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Trump’s Brand of Economic Populism Gets a Makeover in First 100 Days

How can we make sense of the economic policy roller-coaster ride of Donald Trump’s first 100 days as president? Trump’s statements soon after taking office made many hope (or fear) that a new form of populism had become the guiding

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Mine Wars: The Struggle for Coal Miners’ Health Care and Pension Benefits Comes to a Head

During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Trump repeatedly expressed his support for coal miners and their communities. Voters in the country’s old mining regions of Appalachia rewarded these promises with overwhelming electoral support. Yet this Friday, more than 22,000 retired

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Police Around the World Learn to Fight Global-Scale Cybercrime

From 2009 to 2016, a cybercrime network called Avalanche grew into one of the world’s most sophisticated criminal syndicates. It resembled an international conglomerate, staffed by corporate executives, advertising salespeople and customer service representatives. Its business, though, was not standard

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GDN Classifieds April 20, 2017

Greater Diversity News 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 (HUBs)

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National Fatherhood Organization Announces “National Real Dads Read Day”

First National Real Dads Read Day Set for June 9, 2017, With a Focus on Children of Color Atlanta, GA — It wasn’t too long ago that Fathers Incorporated, a leading national nonprofit for the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood, launched

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Black Doctors Earn Less Than Whites

African-American physicians earn 15 percent less than White physicians—an average of $262,000 compared to $303,000—according to Medscape’s 2017 Physicians Compensation Report. Approximately 19,200 physicians across 26 areas of medicine were asked questions about annual compensation, race, gender, geography and job

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Environmental Justice Must Be a National Priority

Too often missing in discussions on the challenges facing African Americans is any focus on environmental justice, the idea that all people should enjoy a clean, healthy environment while being treated equally with regard to environmental policies, regulations, and laws.

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As the U.S. Wrests Greater Control Over HIV, What’s the Key to Success?

With a likely increasing proportion of the HIV population virally suppressed, addressing disparities, especially racial ones, is vital for further progress. Throughout much of the current decade, a bleak statistic identifying just how dismally the United States health care system

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A Determined Advocate Creates an App for Homeless Youth

Legacee Kares provides young people on the streets in New York City with resources and services, including access to PrEP. Legacee Medina knows firsthand what it’s like to be homeless. During her adolescence, and as recently as last year, the

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NCDOT: Watch for Me NC Announces 2017 Partners

RALEIGH – Eight communities will soon benefit from participation in Watch for Me NC, a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle safety program aimed at reducing bicycle and pedestrian crashes and fatalities in North Carolina. “We are thrilled to welcome our new

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‘This Fight Is Our Fight the Battle to Save America’s Middle Class’ by Elizabeth Warren

The fiery U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and bestselling author offers a passionate, inspiring book about why our middle class is under siege and how we can win the fight to save it Written in the candid, high-spirited voice that is

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Five Rules for Recording Police – Flex Your Rights

Steve Silverman of FlexYourRights.org gave his five rules for recording police: RULE #1: Know the Law (You always have the right to OPENLY record police in public) RULE #2: Know your Technology (Use Bambuser live-streaming video recording app. visit http://bambuser.com/)

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Why Native Americans Do Not Separate Religion From Science

Last year five Native American tribes in Washington state managed to repatriate the remains of the “Ancient One,” as they called him, or “Kennewick Man,” as scientists called him. For the tribes, the Ancient One is to be revered as

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Why Environmental Groups Need More Volunteers of Color

Earth Day comes right before National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration of North American volunteerism in late April. This fortuitous timing gives environmental nonprofits an opportunity to engage prospective volunteers, especially nonwhites who live in communities exposed to environmental injustices.

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ESSA, the Community and the Black Press

The “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA), signed into law on December 10, 2015, reauthorizes the “Elementary and Secondary Education Act” (ESEA) of 1965. ESEA is the nation’s oldest education law. It was previously reauthorized when the “No Child Left Behind Act” (NCLB)

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What Gorsuch’s Conservative Supreme Court Means for Workers

As Neil Gorsuch takes his seat on the Supreme Court, the 4-4 ideological stalemate that plagued the institution after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia has been broken, reestablishing its conservative tilt. In an article I wrote last year on

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This Week at NCDOT: Drone Permits and Future Engineers

  RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Drone Permits Reach 1,000 The Division of Aviation has issued 1,000

