“A Call to Colors” to the Various North Carolina Alumni Desreta Jackson, Applauded As Chapters Represented
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PRESORTED STANDARD .S. POSTAGE PAID Healthy Living Feature: Heart Attack/Stroke WILMINGTON, N.C. PERMIT - NO. 675 50 CENTS Established 1987 VOLUME 33, NO. 7 2019 Theme: Great is the Company that Published It! Week of July 25 - July 31, 2019 NATIONWIDE VOTER MOBILIZATION IS OUR PRIORITY INSIDE THIS EDITION 4 5 Black 7 2.....................Editorials & Politics 369th Black Children Entrepreneurs 3...................... Health & Wellness Fed to Hogs 4....................Career & Education Experience Raise $8 Million Band Ties HBCU 5..... Business News & Resources & Alligators 6.......... Events & Announcements Musicians to WWI for Barbershop- 7.................................Spirit & Life Black History Focused App 1900’s 8..................................Classifieds NCCU ALUMNI NHRMC ON SUMMIT FOCUSES “A CALL TO A GDN ExclusivE: vol. ii COLORS” PArt xvi Wilmington, NC - a referral destination for is the only DNV-certified interventional coverage New Hanover Regional patients across southeastern Comprehensive Stroke Center to treat patients suffering Medical Center has North Carolina needing the in North Carolina cerebrovascular emergencies, received certification from most advanced care for strokes “Stroke care has evolved including stroke and DNV GL - Healthcare as a and aneurysms.” rapidly over the last few years aneurysms. Angela Lewis Richard Smith Samuel Cooper Comprehensive Stroke Center, The DNV GL - Healthcare and developing stroke “Comprehensive stroke reflecting the highest level of Comprehensive Stroke Center networks is imperative to certification at NHRMC By Cash Michaels, Contributing Writer competence for treatment of Certification is based on improve outcomes,” said demonstrates our commitment serious stroke events. standards set forth by the Brain Vinodh Doss, DO, Director of to our community to provide When the National Historically Black College and Alumni “Comprehensive stroke Attack Coalition and the Neurointerventional Surgery. the absolute highest level of Association’s Fifth Annual Alumni Leaders Conference center designation represents American Stroke Association, “Having this designation care,” said Jeffrey Beecher, DO, convenes Saturday, August 3rd at North Carolina Central a milestone in NHRMC’s and affirms that the medical solidifies NHRMC’s place as a Director of Cerebrovascular University’s School of Law, its theme will be “Strategically commitment to providing the center addresses the full neurovascular destination and and Endovascular Neurosurgery. Sustain the Future of HBCUs through Alumni Advocacy.” But featured on the conference agenda will be a best care for our community,” spectrum of stroke care – to serve as a resource for our “There was a time when stroke commitment by NCCU Alumni chapters to “A Call to said James S. McKinney, MD, diagnosis, treatment, partners in the region.” patients in the southeastern Colors,” the nonpartisan student civic engagement Medical Director, NHRMC rehabilitation and education – NHRMC is the only region of North Carolina had campaign, sponsored by GDN, which targets students Stroke Center. “The NHRMC and establishes clear metrics to hospital in southeastern North to seek care elsewhere. That attending HBCU campuses across North Carolina with Stroke Center has become evaluate outcomes. NHRMC Carolina to offer 24/7 neuro- time has come and gone.” • voter registration, education and mobilization activities. Co-hosted by NCCU and NCCU Alumni Association, Inc. (NCCUAA), and sponsored by the National Historically Black College and Universities Alumni Association Star Of “The Color Purple,” Foundation (NHBCUAAF), the conference will roll out “A Call to Colors” to the various North Carolina alumni Desreta Jackson, Applauded as chapters represented. It is recommended that each establish “Civic Engagement & Advocacy Committees” or CEACs, to Natural Hair Expert for New Book promote Alumni engagement. “The Black Hair “We see “A Call to Colors” Conspiracy” as an initiative that we’re Ontario, Calif. — Desreta Jackson, iconic actress best- rallying around...” known for her starring role as “young Celie” in the Oscar- nominated film, “The Color Purple,” and creator and CEO Heat Stroke: Richard D. Smith, Vice President of NHBCUAAF of BlackSilk Products and the Healthy Hair Expo, is gaining notoriety as an author and receiving rave reviews for her premier book, “The