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24-Year Old HBCU Grad Makes History as the Youngest Principal Ever at Middle School in Charlotte
Kenneth Gorham, a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, has been appointed as the principal at Movement Middle School, in Charlotte, North Carolina. At 24 years old, he is the youngest person to ever become the school’s principal. “I’m
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Partnership to Boost One Million Black-Owned Ecommerce Brands With Cross-Promotional Technology
Operation HOPE and Shopify team with GoodCarts to empower one million Black businesses in the e-commerce arena so they can grow and win together. Nationwide — Minneapolis-based GoodCarts is proud to partner with 1 Million Black Businesses (1MBB), powered by Operation HOPE and Shopify,
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Report: Number of Black Americans Serving Long Prison Sentences Far Exceeds Other Groups
While Black Americans remain vastly overrepresented in the prison population, a new report found that the disparity widens among those serving lengthy sentences. The Sentencing Project found that in 2019, Black Americans represented 14% of the total U.S. population, 33% of the
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Idhini Platform Changing Clinical Trial Participation in BIPOC Communities One Study at a Time
Recent studies have revealed that approximately 5% of Black Americans participate in clinical trials. Unfortunately, that number proves lower in the overall BIPOC community, and an organization called Idhini works to help improve Black, Indigenous, and People of Color participation.
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Senate Republicans Introduce Nationwide Abortion Ban Legislation
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has introduced a bill that bans abortions in the United States after 15 months. The legislation comes three months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and as President Joe Biden and
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Divine 9 Aims to Save the Lives of Black Women Endangered by Roe v. Wade Repeal With ‘Tell Somebody’ PSA Campaign
The Divine 9, the historically Black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council led by Phi Beta Sigma, are joining forces to save the lives of Black women. In a news release, the influential organization said it would launch “Tell Somebody,” a public
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Community College Athletes Could Earn $48 per Instagram Post Under the Right Conditions
When people talk about how college athletes can now get paid from their name, image and likeness – more commonly referred to as “NIL” – the focus is often on players at schools with big-time sports programs. This makes sense
Read MoreBeloved Community Center Celebrates the NC Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission Initiative
In January 2022, Beloved Community Center launched the NC Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission Initiative. This is a historic statewide, grassroots, people-powered process, commission, and movement designed to walk the varied segments of NC’s diverse population towards each other, so
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From the Stripper Pole to Owning a Million Dollar Trucking Business
Meet Ashley Thomas, a successful entrepreneur who has completely transformed from a life of stripping, pimping, and prostitution to founding the nation’s first Black woman-owned transportation call center to recruit truck drivers. In her recently released book, Divorcing the Game,
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Carlena Evans, Daughter of Late Actor/Writer From “Good Times” and “The Jeffersons,” Gives Back to Kids in Uganda
Philanthropist and Founder Carlena Evans, who is the daughter of late actor/writer Mike Evans from Good Times and The Jeffersons, is spreading “good times” on an international level to underprivileged communities. Similar to a modern-day Robin Hood, Carlena Evans has
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Educators Can Help Make STEM Fields Diverse – Over 25 Years, I’ve Identified Nudges To Encourage Students To Stay
Jen, a student I taught early in my career, stood head-and-shoulders above her peers academically. I learned she had started off as an engineering major but switched over to psychology. I was surprised and curious. Was she struggling with difficult
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Barbara Ehrenreich Helped Make Inequality Visible – Her Legacy Lives on in a Reinvigorated Labor Movement
Have you heard of Jaz Brisack, Liz Fong-Jones and Chris Smalls? Those names might not be familiar to all Americans, but their recent accomplishments amount to a potential sea change in labor rights. As union organizers or advocates for better
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Was This Country Founded on Christianity? A GDN Exclusive
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “We need to be the party of nationalism, and I’m a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists.” Greene later says, “Her self-avowal of Christian nationalism follows her claim last
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Building Something Better: How Community Organizing Helps People Thrive in Challenging Times
Americans don’t agree on much these days, but many feel that the U.S. is on the wrong track and the future is bleak. In a time of unprecedented division, rising inequality and intensifying climate change, it’s easy to feel that
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Black Patients Do Want to Help With Medical Research – Here Are Ways to Overcome the Barriers That Keep Clinical Trials From Recruiting Diverse Populations
Clinical trial participants are predominantly white. Despite Black and Hispanic people respectively making up 12% and 16% of the U.S. population in 2011, together they made up only 6% of clinical trial participants overall that year. Clinical trials that are
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Texas Black Doctor Launches Telemedicine and Walk-In Clinic to Address Healthcare Disparities Across the State
Dr. Patricia Horace, a Primary Care Physician and the founder and CEO of ExtraCare Concerns, a Black-owned healthcare facility in Fort Worth, Texas, is helping local residents to achieve wellness and ideal health throughout Tarrant county and beyond. As the
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Barack and Michelle Obama Revel in ‘Family Reunion’ in Return to White House for Official Portrait Reveal
Former President Barack Obama declared a family reunion at the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as official portraits of him and former First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled during a ceremony in the East Room. “It’s great to
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Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy Through the Lens of Colonialism and Black Lives
Immediately following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, notable media personality Jemele Hill urged her peers to put the monarch’s passing in perspective. “Journalists are tasked with putting legacies into full context, so it is entirely appropriate to examine
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Prescribing Adolescents Multiple Psychiatric Drugs Now the Norm, Particularly in BIPOC Communities
The current trend of polypharmacy – the simultaneous use of multiple drugs by a single patient for one or more conditions – reflects racism and discrimination in the treatment of Black, Indigenous, and people of color children and teens, according
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Fighting an Unjust System, The Bail Project Helps People Get out of Jail and Reunite Families
As public support for criminal justice reform continues to build — and as the pandemic raises the stakes higher — advocates remain vigilant that it’s more important than ever that the facts are straight, and everyone understands the bigger picture.