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UPDATE: GDN Community Colleges Special Edition Will Be Published June 1st

Join us in GDN’s special edition dedicated to community colleges, who are leading the way in the online education revolution! As a result of our expanding online readership and a more focused monthly print publication, eNews subscriptions are soaring and

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Tech Entrepreneurs Launch First Ever Peer-to-Peer Identity Verification and Background Check Platform

Patricia Wilson-Smith and Tavonia Evans raised $165K from angel investors to launch Safe2Meet.com – a unique service that protects consumers from online predators. — Atlanta, GA — Safe2Meet.com, a local Atlanta company announced today that it has launched “the world’s first

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Young Black Inventor’s Device Locates Lost Kids

Innovative New ‘Gotcha’ GPS Tracking Device Ensures Nothing Will Ever Be Lost Again, Not Even a Kid San Jose, CA — Find My Everything Inc. is excited to announce today the release of its practical and exceptionally functional tracking apparatus

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2x Grammy Winning Arrested Development Brings Balance to Hip-Hop with New Single & Video “In 1 Day”

Arrested Development (AD) are true trailblazers within music. They first blew people’s minds in 1991, championing hip-hop from the south while spreading a unique mixture of consciousness and musicality to the scene. Their southern style came before the releases Outkast

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Strayer University Leadership Under Fire for Racial Discrimination and Abuse of Power

In separate complaints filed in Virginia and Tennessee, employees at Strayer University, one of the largest for-profit college systems in the US, have alleged systematic racial discrimination and sexual harassment by the institution’s leadership. The suits further allege that Strayer

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Georgia’s Special Election: What Does a Runoff Mean for 2018?

The past month has been fun for me. Not only am I a political scientist who researches Congress and congressional elections, but I also live in Georgia’s 6th House district, which has been the focus of national attention for the

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Why It’s Time for the Mormon Church to Revisit Its Diverse Past

In an era where traditional church attendance has declined and the fastest-growing religious affiliation in America is the “nones” – those who claim no affiliation with an organized faith – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has continued

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Calculating Where America Should Invest in Its Transportation and Communications Networks

The American economy is underpinned by networks. Road networks carry traffic and freight; the internet and telecommunications networks carry our voices and digital information; the electricity grid is a network carrying energy; financial networks transfer money from bank accounts to

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Elected Officials Out of Step with African American Leaders Attempts at Progress

Washington, DC — DC’s Mayor Bowser, Council Member Anita Bonds, and DC’s Attorney General Racine, have not shown support for the proposed Recovery Act for Living Descendants of American Slaves, which does not depend on government funding, and seeks compensation

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GDN Classifieds April 13, 2017

Greater Diversity News 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 (HUBs)

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Amazon and HBCU Connect Partner to Host a Special VIP Hiring Event for Black Professionals

HBCUConnect.com, in partnership with popular online retailer Amazon, is offering Black professionals in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area, the opportunity to meet with representatives from Amazon to learn more about career opportunities, network with their peers. Conversations between attendees

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African-American Nurse Overtakes Psychiatric Industry

African-American professionals facing discrimination, looking to hire attorneys, been referred to mental health services, or expecting to be ‘made whole’ hoping equality will come through administration must pause. During the years 2012-2016, because of white supremacy, Glennae E. Davis, a

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Cross-Cultural Training Program for Police Officers, Badges2Bridges, Aims to Ease Racial Tensions

The Cross-Cultural Institute has launched Badges2Bridges, a new training program for police officers and law enforcement professionals. The program aims to equip law enforcement personnel to work effectively with minority communities. Badges2Bridges is the most comprehensive law enforcement education program (LEEP)

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Anti-trust Lawsuit Could Shake Up Newspaper Industry Forever Minority-owned Companies Fight for Equity in Advertising

Retailers, restaurants, healthcare companies and technology firms often turn to newspaper inserts, as a tried-and-true method to reach consumers, especially minority consumers. A major anti-trust lawsuit has been filed by the owner of an independent marketing company, who says that,

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GDN Book Review: “Shut Up and Sit Down” A Candid Conversation with the Flesh by Kimberly R. Lock

Milwaukee, WI —A witty, wise and contemporary Christian-centered plan for releasing ourselves from our biggest enemy: Ourselves. The author takes us on a journey necessary to moving forward in relationships, business and spiritual growth. It is time to have a