Black Hair Conspiracy.” A Doctor Offers “The proactive participation of alumni chapters in nonpartisan activities is designed to educate, organize, “The Black Hair Conspiracy” Receiving Rave mobilize and empower members to use their voices and Reviews and Has Been Accepted by The Blair-Caldwell presence to engage with elected officials at [all] levels] in a African American Research Library Tips to Stay Safe as strategic and unified manner that demands accountability and support…” and “…student engagement with proactive participation of alumni chapters in advocacy activities “The Black Hair Conspiracy” Temperatures Soar designed to provide plans and strategies for the nonpartisan takes an in-depth look into the civic engagement of students in the democratic process that I easily remember laughing b r a ces for a heat wave, it is psychological effects of social maximizes their effectiveness and efficiency,” according to media standards of beauty at Wile E. Coyote trying to important to consider how to the NCCUAA. and its mental and physical catch the Road Runner while prevent this potentially deadly “We see “A Call to Colors” as an initiative that we’re impact by connecting watching Saturday morning condition. rallying around,” Richard D. Smith, vice president of historical facts with cartoons as a child. I can still Heat stroke is when a NHBCUAAF,” told GDN. philosophical theories. It see the Coyote walking slowly person’s core body temperature debunks a series of lies and “What we’ve done, based on what we’ve learned from [“A through the sweltering desert, rises too high (often more Call to Colors” and GDN founder Peter Grear] is establish a provides a step-by-step guide sun high in the sky, sweating, than 104 F) because high on how to grow and maintain civic engagement and advocacy committee (CEAC) at two tongue-hanging-out, about to environmental temperature different levels - one, through the National HBCU Alumni healthy, natural hair while collapse from heat, hunger and (typically over 90 F) and disproving common lessons Foundation, promoting this to all of our HBCU alumni thirst. Then, BEEP! BEEP! the humidity (over 70% relative associations at the national level, saying that you should and practices passed down by Road Runner would fly past, humidity) prevents the body mass media and the hair care certainly establish this in your alumni association, and and the chase was on with a from cooling through its industry. push it down to the ground level wherever you are,” Smith Recently accepted by Jackson uses his own theory perfectly revived Coyote. normal means of sweating continued. The Blair-Caldwell African against him.” If only fixing heat stroke and breathing. As heat stroke “And so we’ve started the NCCU Alumni American Research Library, “The Black Hair were that quick and easy. develops, our heart beats Association as the first one to take it on full force, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Conspiracy” is the result of As a primary care fast, our lungs breathe fast, and incorporate it in their national structure, and Institution based in Denver, Jackson’s desire to educate physician who treats patients we feel dizzy and nauseated, pushing it to their chapter level in the state of North Colorado, “The Black Hair readers of the dangers of with heat related illnesses, our muscles cramp, and we Carolina – the first focal point, ground zero for us.” Conspiracy” is endorsed bad braiders, hair stylists, I know that heat stroke is become confused, eventually as an important literary and salons, as well as certainly no laughing matter. losing consciousness entirely. contribution and will be invalidate common myths Each summer, a heat wave Without medical LEARN MORE ONLINE: inaugurated later this year as and customs. 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M.A.Ed, and verified Amazon Let’s stick to calling it heat purchaser. “Darwinism is JACKSON stroke. flipped on its head as Ms. HEAT STROKE Continued on page6 As much of the nation Continued on page2 Page 2 Week of July 25 - July 31, 2019 GreaterDiversity.com The views and opinions expressed in each edition of GDN are not those of our staff, websites or affiliates. www.GreaterDiversity.com Co-publishers Peter & Kathy Grear Contributing Writers Cash Michaels, Marian Wright WATERS CONVENES Edelman, Judge Greg Mathis, Harry C. Alford, and Farrah Gray Senior Graphic Designer & Office/Accounts HEARING ON NEED FOR Receivable Manager Jacentia I. Kinsey Web Editor/ Data Entry/ Clerical Assistant