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New Tools Find Out Who Dies in Police Custody? Chicago’s Black Community By Amanda Woog countability. Stunned by Latest Police Shooting Postdoctoral Fellow at Reliable information on Institute of Urban Policy deaths that occur during ar- Research and Analysis, rests and while in jail and University of Texas at Austin prison is important. Such data allow us to identify prob- How many people die in lems in the criminal justice our criminal justice system system and come up with so- each year? lutions based on evidence. It It turns out it is hard to also provides greater trans- tell, and it depends who you parency and accountability, ask. and ultimately can help gain Following the deaths of communities’ trust. Michael Brown, Eric Garner, In response to its own Freddie Gray and many oth- findings in 2015 and the na- ers at the hands of the police, tional upheaval around ho- this lack of information has micides by law enforcement, By Erick Johnson, The Chicago Crusader emerged as one of the most BJS this month announced pressing issues in criminal an improved nationwide da- Chicago police have shot another teenager, and gangs justice reform. Reading me- ta collection plan. The plan are allegedly planning to retaliate for his death. dia reports of these deaths recognizes that “accurate and would lead one to suspect For years, racial tensions and gun-violence in Chicago comprehensive accounting of have been brewing, but this summer, the city is on the verge that dying in police custo- deaths that occur during the dy is a widespread problem. of boiling over with police shootings, homicides and rising process of arrest is critical for discontent with a justice system that has failed many Blacks But hard data have been hard [law enforcement agencies] to to come by. That’s why I be- demonstrate responsiveness for decades. And in the middle of it all is a new Black police lieve new initiatives in Texas to the citizens and commu- chief who’s on the hot seat. and California could be game nities they serve, transparen- On Thursday, July 28 amid the sweltering heat of sum- changers, and deserve to be A woman protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is cy related to law enforcement mer, a Chicago police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Paul replicated in other states. detained by Baton Rouge police. Photo: Jonathan Bachman O’Neal, triggering a wave of protests and anger from Blacks The federal government tactics and approaches, and accountability for the actions who are still reeling from the brutal police killing of Laquan has acknowledged that feder- McDonald nearly two years ago. al data initiatives, which rely of officers.” on law enforcement self-re- The improved data col- It happened in the South Shore neighborhood, a pre- porting, have failed to pro- lection will provide better na- dominately Black middle-class community where First vide accurate information. In tionwide statistics. But states Lady Michelle Obama grew up. O’Neal died a violent death. 2015, the Bureau of Justice also have an important role in Police said that he was driving a Jaguar that was stolen from Statistics found that data collecting and disseminating Bolingbrook, a suburb west of Chicago. Police officers fired collection under the Arrest- data. 15 shots at O’Neal as he sped through the South Shore neigh- Related Deaths program, State agencies and local borhood. He crashed into two police cars then fled on foot. which was in place for most law enforcement are more likely to respond to state di- of the 2000s, identified on- Chicago continued on page 6 ly about half of the expected rectives and initiatives than to number of homicides by law additional federal oversight. enforcement officers. And programs to build pub- Content Creator, Actor, Writer, The most comprehensive lic trust in local law enforce- information has come from ment and state agencies must Director Mike Ray Is on the Move watchdog groups and media come from within those insti- sites like Fatal Encounters tutions. and The Counted which track Two states are leaders deaths in police encounters in arrest-related and custo- through open-source data dial death reporting – Texas mining of news accounts. But and California. These two these websites are also incom- states have the nation’s larg- plete. Fatal Encounters esti- est incarcerated populations. mates it has tracked 62 per- Combined, they have more cent of deaths since 2000. The than 425,000 people locked Counted only began its tal- up in prisons and jails. Each ly in 2015. Further, watchdog state has been collecting state sites cannot alone restore the custodial death data for de- trust in government institu- cades. tions that has been lost in po- Delegates listen to mothers of victims of police shootings during the DNC, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson lice shootings and lack