Joomla! site syndication http://greaterdiversity.com/home Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:38:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://greaterdiversity.com/home/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://greaterdiversity.com/home Joomla! site syndication http://greaterdiversity.com/home/gdn-headlines/u.-s.-rep.-augustus-freeman-hawkins-d-calif.-he-didn-t-make-a-lot-of.html By Gene C. Johnson Jr., Special from The WAVE LOS ANGELES (NNPA) - The first Black Californian elected to Congress, the longtime L.A. legislator forged the path for an entire generation of African-American politicians. Augustus Freeman Hawkins, who some called “the Gentle Giant,” died Nov. 10 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md., due to complications of old age. He was 100. Greater Diversity News Weekly - GDN Headlines Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:28:41 +0100 http://greaterdiversity.com/home/gdn-headlines/hidden-costs-of-climate-change-major-nationwide-unco.html The total economic cost of climate change in the United States will be major and nationwide in scope, but remains uncounted, unplanned for and largely hidden in public debate, says a new study from the University of Maryland. The report, The U.S. Economic Impacts of Climate Change and the Costs of Inaction, is the first to pull together and analyze the previous economic research on the subject, along with other relevant data, in order to develop a more complete estimate of costs. Greater Diversity News Weekly - GDN Headlines Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:55:43 +0100 http://greaterdiversity.com/home/gdn-headlines/rights-group-blasts-corruption-among-nigerian-politi.html (GIN) - In a devastating study of Nigeria, a U.S.-based rights group has recorded record levels of violence, corruption and impunity, adding that the conduct of the country's leaders ''more resembles criminal activity than democratic governance. Greater Diversity News Weekly - GDN Headlines Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:52:10 +0100 http://greaterdiversity.com/home/gdn-headlines/mgm-resorts-commits-to-greater-diversity.html The MGM Resorts and Casinos in partnership with the city of Las Vegas is launching a very ambitious project. The City Center complex, a multi-billion dollar endeavor, will bring lucrative contracts to both the private and public sector, not to mention become one more jewel of a resort and vacation facilities in the MGM crown. Greater Diversity News Weekly - GDN Headlines Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:50:17 +0100 http://greaterdiversity.com/home/gdn-headlines/u.-s.-house-hearing-targets-environmental-racism.html WASHINGTON (NNPA) - A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives recently held a hearing on environmental racism, the first of its type for that body but the second on Capitol Hill. Rep. Al Wynn (D-Md.), who is the chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's subcommittee on Environmental and Hazardous Materials, convened a hearing on Oct. 4 on the issue of environmental racism with officials from the EPA and civil rights groups. Greater Diversity News Weekly - GDN Headlines Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:46:57 +0100