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Republicans Are Still Attempting to Block Path of Voters

PHILADELPHIA (NNPA) – Moments after delivering a keynote address at the NAACP national convention Monday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) expanded on the Democrats’ agenda regarding the Affordable Care

Wilmington-based Gospel Artist Damion Murrill & Siloam Release Debut Project

Wilmington, NC – One of North Carolina’s finest Gospel ensembles is dropping their debut CD. Damion Murrill & Siloam, headed by GRAMMY Award Nominee Damion Murrill, will be celebrating the release of their brand new CD, Take A Stand, on

Top 15 Little-Known Scholarships for Women and Girls in 2015/2016

Every year, billions of dollars in scholarships are given away to students all over the world. These scholarships can be used to pay for college tuition, boarding, books, and more. Every scholarship has different criteria to be eligible, but all

Executive Director Makes Push to Advance the Dialogue on Race

NEW YORK — Leslie Fields-Cruz, executive director of the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the nation’s primary presenter of stories on the black experience on public television, has released the following statement in the wake of recent attacks against black

Report Urges More Tribal Control over Food Systems

Native Americans twice as likely to develop a nutrition-related health problem The way food is produced, accessed and funded on tribal lands must be overhauled to combat the obesity and diabetes epidemics plaguing Native Americans, according to a report released

Series of Protests Call for Change in NC Laws

Every act of change starts with a small group willing to make a sacrifice for the greater good of society. The men and women who participate in the Moral Monday movement are no exception. They gather every week to protest

NYC to Pay Eric Garner’s Family $5.9 Million Settlement

Almost a year after a Staten Island police officer killed Eric Garner, an unarmed African American man who was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes, the city of New York says it has agreed to pay his family a settlement of $5.9

From the Confederate flag to the ballot box

Educate, Organize and Mobilize — Last week, our nation witnessed a symbolic victory over one of the most divisive, hateful and destructive symbols in American history. We witnessed the lowering of the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds of South

After First Day of Historic Voting Rights Trial, Over Six Thousand March Through Winston-Salem for Mass Moral Monday

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Thousands of people from across North Carolina and the country descended on Winston-Salem tonight to march for the full restoration of voting rights in the state that is home to what has been described as the worst

Race Matters for Juvenile Justice

Shannon Robinson In the last decade, arrests of minority youth have increased, with black and Latino youth being twice as likely to be arrested as white youth. When it comes to the juvenile justice court system, those numbers don’t decrease.

N.C. NAACP Will Seek to Get Voter Restrictions Lifted

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In less than a week, a voting rights trial is expected to begin that will challenge North Carolina’s restrictive voting law. Whatever the verdict, experts expect to ruling to have a ripple effect in states that have

Abortion Rights Issue Regains Momentum

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When she was five months pregnant, past the point where she could obtain a legal abortion, 23-year-old Kenlissia Jones of Albany, Ga. ordered prescription abortion pills from a Canadian website. When Jones started feeling pain, she was

New Orleans Novelists Launches Challenge to Would-be Writers

New Orleans, LA — The authors of a novel based on a black family’s struggle through three generations of slavery and racism have launched a special contest/rewrite challenge to would-be writers. Authors Dianna and Tom Riley created the “Summer Harvest”

University Offers Scholarships to Children of Slain Emanuel AME Parishioner

The recent massacre of nine congregants in an African-American church in Charleston, S.C., by a self-proclaimed White supremacist has been marked by stories, not so much of hate, but of touching tales of forgiveness, graciousness and an outpouring of love.