of ac- Tool continued on page 5 Mike Ray pilot “The Productive Lie” and written script “Letters to My Father” have How the Islamic State Recruits and Coerces Children already gained noteworthy respect. This week the world once AtLANTA – You may have heard him, voicing again witnessed an Islamic Iraqi security forces detain a boy commercials for Home Depot, Verizon, BMW, Nationwide State’s use of at least one child after removing a suicide vest from him in Insurance, and IBM. You may have seen him, appearing in bomber, perhaps two. Kirkuk, Iraq. Photo: Ako Rasheed roles on “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne”, USA Network’s A child between the ag- es of 12 and 14 was reported- “Necessary Roughness”, and BET’s 2-hour movie, “Let The ly the culprit behind a suicide Church Say Amen”, just to name a few… but Mike Ray is attack – blowing up the wed- an actor, voice-over artist and also a rising filmmaker with ding of Besna and Nurettin a passion for creating content. Akdogan in Gaziantep, This is what veteran actor, Vivica Fox has to say… Turkey and killing 54 people “I’ve known Mike Ray for many years. This man gives 110 on Aug. 20. percent to every project he touches. I look forward to seeing Although now the my creative friend explode onto the scene, so others can see Turkish government is not certain whether it was a child what I already know!” or an adult, it’s certainly not Mike Ray’s pilot “The Productive Lie” and written script the only time children have “Letters to My Father” have already gained noteworthy been used by terrorist net- respect, earning him recognition as Best New Filmmaker works to perpetrate attacks. at the 2015 Peachtree Village International Film Festival. The following day, a child “Letters to My Father” is a drama about a dying Army was caught before he could sergeant’s plight to protect the future of his family, in the detonate a suicide bomb at a and what role the parents and original Syrian schoolteach- a band-of-brothers effect, and wake of an ALS diagnosis (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Shi’a school in Kirkuk, Iraq. community play in recruiters remain, they must now brings the children to the at- During the course of re- This emotional telefilm is based on the struggle and actions ment. Understanding these teach an IS-controlled cur- tention of IS personnel who of Mike Ray’s own father, a veteran of two wars, when faced search for our book, “Small differences helps us know riculum to gender-segregat- talent-scout for children ex- Arms: Children and Terror,” how best to approach treating ed pupils. Parents continue to hibiting early potential for with the disease. John Horgan and I have the children’s trauma, and fig- send their children to school, “Cub” status in IS’ dedicated “The Productive Lie”, which won the Audience Award learned how IS socializes ure out which children can be although coercion is always training camps. Through a so- at the 2015 Charlotte Black Film Festival, is a feature length children into their terrorist rehabilitated and which ones present. Failure to do so might cialization and selection pro- production. This crazy, sexy, cool dramedy starts as a network. We have also had telefilm, but finds legs as the story develops into an episodic, the opportunity to meet with might be vulnerable for recid- place the entire family at risk. cess, IS implies that entry in- children who have been res- ivism as adults. IS will punish such families to the Cubs of the Caliphate is were Mike has written several episodes. “I want people to cued from terrorist groups in We have been research- by taking their homes and re- a rare commodity and some- see themselves in the works I create,” says Mike Ray. ing IS Cubs of the Caliphate, fusing to provide food and thing desirable for each child. Pakistan. Ray continued on page 6 There are important dif- so called “Ashbal al Khilafah,” protection. By limiting access, IS creates ferences in how groups en- for two years, tracking how IS This is where children a competition. gage children in militant ac- is grooming the next genera- systematically learn IS ideol- It is unlikely that the chil- tivities. Differences between tion of fighters. Since Syria ogy. The school curriculum dren share the radical views children in terrorist groups fell apart, IS has assumed de- is little more than indoctri- of the adults. and child soldiers include facto control over schools and nation, but it brings children how children are recruited mosques. Though many of the closer to each other to create Recruits continued on page 7 Page 2 Week of August 25 - August 31, 2016 Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com