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Job Prospects Flat for Black Workers in March

The employment prospects for African Americans showed little improvement in March, according to the Labor Department’s most recent jobs report. The labor force participation rate, which is the share of Blacks who either hold jobs or are looking for work,

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How Social Media Turned United’s PR Flub Into a Firestorm

Recent PR stumbles by United Airlines and Uber illustrate the challenges for businesses in an age when citizen activism is amplified by social media. Incidents that not so long ago would have been relatively isolated are inflaming public sentiment at

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Why You May Be Paying More Income Tax Than You Should

Springtime brings many things, from proverbial showers to birds chirping and warmer weather. It also signals tax season is upon us once more. Every year 140 million U.S. taxpayers spend countless hours gathering receipts and statements, filling out a variety

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Do You Owe the IRS Money? Here’s What to Do

Tax Day is finally here. If you’re getting a refund, lucky you. But if you owe the government money, you may be worried that you have to pay the amount due by the filing deadline of April 18 – even

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Tax Day: Workers, Not Companies, Are Bearing the Growing Burden of Government

Tax day is here once more, and tens of millions of Americans will rush to file their income taxes by this year’s deadline of April 18 (rather than April 15 for a variety of reasons). Although most of us probably

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Nepotism: Do Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Have Too Much Power?

Much attention has been focused recently on President Trump’s “new” foreign policy. This policy change is symbolized by the U.S. missile attack on Syria’s Shayrat airfield, which followed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s alleged chemical weapon attack on rebels in that

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GDN Classifieds April 6, 2017

Greater Diversity News 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 (HUBs)

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We Have a Lot to Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st Century

Carrying a 130-page document titled, “We Have A Lot To Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st Century,” members of the Congressional Black Caucus sat down with President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence to discuss a range

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Downgraded: Wells Fargo Bank Suffers Another Loss

Following a series of high profile lawsuits and allegations of misconduct, the embattled Wells Fargo Bank just suffered another loss in the form of a rating downgrade. Late last month, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency downgraded Wells

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Parental Engagement Key to Success for Every Student Succeeds Act

(NNPA) – According to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), President Barack Obama’s education law, states and local school districts are required to intervene in the lowest-performing schools, including those that serve low-income children and minorities. That requirement has educators,

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Are the Rich More Selfish Than the Rest of Us?

Social scientists have long known that the rich are not exactly model citizens. They evade taxes more often, flaunt traffic laws that protect pedestrians and donate less frequently to charity. In the aftermath of the Great Recession, there has been

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Who Wears the Pants in a Relationship Matters – Especially if You’re a Woman

When it comes to power in romantic relationships, men are often cast as dominant and women as deferential. But working against this are caricatures of domineering women with their “hen-pecked husbands” and “whipped boyfriends.” At the same time, popular culture

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Girls’ Confidence Level, Not Math Ability Hinders Path to Science Degree

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When it comes to mathematics, girls rate their abilities markedly lower than boys, even when there is no observable difference between the two, according to Florida State University researchers. “The argument continues to be made that gender

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Initiative Supports African-American Doctoral Students

First-of-its-kind program takes holistic approach to preparing students for life after graduation BUFFALO, N.Y. – Diverse immigrant populations do more than enrich a city’s cultural fabric. According to geographers from the University at Buffalo and Southampton University, they also boost

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Higher Wages Linked to Immigrant Diversity

UB-led study also finds that U.S.-born employees are the ones who miss out on wage growth opportunities when there are anti-immigrant policies BUFFALO, N.Y. – Diverse immigrant populations do more than enrich a city’s cultural fabric. According to geographers from

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Live the Life You Want Now And in the Future

Al Zdenek noticed early in his career that his clients, and people in general, had not received a good financial education and had not surrounded themselves with the best advisors. As a result, they were not making the best financial

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The Face of Latin American Migration Is Rapidly Changing. US Policy Isn’t Keeping up

A fundamental shift in U.S. immigration patterns is well underway. Recent rhetoric from President Donald Trump and the focus of U.S. immigration policies suggest that Mexicans entering the U.S. without authorization are the principal challenge facing policymakers. That is no

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‘Making Europe Great Again,’ Trump’s Online Supporters Shift Attention to the French Election

The online movement that played a key role in getting Donald Trump elected president of the United States has begun to spread its political influence globally, starting with crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Among several key elections happening in 2017 around

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