Student Engagement

New Generation of Leadership – Johna Speller, President of the NC NAACP Youth & College Division

Can a 16-year-old be a leadership guru? If anyone thinks that it is not possible, Johna Speller is testing that limited thinking. She has been a life member of the NAACP since age 3! She knows the challenges of living

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Interactive Tool Encourages Americans to Plan When and How They Will Vote

 CHECKLIST – HOW TO PLAN YOUR VOTE (Plan Your Vote: 2022 Elections (nbcnews.com) is the 2020/22, interactive tool from NBC News and MSNBC, which encourages Americans to plan when and how they will vote, considering each state’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions, mail-in

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Modeling The New Black Student Movement (The NBSM) – Exclusive for The NBSM

Early in 2021, Greater Diversity News (GDN) asked “Is a new black student movement needed?” Meet William Evans, a junior at Fayetteville State University (FSU) and President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) FSU student

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About The New Black Student Movement (TheNBSM)

Click here to visit The NBSM The New Black Student Movement works in tandem with other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) campus student initiatives/organizations, alumni initiatives/associations, Divine 9, faith-based, and nonpartisan groups and individuals in an existing and unique

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Fueling a New Black Student Movement – GDN Special

While the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s was ignited by luminaries like Martin Luther King, Jr., Fannie Lou Hammer, and Malcolm X, it was fueled by freedom fighters from across this nation’s college campuses. Young men and women from both the

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CDC to Hold Virtual Recruitment Event for Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

On Tuesday, November 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold a special event for students and recent graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of the agency’s efforts to improve outreach and recruit diverse

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The Black Campus Movement: Black Students and the Racial Reconstitution of Higher Education, 1965–1972

Between 1965 and 1972, African American students at upwards of a thousand historically black and white American colleges and universities organized, demanded, and protested for Black Studies, progressive Black universities, new faces, new ideas–in short, a truly diverse system of higher

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Responding to a Need for a “New Black Student Movement?” – GDN Exclusive

The question raised by Greater Diversity News (GDN) can only be answered with “hell-yeah,” a new Black student movement is needed. Now more than ever! Our democracy is under serious attack! Our Nation is threatened from within, and elected state,

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Fayetteville State University Student Government Association President Continues Family Legacy with Generational Vision

Ask Sydney Harris about her vision as Student Government Association (SGA) President at Fayetteville State University (FSU) and she will tell you about her passion for the school and student civic engagement to improve the school, the Fayetteville community, and

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Looking Through the Eyes of Faith to Become a Justice Warrior in the New Black Student Movement

Ty Hamer-Yelverton, Fayetteville State University (FSU) Justice Warrior in the New Black Student Movement (NBSM) (A GDN Exclusive Series, Part 1)  Ty Hamer-Yelverton’s grandmother and grandfather met at FSU in 1949-1950. His grandmother graduated from FSU when she was around

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The Value of The HBCU Experience and The New Black Student Movement (NBSM) – GDN Exclusive

Maya Martin grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina with family who values education…a lot. She’s a second-generation college student at Fayetteville State University (FSU) and enrolled there through a program, Campus Connection, that her parents chose for her and her

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The NAACP and The New Black Student Movement (NBSM) – GDN Exclusive

Is a new black student movement needed? At a recent Zoom meeting, Fayetteville State University (FSU) students answered in the affirmative and gave examples of their civic engagement activities within their National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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Needed: A New Black Student Movement to Address Voter Suppression Initiatives – GDN EXCLUSIVE

Why do college students need to use civic engagement as a tool to address voter suppression and the denial of civil rights in the United States? And what does civic engagement look like in order to achieve defined goals and

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N.C. Needs Poll Workers! Students at Least 17 Years Old Can Serve & Get the Stipend

Please contact your local Board of Election to determine if your county has such an initiative. Did you know that North Carolinians as young as 17 years old can serve as poll workers? By becoming an election official, you can

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This Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement

Author Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II with Jonahtan Wilson-Hartgrove
At a time when divide-and-conquer politics are exacerbating racial strife and economic inequality, Rev. Barber offers an impassioned, historically grounded argument …

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FSU 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 registered well over 1,000 residents in the community surrounding the FSU campus, and at least 100 FSU students, to vote. So, when the Upper

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J.C. Smith University SGA President Committed to Student Civic Engagement – GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II Part XI

when in comes to student civic engagement, particularly as it comes to non-partisan voter registration, education and mobilization come election time, J.C. Smith University SGA President Jameia Booker has been both focused and committed.

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Bennett SGA President Strong on Civic Engagement – GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II, Part VIII

Say “Bennett Belles,” and those who know their history immediately think about the proud students of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro.

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St. Augustine SGA: From Protest to Proactive – GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II Part VI

When Dr. Everett Ward, president of St. Augustine’s University (SAU), lauded Greater Diversity News’ (GDN) civic engagement campaign, “A Call to Colors” last June, he said, “…

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From Protest to Proactive: SHAW University SGA – GDN Exclusive “A Call to Colors” Vol. II Part V

For the past year, graduating senior Ryan Wright has proudly served as Student Government Association (SGA) President at Shaw University in Raleigh, and by all measures, he has led with dedication and distinction.

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