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Looking at count for the improvement in the 100 metres, for example, pared with muscular power food! Everything from veg- for the soul should not only lieve it’s veggie!” As a result, records. women improved their per- Second, genetics might and aerobic capacity. an macaroni & cheese, fresh nurture, but satisfy the soul. our clients enjoy healthy food formance by a huge 30 per- steamed collard greens & Our food is not only made and a good way of life and be involved. Several genes in- cent in just 80 years. As we fluence athletic performance, Limit continued on page 5 candied yams ... to vegan la- with natures best, it’s eatable living. • Page 4 Week of August 25 - August 31, 2016 Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com Career & Education M ore Resources and News online at GreaterDiversity.com Why Silence Surrounds Pregnancy Discrimination By Michelle D. Deardorff quickly if there’s a complaint. Adolph S. Ochs Professor They may also have other em- of Government and Head ployment options or be unwill- of Political Science and Public Service, University of ing to compromise their rep- Tennessee at Chattanooga utation in their industry by threatening litigation and there- During the 2016 presiden- fore choose not to file charges. tial election, we’ve seen an un- Second, by the nature of usual amount of interest in is- their work, temporary interrup- sues regarding gender equality tions or short-term disruptions in the workplace. Discussions are less problematic than they of equal pay, the glass ceiling and affordable childcare are not are for hourly employees. That typical talking points in presi- is, the essential job functions dential elections. are not affected by pregnan- The more specific issue of cy. For example, a pregnancy pregnancy in the workforce, on for an attorney does not affect the other hand, has not been ad- her essential job functions, un- dressed by either party or can- like a postal worker who must didate. A singular exception to walk miles every day. the candidates’ lack of atten- In addition, as technology tion was an interview Trump gave in 2004 in which he not- has afforded greater work flex- ed that pregnancy was an “in- ibility and location, profession- convenience” to employers. al positions are able to adjust Part of the reason for this, their demands in relationship I believe, is that scholars have to a pregnancy and life-work largely failed to study the is- Peggy Young, third from right, and her attorney wave to supporters in front of the Supreme Court. Earlier this year, the balance. sue. When researchers do ad- court ruled in her favor, expanding use of the PDA to challenge employee policies. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters By contrast, hourly, less dress pregnancy and employ- ress toward gender equality in percent of all EEOC suits as- in the workplace. These two and financially secure women prestigious positions like teach- ment, they tend to focus on the the workplace – almost dou- serting employment discrimi- statutes rely on different defi- file the majority of gender dis- ing assistants, factory workers, exceptions or women in profes- bling their participation rate nation filed under Title VII of nitions of equality. crimination lawsuits. In fact, and waitresses require more sional and managerial employ- to 57 percent from 32 percent the Civil Rights Act, one of the The ADA is a model of our research has found that al- physical time on task when ment, not the lives of working- most three-quarters of preg- class women. in 1960 – the successes have two legal avenues for protect- substantive equality in which scheduled by a supervising au- been accompanied by a growing pregnant workers. Congress the equal experience of pregnancy discrimination cases thority, which means little flex- “Pregnancy and the published by the federal courts American Worker,” a new book ing problem of pregnancy dis- created that protection when it nant women in the workplace ibility is provided. crimination. passed the PDA and amend- is the determining factor. So a originate from litigants in hour- I coauthored with James Dahl, ly or salaried positions with less Thus hourly and lower aims to remedy this lack of Charges alleging preg- ed Title VII to include “preg- pregnant worker may need ad- management personnel may be nancy discrimination have in- nancy, childbirth and related justments made to her work ex- security, such as waitresses or scholarship by examining how more likely to be perceived as creased substantially since medical conditions” as falling pectations, different from other home health care workers. U.S. courts have interpreted This is consistent with disposable and easily replaced pregnancy discrimination un- the Pregnancy Discrimination under the barriers against sex employees, in order to be suc- Act (PDA) was enacted in discrimination. cessful. The formal equality studies finding that 50 percent by the employer, so why both- der the two acts meant to pre- of claims are filed from plain- vent it. Our research suggests 1978, according to the Equal The other is the Americans model of Title