Slavery Linked to School Segregation in South

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – There is a direct correlation between the geographic concentration of slavery and today’s K-12 school segregation, according to a new study. The study, “How the Legacy of Slavery and Racial Composition Shape Public School Enrollment in the

Progressive Baptist: Taking the Lead

Educate, Organize and Mobilize – Last week I discussed the leadership role assumed by the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC) in the call by Dr. James C. Perkins, (PNBC) President, and faith-based leaders to restore the Voting Right Act that was

Democracy NC

North Carolina’s new voting law, passed by the North Carolina House of Representatives and signed by Governor McCrory in 2013, has created outrage among many North Carolina citizens. One of the biggest issues people have with the new law is

New Suicide-Prevention Training Helps Schools Identify At-Risk Students Earlier

The alarmingly high rate of high school students who contemplate suicide – more than one in six – has prompted a new online training effort to encourage educators to recognize and react to early warning signs. Rutgers University Behavioral Health

The Black Church and the Strength to Forgive

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For many outside the Black community, they had never seen anything like it. Though suffering and deep in pain from the loss of loved ones at the hands of Dylann Roof at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston,

NC NAACP President Responds to Momentum Behind Removals of Confederate Flag

DURHAM, NC – In the last two weeks, several corporations have decided to discontinue their sales of merchandise bearing the Confederate flag symbol. State governments have also begun to debate the appropriateness of the flag’s placement on public property in

Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems

Fostering Economic Growth/Investment Helps Improve Public Health and the Environment, Diversify Local Economy WASHINGTON—Today, the Obama Administration invited communities to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing direct technical support to build strong local food systems as

Dominican Republic’s Ethnic Cleansing

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A Dominican Republic court order threatens to force more than 200,000 Dominican-born Haitians from their homes in an effort that many human rights watchers have called modern-day ethnic cleansing. Just days after the Rachel Dolezal episode captivated

Race, Flags, and the Second Amendment

The church shooting in Charleston, S.C. once again showed us the connection of guns and race. Statistics of inner city gun violence always showed the connection. In this context, the National Rifle Association actually believes in gun control. “Nothing” says the NRA

Too Many White Americans Identify with Charleston Church Murderer

On Wednesday, June 17, Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old White supremacist, massacred nine Black worshipers in the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. Among those slain at close range with a .45 caliber semi-automatic weapon, were an 87-year-old

NAACP Concerned by the Outbreak of Church Burnings

BALTIMORE, MD – In the weeks following a church massacre in which nine people were shot dead by a white nationalist at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, several predominantly black churches in Southern states have been burned. Federal

The Black Clergy: Mission Against Voter Suppression – Educate, Organize and Mobilize

Over the past few weeks I’ve written about voter suppression and its growing threat to the well being of Blacks and other progressives. Last week I wrote about the need for the Black press to lead in the opposition to

Emanuel AME and the Buoyancy of Hope

Rev. Clementa Pinckney and his fellow congregants of Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. gathered as usual in the historic edifice June 17 for their Wednesday evening prayer service. They came, as always, to refresh their religious

Female Managers Do Not Reduce the Gender Wage Gap

Working women are “leaning in” and supporting more females in leadership roles, but a new study finds that having a female manager doesn’t necessarily equate to higher salaries for female employees. In fact, women can sometimes take an earnings hit

Education Advocates Call for Retooled No Child Left Behind on 50th Anniversary

(NNPA) — Officials, lawmakers and civil rights groups commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by calling for much-needed updates to the law. The measure, many said, was one of the major victories of

Houston Dermatologist Developed a Skin Care Line That Is Now Easily Accessible For All

HOUSTON, TX -– Moore Unique Skin Care, a Houston based, African American owned company is now carrying three of its products through the Walmart “Made in the USA” program. Made in the USA is part of an effort by Walmart

Free E-Cookbook from Meatless Monday Helps K-12 Operations Kick Off the Healthy Habit

NEW YORK – The Monday Campaigns, the nonprofit public health organization behind Meatless Monday, announces the publication of Meatless Monday Goes to School, a beautifully designed, free collection of 30 meatless lunch recipes to help K-12 foodservice directors and community

Belly Fat: Gotta Go

Let’s face it ladies… SUMMER IS HERE! What does that mean? – more FAT to have to deal with because what do we do during graduation celebrations, June 19th, family Reunions, etc? We eat, eat, & eat some more. And

The Black Press Must Lead

Educate, Organize and Mobilize – To suggest that I’ve had an enlightening past few weeks would be an understatement. Our readers are well aware of the seemingly endless articles I’ve written about voter suppression, the “Doctrine of Exclusion” and the expectations

GDN Print Edition 6-18-15

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Closing Achievement Gaps Requires More than Education Reform

