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API Outlines Affordable and Accessible Energy in State of American Energy Report
American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers said there’s growing confidence that America’s future will be brighter and
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Apple Launches Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Projects to Challenge Systemic Racism
Cupertino, Calif. – Apple has announced a set of major new projects as part of its $100 million Racial Equity
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Impeachment Shame for Donald Trump – Presidency Concludes on Lowest Note in History
First came the testimony and closing arguments – Congress members laid out a four-year reign of terror that was Donald
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28 Black and Latino Publishers Selected to Participate in the GNI Ad Transformation Lab
Washington, DC, January 14, 2021: The Google News Initiative, in partnership with the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN), the
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Congressman Al Green (D-TX) Calls for U.S. Department of Reconciliation
In a live interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) “Let It Be Known” program, and fresh off the
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The Chavis Chronicles channel picks up public affairs series beginning January 2021
The Chavis Chronicles kicks off the new year with its debut on WORLD, the 24/7 full service multicast channel
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Outgoing chairman and fellow CBC member transition to Biden Administration
Under Richmond’s leadership since 2019, the CBCF advanced its mission to develop leaders, inform public policy and educate the public
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Student Activism: Being Active Pays Off
Young people perceive such social vices as injustice, inequality, deceit, and duplicity with the maximum passion and urge to make
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The Challenges Queens Faced – GDN Exclusive
In unpacking the matters of civic engagement on HBCU campuses, we must ask ourselves what were the challenges that HBCU
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Queens for a National Cause – (Elections 2020 in Review) – GDN Exclusive
Marching to the beat of their own drums at their own pace, HBCU students across the nation have prepared themselves
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President-Elect Biden Says Police Would Have Reacted Far Different With Black Lives Matter Protestors
President-elect Joe Biden pulled no punches on Thursday when he spoke about the violent mob that rioted, looted, and ransacked
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An Open Fund for Projects Debunking Vaccine Misinformation
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is exacerbating a perennial problem of misinformation about immunization. To support additional debunking efforts,
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Educate, Organize, Mobilize.
Queens for a National Cause – (Elections 2020 in Review) – GDN Exclusive
Marching to the beat of their own drums at their own pace, HBCU students across the nation have prepared themselves
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New Economics for a New Generation of Constructive Collective Action – GDN Exclusive
There is an issue of great significance to African Americans historically created and maintained by Corporate America from the beginning
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The HBCU Call to Corporate America – GDN Exclusive
For more than 400 years, Black Americans have sought economic equity and political inclusion. Notwithstanding the fact that the pursuit
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HBCU Millennials Are Energized to Vote! Believing in Hope and the Possibility of Change
“HBCU students are ready to support whoever has their best interest at heart,” Marshall said. “As an HBCU alum—history shows that HBCU students have always been engaged when it comes to the political process. The difference is always with likable candidates.”
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18 Georgia NAACP Branches to ‘Party at the Polls’ in Pivotal State
ATLANTA – In one of the most unique get-out-the-vote efforts this year, 18 Georgia NAACP branches over 19 counties have
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Miss NCCU Launches Greater Diversity News HBCU Voting Outreach Research Project – “A Call to Colors” GDN Exclusive
To Imani Johnson, the Greater Diversity News (GDN) HBCU Voting Outreach Project is a way for students at historically Black
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I Have a Felony Conviction. Can I Vote? Voting Rights Projects
While many states have some restriction on felon voting rights, most states restore the right to vote to people after they complete their sentences. In fact, up to 17 millionAmericans with past convictions can vote right now…
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Voter Resurgence 2020: Absentee Voting – Start Your Voting Efforts Today!
You can start your 2020 voting efforts today! If you want to vote with maximum social distancing, Absentee Voting (AV)
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Pandemic Can Not Stop NCCU CEAC Voter Efforts – A GDN Exclusive
On Saturday, August 8th, the National HBCU Alumni Foundation’s 6th Annual Leaders Conference Civic Engagement and Advocacy Committee (CEAC) Summit
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Teachey, NC Mayor Supports ACTC – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXVII
On November 5, 2019, history was made in the small, southwest Duplin County town of Teachey – population 431, size
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Alpha Kappa Alphas Celebrate 30 Years of Service Sigma Tau Omega Chapter – GDN Exclusive
It has been thirty years this month since the Sigma Tau Omega (STO) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
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Yvonne Lewis Holley Vies to Make history as First Black NC Lieutenant Governor
A GDN Election 2020 Special When the smoke cleared after the March 3rd primaries two months ago, suddenly, the prospect
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Expanding Equal Access
New Economics for a New Generation of Constructive Collective Action – GDN Exclusive
There is an issue of great significance to African Americans historically created and maintained by Corporate America from the beginning
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Black Consumers, Businesses Must Lead American Energy Policy Talks, Experts Say
According to an IHS study, women and minorities will account for hundreds of thousands of those openings—more than 700,000 African Americans and Hispanics and 290,000 women …
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Competitive Business Advantage: Why It’s Important to Increase the Value of Your Business
Competitive Advantage course explains why it is important to increase the value of your business so that customers choose you over your competitor.
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Education for the Masses.
Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal (Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism)
Banking on Freedom is the first full-length history of finance capitalism that centers black women and the banking institutions and networks
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The Game is Not a Game: The Power, Protest and Politics of American Sports
By Scoop Jackson
Liberating and provocative, with sharp wit and generous humor, Jackson’s essays explore the role that sports plays in American society and the hypocritical standards…
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome : America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
By Dr. DeGruy
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome helps to lay the necessary foundation to ensure the well-being and sustained health of future generations and provides a rare glimpse into the evolution of society’s beliefs