VII, on the other accommodating them? Employment Opportunity with Disabilities Act of 1990 er hand, requires that the law tiffs employed in predominate- A final surprising finding that one reason the issue has rely female industries like nurs- Commission (EEOC). More (amended and expanded in treat pregnant and nonpregnant of our research concerns the ceived so little attention is that ing and teaching. We found that pregnancy discrimination dis- recently, 5,342 charges were 2008), which requires that dis- workers similarly to achieve this trend has intensified. In the outcome of these court cases. proportionately affects hour- filed with the EEOC and state abled individuals (in certain equality. years immediately following Interestingly, we found ly workers – typically poor or and local Fair Employment cases those who are pregnant) Because many of the peo- the passage of the PDA, there that these economically more working class – a group often Practices Agencies in fiscal be treated no worse than able- ple who write about their ex- was a greater representation of vulnerable plaintiffs – who without a voice and frequently year 2013, up from more than bodied individuals. The statute periences with pregnancy dis- more professionally employed make up most cases – were ignored by political elites. 3,900 in 1997. sometimes requires that em- crimination disproportionately litigants. more likely to be successful ployers provide accommoda- reflect more skilled jobs, it may While American wom- In 2014, pregnancy-relat- Hourly workers are much in both district and appellate en have made significant prog- ed lawsuits made up almost 20 tions to acquire an equal effect appear that upper-middle class more vulnerable to econom- courts. In contrast, those who ic pressures and may be more we might seem to be more pow- likely to capitulate to discrimi- Highest Number of Minority Medical Students Ever natory conditions out of a need erful and likely to succeed – for a paycheck, making them those with advanced degrees – less likely to file a complaint. were the least successful. A possible explanation is that The good news is that unlike their professional peers, greater attention is being paid hourly workers who have dis- to this issue by the EEOC, putes have more trouble pres- which in its latest strategic plan suring their employees to set- identified the enforcement of tle prior to trial. pregnancy discrimination law Professional women, on the other hand, are more fa- as a primary goal. miliar with the legal process As our politicians dis- and employer negotiations. cuss equal pay, glass ceilings, Our research shows they are and affordable child care as a less likely to end up in litiga- means of reaching voters, ex- tion for pregnancy discrimina- panding the discussion to in- tion, possibly because profes- clude pregnancy discrimina- sional workers are more likely tion may widen the universe to be seen as an investment by of working women who feel their employers. The cost to recruit, train and retain them may their voices are being heard. At be high enough that employers least for now, these often over- are willing to work with preg- looked women are becoming nant employees to accommo- more powerful in the court- date their needs – and to settle house. •

with the democratic party. In the aftermath of previous The Medical University of South Carolina’s 184th commencement ceremony back in 2013 at the McAlister Field House on continuedTrump from page 2 elections, blacks realized lit- the campus of The Citadel. The Honorable Donna Christensen, M.D., United States House of Representatives for Virgin Islands, gave the commencement address. (Sarah Bates Pack/MUSC) tle or no progress or rewards • Apologize to America’s for their votes. Police bru- Muslim community for in- The Medical University MUSC recognizes that grams/pipelineprograms- and patient care. MUSC ed- tality is the primary issue of South Carolina’s College the solution to increased di- NEW.htm ucates and trains more than sulting and negative charac- facing African Americans of Medicine (COM) has been versity in the physician work- URM Student 3,000 students and residents, terization of the family of a recognized by U.S. News force starts with bringing Mentorship for develop- and has nearly 13,000 employ- fallen US soldier. today, yet group protests & World Report as having minorities into medical ed- ment and retention http://aca ees, including approximately • Apologize to African against killing of unarmed the fifth largest number of ucation, and is focused on demicdepartments.musc.edu/ 1,500 faculty members. As Americans for the voter sup- young black men by white pression procedures imple- African-American medical recruiting, supporting and com/diversity/programs/stu the largest non-federal em- police officers is considered students in the U.S., outside graduating diverse medical dentprograms.htm ployer in Charleston, the