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A Response to Voter Suppression: Educate, Organize and Mobilize

(thethirdreconstruction.com) — Several weeks ago I wrote an article intended to be an alert to Black voters of the threat that the 2013 NC Voter Suppression Act, aka, the NC Voter Information Verification Act, posed to Black citizens desiring to participate

Discrimination Against Students of Color Rampant in Louisiana School District

Three years after a Southern Poverty Law Center complaint sparked a U.S. Department of Education (DOE) investigation into the disproportionate number of African-American students arrested for minor rule violations in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish Public School System, the problem has worsened,

Depression, Black Superwoman Syndrome, and Suicide

She was the founder of For Brown Girls and, later, the #DarkSkinRedLip Project, as well as several online movements celebrating dark-skinned Black women. By all accounts, she was a spirited, beautiful, trooper who inspired millions of women around the world

Ebonee Davis Recieves Graduate Diaspora Grant

Ebonee Davis is a recent recipient of the West African Research Association’s Graduate Diaspora grant which will allow her to spend three months working in Ghana, West Africa this summer at W.E.B. DuBois’ home, the W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Center for Pan-African Culture. On a trip to Ghana in

Blacks Least Likely to Get Business Loan from Banks

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black-owned businesses face tougher challenges than other groups when seeking bank loans, according to a new study by the Gallup polling company commissioned by Wells Fargo. Nearly half (47 percent) of Black-owned businesses operate in the South

Black Woman Entrepreneur Opens New Bed & Breakfast In Durham, North Carolina

TheLRoomBNB (The “L” Stands for Ladies) – “Every Woman Deserves A Mini Break” Durham, NC – From unique restaurants, new condos to major hotel chains, the city of Durham, NC is expanding. And one African American woman and her team are

A Call to Curb Expansion of Charter Schools in Black Communities

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Parents, students and advocates for strong neighborhood schools continue to pressure civic leaders to end the expansion of charter and contract schools in Black and Latino communities across the nation. Jitu Brown, the national director of Journey

To Be Equal: A Message for the Class of 2015

“Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. / It’s had tacks in it, /And splinters, / And boards torn up, / And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare. / But all the time / I’se been a-climbin’ on,

Black Voter in November 2016

Educate, organize and mobilize — (thethirdreconstruction.com) I continuously monitor the political polls and conversations about the results of North Carolina elections in 2014 and the electoral prospects for 2016. There are several germane topics on these issues that I believe are being

Myth of the ‘Absent’ Black Dad

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Contrary to the myth, though Black men are more likely to live apart from their children than Whites, they are more involved in the lives of their children than Whites and Hispanics, Centers for Disease Control and

Eighth Grade La. Student Arrested for Throwing Skittles on Bus

An African-American eighth-grader was recently arrested for throwing Skittles on a bus in Louisiana. According to online news site Vocativ, a bus driver transporting students in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish School District told a group of youths to stop throwing Skittles

Study Finds Deterioration of DNA in Poverty-Stricken Individuals

Income and ethnic identity issues among lower and lower-middle class individuals may lead to deterioration of the DNA, according to a new study. According to a study published in the American Sociological Association’s Journal of Health and Social Behavior, a

Wealth Inequality: An American Problem

As the wealthy few continue to prosper, the rest of the nation is caught in a financial tug-of-war between stagnant wages and a rising cost of living. In communities of color, chronic unemployment and underemployment and a host of other

Black Unemployment Dips Below 10 Percent

WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate fell to single digits (9.6 percent) in April, for the first time since President Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Despite the improvement, the Black jobless rate is still double the unemployment rate

New Book Fosters the Entrepreneurial Spirit for Urban Youth

Military veteran turned Author Thomas Barr Jr. has spent years working in the service of government. He has penned a book that portrays the urban settings of Miami in fostering entrepreneurs among at risk youth. The book is entitled “Notorious

A Battleground for Voter Suppression

In early April I wrote that, when the 2016 General Elections roll around, if progressive advocacy groups haven’t engaged in a massive campaign to defeat voter ID and other voter suppression tactics, their inaction will result in Hillary losing North Carolina