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FEMA Kicks off Preparedness Month with Campaign Targeting African American Communities
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has again teamed with the Ad Council for a public service announcement to kick off National Preparedness Month. With its new “Ready Campaign,” FEMA specifically targets African American communities with messages that encourages advanced preparedness
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Alcatraz Ferry Workers Want to Unionize
Workers who operate and provide services to customers riding the ferry that runs from San Francisco’s Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island are attempting to form a union. “I think if we formed a union this would be a happy place,”
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Redistricting is Voter Suppression Too
When Charles Diggs, Jr. won election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at least one Black member of Congress. That’s likely to change this year. Because
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ADL List Reveals Hundreds of Law Enforcement, Politicians, and Military are Oath Keepers
Hundreds of law enforcement officers, a host of elected officials, and more than 100 military personnel are members of the Oath Keepers, the far-right extremist group accused of playing a significant role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the
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Landmark Research Magnifies Cost of Mental Health Inequities in the U.S.
For the first time, research has revealed tangible evidence demonstrating how decades of systemic inequities in mental healthcare have yielded significantly worse outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities, marginalized and under-resourced populations. Released on Sept. 7 by Satcher Health Leadership Institute
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It Is BSU-SGA-YCD Alliance Time! A GDN Exclusive
The threat to America’s democracy grows more significant by the day. Protecting our democracy is a job that calls for a new, focused student coalition. Many Black student organizations are named, Black Student Unions are needed to answer the call
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Celebrating Church’s 152nd Anniversary – Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ
Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ 609 Nun Street Wilmington, NC 28401 Greetings on behalf of Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ, Wilmington, NC. Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ will host a small celebration on September 17, 2022, in
Read MoreAmerica Is in the Middle of a Labor Mobilization Moment – With Self-Organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s and Chipotle Behind the Union Drive
Labor Day 2022 comes smack bang in the middle of what is increasingly looking like a pivotal year in the history of American unions. The summer has seen a steady stream of workforce mobilizations. Employees at Trader Joe’s locations in Massachusetts and
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Serena Williams Forced Sports Journalists to Get Out of the ‘Toy Box’ – And Cover Tennis as More Than a Game
Of the many outstanding components of her game, Serena Williams may best be known for her commanding serve. Those serves, unleashed over the course of a 27-year professional career, arguably heightened the power and intensity of the women’s game, forcing her
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Past and Present Racism Linked to Excess Nonfatal Shootings in Baltimore’s Most Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
Study finds doubly disadvantaged neighborhoods experienced a disproportionate share of firearm injuries from 2015 to 2019 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Newswise — A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Platinum-Selling Gospel Jazz Music Mogul Ben Tankard Launching SMOOTH LIFE TV NETWORK
Ben Tankard Receives 2022 Jazz Music Award – Best Contemporary Artist Nomination Jazz 91.9 WCLK Radio – Clark Atlanta University To Present 1st Annual Jazz Music Awards October 21-22 Nashville, TN — Legendary artist and music mogul Ben Tankard has
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American Airlines Supports Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s 2022-2023 Touring Season
Spans 19 U. S. Cities and Canada Dallas, TX – American Airlines, as the exclusive air travel sponsor for Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT), helps the dance company accomplish its mission of reaching diverse communities and ever-expanding national audiences by
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Black Women Gymnasts Make History at Championships in Florida
Black girl magic reigned at the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Florida as Jordan Chiles, Shilese Jones, and Konnor McClain won the top three spots in the senior all-around competition. The trio made history as the first three Black female
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Bank of America Offers Zero Down-Payment Mortgages in Mostly Black, Latino Borrowers
Bank of America announced a new zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgage solution for first-time homebuyers, which will be available in designated markets, including certain African American and Hispanic neighborhoods in Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Miami. According
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