uni- mented by members of the of historically black colleges students through a number of URM Resident recruit versity and its affiliates have Republican party and re- criminal activity and is not and universities. In addition, initiatives. ment, development and reten collective annual budgets in solve to protect voting rights a major focus of those who the American Association Since 2012, MUSC’s tion http://academicdepart excess of $2.2 billion. MUSC for every American citizen. seek our vote. of Medical Colleges ranks “Opening Doors” medi- ments.musc.edu/com/diver operates a 700-bed medical • Admit that he is now, al- America’s political sys- ways has been, and will con- MUSC COM in the 96th per- cal scholarship program has sity/programs/McClellan- center, which includes a na- tem is in need of change es- centile for medical schools funded 27 scholarships to Banks tionally recognized Children’s tinue to be a racist as long as with the most African- URM students to ease their fi- URM Faculty recruit- Hospital, the Ashley River he believes that America be- pecially as it pertains to its American students. nancial burden as they pursue ment, development, and re- Tower (cardiovascular, di- longs to people of European black citizens. Our issue of In the 2015-2016 aca- medical careers. For a deep- tention http://academicde gestive disease, and surgical decent especially those from police brutality needs res- demic year, COM enrolled er look at recruitment and re- partments.musc.edu/com/ oncology), Hollings Cancer the United Kingdom. olution but Donald Trump 129 underrepresented minor- tention efforts for COM URM diversity/graph_faculty.htm Center (a National Cancer ity (URM) medical students, students, see the links below: Institute-designated center), Trump’s presidential and Rudy Giuliani are not or 18 percent of the medical About MUSC Level I Trauma Center, and campaign mirror nation- the ones to do it. student body. Of those stu- MUSC College of Medicine Founded in 1824 in Institute of Psychiatry. For al elections since 1864. The What do we have to dents, 95 (13 percent of the Diversity Initiatives: Charleston, The Medical more information on academ- campaign rhetoric has al- lose? Every civil rights gain student body) identified as URM Student Pipeline University of South Carolina ic programs or clinical servic- ways been a tug of war be- made in the last 5 decades. African-American. The class Programs for development is the oldest medical school in es, visit www.musc.edu. For tween supporters and oppo- of 2020 has 19 percent URM and recruitment http://ac the South. Today, MUSC con- more information on hospital nents of African American Register and vote but students, continuing the up- ademicdepartments.musc. tinues the tradition of excel- patient services, visit www. issues. Since the days of make sure your vote counts ward trend. edu/com/diversity/pro lence in education, research, muschealth.org. • FDR, the black vote has been for you! • Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com Week of August 25 - August 31, 2016 Page 5 Business News & Research M ore News and Resources online at GreaterDiversity.com Black-Owned Software Company Earns Inc. 500 Ranking Recognized as One of the Fastest Growing Private Companies nsacolaPe , Fla. – the list for 2016. However, I brands include Rapfeatures. For more information on Pay Sell Co., a black-owned figured we’d rank around com (a marketplace for sell- Pay Sell Co. visit www.pay- software company based four thousand not four hun- ing song features), RazSum. sell.co in Pensacola, Florida has dred,” exclaimed Jibril, who cash (an enterprise fundrais- For more details about earned the ranking of #484 is 35-years old. “2016 is a new ing platform), Cutt.rs (a pay- Jibril Sulaiman, visit www.ji- on the prestigious “Inc. 500”. year for our company, and I ments platform for barbers) brilsulaiman.com or call him Published annually by Inc. hope the publicity gives us the and Spendwith.in (a market- at 872-222-8227. • com and Inc. Magazine, Inc. exposure we need to attract place for ethnic sellers). 500 and Inc. 5000 are global- talent and investors alike,” he Jibril says he has men- ly recognized lists of the fast- continued. tored with high profile start- Jibril Sulaiman, founder of est growing private compa- Pay Sell Co (formerly up expert and founder of the Pay Sell Co., a black-owned nies in the US. Pay Cell Systems Inc.) has NewMe Accelerator, Angela software company based Although this is the first focused on the development Benton. “She’s been such a year for such recognition, of “Cell Pay”, its ecommerce great resource over the phone in Pensacola, Florida has founder Jibril Sulaiman has platform for wireless stores, and through the NewMe earned the ranking of #484 been working towards the since the company launched coaching platform,” he said. on the prestigious Inc. 500. success of the company’s plat- in 2011. In 