Greater Diversity News Print Edition 5-14-15

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

Challenging Economic Racism in America – Part II

There are many different manifestations of racism in America and throughout the world. But there is not a more insidious form of racism in the United States today than “economic racism.” Some scholars on the historical etymology of the term

Marilyn Mosby is the Latest Example of Why Black Lawyers Matter

In response to last year’s killing of Michael Brown, La June Montgomery Tabron, who heads one of the nation’s largest philanthropies, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, issued a statement in which she astutely noted that deaths like Brown’s “demonstrate that the law-enforcement

Blacks Becoming More Comfortable Discussing Mental Health

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that there are more than 40 million Americans currently dealing with mental illnesses, not including issues related drug and alcohol use. But mental health treatment goes far beyond diagnoses and

Thousands of Moms March to Demand Justice for Their Children Killed by Police Brutality

Washington, DC — Mothers of children who were killed by police officers convened in Washington, DC this past Saturday to march and bring attention to a nationwide epidemic of police brutality, racial injustice, and what they call “white privilege”. The

Students Celebrate Community College Day at the General Assembly

Photo Caption: (Left to Right) Dr. Patricia Skinner, President of Gaston College, Dr. Sylvia P. Rios Husain, Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Leonardo Vargas, Senator, Gaston College Student Government Association, Mildred Brunt, Secretary, Gaston College Student Government Association,

In Health, Income Has Greater Impact than Race

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent – WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Being poor can have a bigger impact on your health than your race, according to a recent report by the Urban Institute. “Income is a driving force behind the striking health

Problems Linger in Baltimore

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Baltimore’s curfew has been lifted, the officers have been charged, and Freddie Gray has been laid to rest. But the underlying causes of the protests around his homicide remain. “I think that people need to understand the

Tips to Stay in Touch with Your Spiritual Side

(StatePoint) While there are many differences between the major world religions, there are just as many similarities. Fostering a conversation about religion and incorporating spirituality into your life can benefit you and your family, believe experts. “Finding common ground in

Police Violence Coverage Takes Mental Toll

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Police have killed at least 369 people in the first four months of 2015, with 103 Black Americans – 28 percent – making up a disproportionate number of the victims, according to Ferguson protester project, Mapping the

Five Ways to Avoid Altercations With the Police

By Matthew R. Drayton During the past few months, there has been numerous incidents— some tragic—where police officers were accused of brutality and abuse of power against African Americans, including Ferguson, South Carolina and New York being the most well-known.

Focus on Art of Storytelling in Tradition of West African Griot

Tubman Museum Sets Grand Opening at New Location for May 16 Macon, GA – After 15 years of planning and construction, the Tubman Museum will officially open to the public on May 16. Founded in 1981, Macon’s Tubman Museum is

Seen but Seldom Heard: Challenging the Perceptions of Young Disabled People Through Poetry and Performance

The London 2012 Paralympics raised the profile of disabled athletes in way never seen before. The focus was unquestionably on people’s achievements and successes rather than exclusively on their disabilities. While it went a long way towards changing perceptions of

Teachers with Subconscious Bias Punish Blacks More

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When teachers harbor subconscious racial bias, they are far more likely to discipline White students less severely than African Americans, according to a new study. As early as kindergarten, Black girls are being suspended at six times

Spotty Baltimore Police Presence at Civilian Review Board Meetings

Baltimore’s police union has not sent a representative to a meeting of the city’s Civilian Review Board since 2009, according to information provided by Kisha Brown, director of Baltimore City’s Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement. The last representative

Study: Polarization in Congress Is Worsening, and It Stifles Policy Innovation

American politics has grown so polarized in recent years that there’s hardly any cooperation at all across the aisle, but the process that brought us here started long ago. Disagreements have been growing exponentially since the 1950s, according to a

Farm to School Lessons Learned Better Food, Same Cost

Hemingford, Nebraska, public schools recently transitioned from a “warm and serve” to a “made from scratch” school lunch. The change has been a hit with students and will likely have a positive impact on the school’s budget. School nurse

Growers Find Perfect Fit with Farmers Markets

Leon Eaton removes suckers from his heirloom Cherokee Purple tomato plants on March 28, 2015. Eaton grows tomatoes and other vegetables hydroponically on his Mount Olive, Mississippi, farm and sells them at farmers markets. A profitable sales outlet and a ready-made

