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Obama Supporters On Defensive Over Healthcare Glitches
President Obama and White House officials continue to struggle as they try to blunt criticism over the Affordable Care Act.
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Livingstone College presents Bishop George Battle with award
On Nov. 2, Battle received Livingstone's Distinguished Alumnus Award
Memorial Day “Tribute” to Veteran, Woody Woodard
There was overflow attendance at Landmark Church of God for retired airman Woody Woodard's memorial service.
Forbes List Charlotte as # 8 for Job Success
According to the magazine Charlotte ranks eighth in job opportunities in the US, putting us on the map as a place to relocate to if you’re looking for a new career.
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Livingstone College presents Bishop George Battle with award
Posted on 01 December 2013
As young boy, Bishop George E. Battle, Jr. became quite adept at pulling tobacco, picking cotton and planting corn, soybeans and sweet potatoes. Farming was second nature to Battle, the second of eight children born to Mary Battle. “My teachers all felt like I would make a good farmer or a good mechanic because I […] Continue Reading
Nation & World, Politics, topstory
Obama Supporters On Defensive Over Healthcare Glitches
Posted on 01 December 2013
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Under unrelenting attacks –including from Democratic supporters – President Obama and White House officials continue to struggle as they try to blunt criticism that that President Obama stretched the truth in describing coverage options for consumers who already had health insurance before the roll out of healthcare.gov and the individual mandate […] Continue Reading
Nation & World
Racism Costs the U.S. Billions Every Year
Posted on 01 December 2013
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Closing the income gap between Whites and minorities, would boost earnings by 12 percent, an economic windfall of $1 trillion, for a nation burdened by debt and an anemic job market, according to a recent study by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Altarum Institute. The study titled, “The Business Case […] Continue Reading
Healthy Living, Money & Business
Forever Living offers health benefits and financial independence
Posted on 01 December 2013
Are you looking for the best aloe vera products in the industry and a way to create great wealth and success for yourself? Forever Living is the largest manufacturer of premium aloe vera products and aloe drinks in the world. I had the pleasure to attend a Forever Living Products event at the Concord Embassy […] Continue Reading
Opinion
Take a Recess from Closing Public Schools
Posted on 06 June 2013
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has announced plans to close at least 50 schools as a cost-cutting measure. But before any other urban school system follows suit, it should take an extended recess and reflect on what has happened in the past that makes this such a foolish idea. We can start by looking […] Continue Reading
Julianne Malveaux
In Jobs, we’re in a Race to the Bottom
Posted on 05 June 2013
On May 21, I had the opportunity to testify before a Congressional Progressive Caucus meeting on how federal dollars drive inequality by paying contractors who pay too many of their workers too little. The hearing was driven by a study from Amy Traub and her colleagues at Demos, a New York based think tank, that […] Continue Reading
Local News, topright
Memorial Day “Tribute” to Veteran, Woody Woodard
Posted on 05 June 2013
STATESVILLE, NC – Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May, and is a day for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. While William Thomas Woodard, affectionately known by all as “Woody,” did not die while […] Continue Reading
College Sports, topstory
Livingstone College student-athlete captures National Championship in 400 meters
Posted on 05 June 2013
SALISBURY, N.C. – Livingstone College student-athlete Quanera Hayes is the Division II National Champion in the 400 meters. Hayes, a sophomore from Hope Mills, N.C., ran the 400 meters in 51.53 to capture the national title on Saturday in Pueblo, Colo., at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Hayes’ record-breaking time […] Continue Reading