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Education reform alone isn’t enough to close achievement gaps between Blacks and Whites, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). The study by EPI, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank focused on the needs

RV Cancer Support Group and Cancer Survivorship Summit

Twenty-four members from RV Cancer Support Group attended the eighth annual Cancer Survivorship Summit, and have been doing so for the past four years. The Summit is for survivors and their caregivers across our state. There is no cost to

Michelle Obama’s Real Life Experiences

“People will make assumptions about who they think you are based on their limited notion of the world.” Last month at the graduation ceremony of Tuskegee University, a historically Black college in Alabama, first lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly about

Hospitals Profit from Exorbitant Markups

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Hundreds of American hospitals are turning a profit by charging patients exorbitant rates for necessary procedures. And for 50 hospitals in particular, the mark-ups are as high as 12 times the amount it costs them to deliver

Racism in America Investigation by Brazilian Woman in New Documentary

Sofia Helena, a Brazilian woman, newly arrived to the United States, explores the plague of racism in the United States A U.S. based company, New Generation Media Group, announced the launch of its new documentary titled, Hazy Shades of America. The

Over-tasked and Under-funded? Educate, Organize and Mobilize

Back on May 21, 2015 I wrote a commentary entitled A Battleground for Voter Suppression. The purpose of that article was to highlight the fact that North Carolina will be a battleground state in 2016 and that those candidates whose

Fair Housing and Credit Violations Bring $242M to Blacks and Latinos

Despite long-standing federal laws banning discrimination in housing and credit, three recent actions reveal how the road to fair housing remains an arduous journey – especially for Black and Latino communities. Three recent and separate enforcement actions involving federal and

Gospel Music Expert Lists 11 Most Influential Black Gospel Songs

Robert F. Darden, professor in Baylor University’s department of journalism, public relations and new media, and former gospel music editor for Billboard Magazine, is leading a national movement to preserve the fast-disappearing legacy of African American sacred music on vinyl.

Riot Redux: 2015 Mirrored 1968 Unrest

For elders within Baltimore’s Black community, the recent uprising after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray was like a flashback to the riots that erupted in April 1968 after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Both

Homeless Teen Mom Becomes High School Valedictorian And Gets More Than $600K in Scholarships

Chicago, IL — Trameka Pope, an 18-year student from Chicago, has overcome many obstacles. While in elementary school, her and her mom became homeless. By 8th grade, she was pregnant. And by 9th grade, she gave birth. But yet she

New Program Will Train Next Generation of Business Leaders

Cornell College is launching a new business major this fall with three areas of focus, including business analytics, which uses data and statistical analysis to guide business decisions, and is one of the fast-growing areas in business. The major will

Blacks ‘Segregated’ in Low-Paying Retail Jobs

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – More than 1.9 million Black Americans work in retail, accounting for 11 percent of the industry’s total workforce. Despite being the second-largest source of employment for Black workers, new data from the NAACP and equality advocacy organization,

Feds and States Successfully Team Up to Prosecute Housing Bias

Three recent and separate enforcement actions involving federal and state agencies together prove how coordinated efforts against housing and credit discrimination can lead to equitable settlements for those whose rights have been denied. Further, the actions illustrate how the Consumer

Detroit Gentrification Means ‘Forced Relocation’ of Black Seniors

Many Detroit residents are celebrating a new era of revitalization, as the city’s thriving Midtown is now dotted with upscale shops, restaurants and new construction. But Motor City, blighted with 83,000 abandoned homes, is also seeing the forced relocation of

Can Hasan Harnett Sell Voter Suppression?

Educate, Organize and Mobilize — Whether he’ll actually pull it off remains to be seen, but clearly he intends to sell voter suppression and if Black voters aren’t educated, organized and mobilized, Harnett may do it. On Saturday, June 6, 2015,

Advocates, Officials Blast Bank Regulators’ Proposed Diversity Standards

Sen. Bob Menendez, SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar Join Greenlining Institute in Criticism WASHINGTON – Final joint standards just released by six federal agencies for assessing the diversity practices of the financial institutions they regulate represent a complete failure to seriously

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