Why Everything You’ve Heard About Women and Negotiation Might Be Wrong

University of Florida student Samantha Miller was listening to a lecture on a commonly held trope about negotiation — that women are bad at it — but the conventional wisdom didn’t fit with her experience at all. “I always ask

Black Women Face Pay Gap

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black women working full time earned just 64 cents for every dollar White men made in 2013, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP). Researchers with CAP, a nonpartisan education and policy

Attacking Economic Racism

Despite ill-intended efforts to do it for us, Black Americans have a responsibility to define our own reality. It is a fundamental human right recognized and respected by the United Nations. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to define, without

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Presents Its St. Jude Star Award to Celebrity Friends David and Tamela Mann

Stars of new Bounce TV series “Mann & Wife” launch PSA to help raise awareness for St. Jude MEMPHIS, TN – Celebrity entertainers David and Tamela Mann, noted supporters of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, recently received the St. Jude

Four Tips to Planning Your Very Own Martha’s Vineyard Girlfriends Getaway to Relax

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA – With times so tough and many women want to save and forgo vacations, a girlfriends retreat is a perfect way to experience a wonderful place and join with other women while not spending a lot of

Web Site Reveals Top 60 Funding Programs for Women Everything a Girl Needs!

GrantsForWomen.org, an online resource for women looking for funding, has published a listing of the top 60 programs for women in 2015. The programs help women get scholarships, funding to start a business, funding to start a non-profit, and more.

Stratus Video Interpreting Addresses Language and Healthcare Disparities Among the 5 Million Asian Americans With Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

While more U.S. hospitals have begun offering Spanish interpretation services, Asian languages often remain overlooked; to address this disparity, Stratus offers on-demand video remote interpreting (VRI) for Asian American patients with limited English proficiency. (Clearwater, FL) March 25, 2015 –

Healthcare Industry is Booming But Diversity Lags, New NAACP Report Finds

Baltimore, MD – Today, the NAACP released findings from its Opportunity & Diversity Report Card: Healthcare Industry. Details in the report highlight that while the industry is experiencing rapid growth there are key areas where the healthcare industry can improve

Scholarships Help Multicultural Women Close Diversity Gap as they Prepare for a Career in Healthcare

Sixteen scholarships awarded by the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women and Macy’s aim to support diversity among healthcare professionals DALLAS, TX — The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women and Macy’s are once again set to award 16

NAACP Statement on the Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott

Baltimore, Md. — A white South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed Walter Scott, a 50-year-old unarmed African American man, in self-defense was charged with murder after a bystander’s video recorded him firing eight shots at the man’s back

Project Aims to Grow Local Farms, Shrink Childhood Obesity

Cornell University nutritional scientists, supported by a grant announced March 26 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, plan to test a recipe to lower childhood obesity while boosting the bottom line for farmers. The multistate project, funded at $1 million

JJ Smith to Host Historic Weight Loss Summit in Washington: Up to 1,000 Black Women Expected to Attend

Nutritionist, certified weight loss expert and the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the mega hit, 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse, JJ Smith, is hosting a major health and weight loss summit called “Sexy By Summer” this May 30th and

Black Press Faces Challenges, but Hopeful for the Future

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Jordan Shanks, a sophomore English major at Howard University admitted that before Black Press Week, he didn’t know much about the Black Press or the Richmond Free Press, the Black newspaper published in the Virginia city where

Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors

Breaking the Self-Harm Cycle New Guide Provides Revolutionary Approach To Understanding and Healing Self-Destructive Behaviors Each year, millions of teenagers and adults engage in self-harm. While people often assume self-harm only refers to acts such as cutting — millions of

NUL Report: America Remains in Crisis

WASHINGTON (NPA) – When it comes to the equality in America, a new report by the National Urban League says that Blacks are missing nearly 30 percent of the pie. The annual State of Black America (SOBA) report compared how

Actor Shiek Mahmud-Bey Tackles Rehab, Drug Addiction

Shiek Mahmud-Bey isn’t yet a household name, but has been hailed as one of Hollywood’s most talented actors. The Brooklyn-born thespian, best known for 1996’s “Night Falls on Manhattan” and starring in NBC detective drama “The Profiler,” is now tackling

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