2015, the company “I want to continue to grow form, “Cell Pay”, for the past was re-branded as Pay Sell Co. my network, I value the ad- percent of California’s pop- Reaching a peak five years. as a way to advance its com- vice from Angela and like- ulation, but represented 24 If these considerations “We barely missed the mitment to develop ecom- wise will value the advice continuedTool from front percent of deaths. are true, then limits will be deadline last year and I was merce-based platforms in of any other entrepreneur I Since we launched the excited that we actually made several niche markets. These meet.” approached, and a point will Under California and Texas Texas Justice Initiative, I’ve be reached, perhaps soon, law, law enforcement, jails received responses from when performance levels be- and prisons must report to people across the nation call- come essentially static, with Black-Owned Businesses Get their state attorney general ing for other states to pro- only the occasional, once- when a person dies in cus- vide similar information every-generation “super-ath- tody. publicly. I’ve also received lete” able to set new records. New Boost With Latest Social But just because the da- emails from people seeking Indeed, this situation may ta existed didn’t mean they to correct information about have already been reached a person they knew who is in were publicly accessible – in some events, such as the the database. Network Platform, RankTribe until recently. Last year, long jump and short distance Texas and California Washington – Great California’s attorney general runs, as progression of world news for black business own- debuted Open Justice. And collections and publications are not perfect, but togeth- records in these events has ers and entrepreneurs look- this summer, as a postdoctor- nearly stopped or has sub- ing for exclusive exposure er they provide a guide for al fellow at the Institute for stantially slowed. and support online. Latest Urban Policy Research and other states to improve ar- social networking platform rest-related and custodi- Doping practices might Analysis at the University of also have played a role in the RankTribe has arrived with Texas at Austin, I launched al death data collection. As progression of some world re- a new black-owned business the Texas Justice Initiative. other states follow Texas’ locator and review service Both websites publish state and California’s lead, they cords. Also, the greater the to render a further boost to custodial death data since should publish the data in role that equipment and tech- black-owned companies that 2005. ways that allow for public nology plays a part in a sport, will also enable customers Texas Justice Initiative engagement, greater trans- the greater the likely ongo- to choose their needed ser- parency and data verifica- ing improvement. Thus, ergo- vices wisely. RankTribe’s I created the Texas Justice Initiative after a tion. nomics/wind resistant clothes website officially launched Better data – which and better running shoes on August 17th, and the plat- friend sent me a spread- sheet with thousands of en- means broad, detailed and have enabled runners to op- form already has more than accurate information – are 900 black-owned businesses tries and more than 100 col- timize energy consumption. listed, with more being add- umns, a collection of more vital to realizing the changes The performances of ed daily. The Android and than 10 years of custodial our institutions so desperate- athletes are the product of ge- iOS apps are available now in death data assembled by the ly need. With more accurate netic endowment, hard work the Google Play and iTunes attorney general. This data numbers and information on and, increasingly, the contri- App store. set was virtually unknown to custodial deaths, we can be- bution of science. The latter “I am excited to an- people except for a handful gin to identify who is dy- began many years ago, when nounce the arrival of our of journalists and advocates. ing in police custody and scientists, physiologists, nu- new social platform which I was surprised the informa- why. We can address the jail tritionists, biomechanists and is meant to enable our tribes tion was publicly available and prison conditions that physicists began applying (communities) to locate and online, but not accessible in contribute to high mortali- their knowledge to the ben- support black-owned busi- a meaningful way. Thus, I ty, such as access to health- efit of athletic performance. nesses. We know the cut- began to create a public, on- care and the incarceration of As a result, merely practising throat competition out there line interactive database of people with mental health is- a sport for hours is no longer which calls for an exclusive sues. these deaths. enough to enable an athlete support base for our fellow This article is courtesy Users visiting our web- to win. black