – The Monday Campaigns, the nonprofit public health organization behind Meatless Monday, announces the publication of Meatless Monday Goes to School, a beautifully designed, free collection of 30 meatless lunch recipes to help K-12 foodservice directors and community
Read MoreBelly Fat: Gotta Go
Let’s face it ladies… SUMMER IS HERE! What does that mean? – more FAT to have to deal with because what do we do during graduation celebrations, June 19th, family Reunions, etc? We eat, eat, & eat some more. And
Read MoreThe Black Press Must Lead
Educate, Organize and Mobilize – To suggest that I’ve had an enlightening past few weeks would be an understatement. Our readers are well aware of the seemingly endless articles I’ve written about voter suppression, the “Doctrine of Exclusion” and the expectations
Read MoreGDN Print Edition 6-18-15
Greater Diversity News (GDN) 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
Read MoreClosing Achievement Gaps Requires More than Education Reform
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Education reform alone isn’t enough to close achievement gaps between Blacks and Whites, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). The study by EPI, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank focused on the needs
Read MoreRV Cancer Support Group and Cancer Survivorship Summit
Twenty-four members from RV Cancer Support Group attended the eighth annual Cancer Survivorship Summit, and have been doing so for the past four years. The Summit is for survivors and their caregivers across our state. There is no cost to
Read MoreMichelle Obama’s Real Life Experiences
“People will make assumptions about who they think you are based on their limited notion of the world.” Last month at the graduation ceremony of Tuskegee University, a historically Black college in Alabama, first lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly about
Read MoreHospitals Profit from Exorbitant Markups
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Hundreds of American hospitals are turning a profit by charging patients exorbitant rates for necessary procedures. And for 50 hospitals in particular, the mark-ups are as high as 12 times the amount it costs them to deliver
Read MoreRacism in America Investigation by Brazilian Woman in New Documentary
Sofia Helena, a Brazilian woman, newly arrived to the United States, explores the plague of racism in the United States A U.S. based company, New Generation Media Group, announced the launch of its new documentary titled, Hazy Shades of America. The
Read MoreOver-tasked and Under-funded? Educate, Organize and Mobilize
Back on May 21, 2015 I wrote a commentary entitled A Battleground for Voter Suppression. The purpose of that article was to highlight the fact that North Carolina will be a battleground state in 2016 and that those candidates whose
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Billionaires Against Black Voters #BlackVotesMatter
The Koch brothers have pledged to spend nearly 900 million dollars ($900,000,000.00) to influence the outcome of the upcoming 2016 elections. They are, through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) the chief architects of the anti-Black, voter suppression laws enacted
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