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Greater Diversity News Print Edition 4-23-15
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 MoreStudy: 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
Read MoreFarm 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
Read More14-Year Old Author-Filmmaker Launches Book Tour
MIAMI, FL – Meet Aaron Johnson, the author of Winning Mind Battles and You Are Never Too Young, a motivational and empowerment guide. At just 14 years old, Aaron is already an author, award¬-winning film producer, talk show host and
Read MoreGrowers 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
Read MoreWhy 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
Read MoreBlack 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
Read MoreOrganizing Against Racism
Educate, organize and mobilize – Recently I was made aware of an initiative that strikes at the very heart of the current and historical challenge to Black equality in America. After a meeting of progressive leaders from around North
Read MoreGreater Diversity News Print Edition 4-16-15
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 MoreAttacking 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
Read MoreMinority-Owned Handbag Brand Continues to Emerge
CHARLOTTE, NC — He is commonly called “Mr. Sylvia”, but Sylvia is not his name at all. Gregory Pope, 32, is the co-founder of a growing leather goods handbag brand based in Charlotte, NC. He, and his wife Terri “Sylvia”
Read MoreWill the Senate Advise and Consent on the Loretta Lynch Nomination?
It is ironic that during April’s annual observance of Fair Housing Month, the U.S. Senate has yet to schedule a vote on the nomination of the first Black woman to become the nation’s Attorney General. Nominated on November 14, 2014,
Read MoreSt. 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
Read MoreFour 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
Read MoreWeb 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.
Read MoreCoincidence, Providence, Equal Opportunity?
(thethirdreconstruction.com) Educate, organize and mobilize — Back in December of 2014 I started writing and teaching about the “Third Reconstruction.” I described its mission as creating a network of organizations and individuals that were committed to a non-racial, multi-ethnic, equal opportunity
Read MoreGreater Diversity News Print Edition 4-9-15
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 MoreBlack Homeschool Students Outscoring Public School Students on Achievement Tests
(Christian Newswire) – A new study, released by the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI, www.nheri.org), finds Black homeschool students outscoring White public school students on achievement tests. It also reveals key motives for African American parents choosing homeschooling for
Read MoreWhich States are “Most Democratic”? N.C. and New Hanover County, Take Heed!
Gallup’s recent “State of the State” series1 reveals that Massachusetts and Maryland are the most “Democratic” states (with an over 20 percentage point advantage), and Wyoming and Utah are the most “Republican (with an over 30 percentage point advantage). Our
Read MoreStratus 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 –
Read MoreHealthcare 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
Read MoreScholarships 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
Read MoreNAACP 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
Read MoreWhere Are the Black Voices?
Educate, organize and mobilize – (thethirdreconstruction.com) – Over the past few weeks I’ve written about the repeated disclosures of racism across America that were intended to remain hidden from the eyes and ears of the public. The racism has been disclosed
Read MoreGDN Print Edition 4-2-15
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 MoreThe Other “F” Word: Teaching Entrepreneurs and Leaders How to Put Failure to Work
In their new book, The Other “F” Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work (Wiley, March 23, 2015), Berkeley-Haas lecturers John Danner and Mark Coopersmith, MBA 86, offer a seven-step framework for transforming failure into increased
Read MoreFive Ways to Get More Helpful Feedback from Employees
When it comes to leaders seeking feedback, not all feedback is created equal: leaders must work to create an environment that not only invites employees to speak up, but also fosters thoughtful, well-formed ideas—feedback that is actually helpful. John Sumanth,
Read MoreVirgo Prep Student’s Film Featured in NC Black Film Festival
Malik Gordon, a sixth grade student at Virgo Preparatory Academy, participated as a film director in the North Carolina Black Film Festival this past weekend, March 27-29, 2015. Malik was the youngest director in the festival’s history. Malik’s film was
Read MoreProject 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
Read MoreBroader Hiring Practices for Ex-Offenders Receive Bipartisan Support
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the economy recovers and violent crime hits 30-year lows, lawmakers continue to trade in their tough on crime rhetoric for smarter measures, joining ex-offenders and workers rights advocates to advance fair hiring practices for the 70
Read MoreJJ 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
Read MoreBlack 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
Read MoreThe Longest Road: A Dialogue on Racism
Educate, organize and mobilize — Over the past few weeks we’ve witnessed repeated disclosures of racism that were intended to remain hidden from the eyes and ears of the public. Although the disclosures may very well have shocked large segments of
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The Alliance Looks and Leads to Tomorrow
Educate, organize and mobilize – (www.thethirdreconstruction.com) – This past weekend I attended the 10th NC Black Summit of the Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials (ANCBEO). The Alliance is presently led by the Honorable Richard Hooker, Chairman. I participated as a
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