entrepreneurs and this Abu Akh, founder of RankTribe The Conversation. • site can download the data Future limits to athlet- is where RankTribe comes and toggle through demo- in. Our new black-owned with turn-by-turn street dial reviews and ratings from ic performance will be de- rections, the website link of consumers will enable the graphic data, cause of death termined less and less by the business locator and review and year options. We also in- service is meant to get right- the service provider, a call end-user to end up with the Limit innate physiology of the ath- cluded incident-level infor- continued from page 3 ful exposure and promo- button and direct access to most compatible service lete, and more and more by the company’s website and mation, such as the name of tion to businesses to make provider easily,” added in Indeed, the nervous system scientific and technologi- things easier for them in this Facebook page. the deceased and the official They will be able to Amanda Jordan, the Media narrative provided in the of- cannot increase the speed cal advances. The debate is fiercely competitive world. Director of RankTribe. of transmission of an elec- still evolving judgement on Our review service would al- share and bookmark the ser- ficial report. vice provider’s website on RankTribe also of- Our project revealed tric impulse, therefore there where to draw the line be- so help customers to choose tween what is “natural” and services wisely,” stated Abu Facebook, Google Plus and fers member-businesses to stunning figures. Nearly is little potential to improve Akh, CEO and Founder of Twitter from RankTribe. choose from a wide range of 7,000 people died in po- reaction time through train- what is artificially enhanced. RankTribe. There is also a check-in fea- packages for event listing, lice, jail and prison custody ing. Here, genetics is key. A previous study determined The site allows free ture that allows customers to posting promotional articles, in 2005 to 2015. More than Equally, jumping events that by the year 2007, world listings for businesses. share their experience on so- classifieds and banners. The 1,900 of them were not con- are limited by tendon stress records would have reached RankTribe covers a large cial media. member-businesses would victed of a crime, many of limits, which cannot be over- 99 percent of their asymptot- number of business cate- “Our site welcomes al- have complete control over whom were being held in jail come past a certain natural ic value, which represents the most every kind of black- limit and this might explain gories and there are several their directory items on the pretrial. And black people limit for human performance. premium listing packages to owned business out there. why the curve of improve- website. The members in- were disproportionately rep- Although world records choose from. All packages We have a wide range from resented, comprising 30 per- ment for these specialities is initially progressed accord- terface area will enable the will allow businesses to list restaurants, arts & enter- cent of the custodial deaths, now almost flat. ing to a linear model in the companies to login & change their company name in the tainment, beauty, photog- but only around 12 percent Whether and by how Olympic disciplines of track raphy, real estate, health, RankTribe directory along their details easily or add of the Texas population. much genetic selection has and field athletics, in most home services, lawyers, fi- with Title/Address, detailed special deals, coupons or helped the progression of instances the progression view, Ratings & Reviews, nance, sports, fitness and so promotions for customers. California’s Justice world records may soon be coupons/deals, phone, email, on. There are categories for curve has flattened out over To get your business list- The California attor- known, however, as high the past 20 years (for exam- URL, photo gallery, business online shopping and event ed FREE with RankTribe or ney general described Open throughput micro-array- hours, location reference and planning as well. Most imple, in running and jumping), to find the most compatible Justice as “a tool that em- based epigenetic technology, includes a Facebook plugin. portantly, we extend rank- while in some sports (for ex- black-owned service provid- braces transparency and da- which allows DNA profiling, ample, shot put) no improve- The customers visiting the based incentives to encour- will soon be widely available. er for you, visit www.rank- ta in the criminal justice ment has been recorded since listings will get a Google age black-owned businesses The introduction of pro- Map pinpointing the loca- to support the needs of our tribe.com or download our system to strengthen public the mid-1990s. Hence, if the trust, enhance government fessional coaching, improve- tion of the chosen service communities. The person- app today! • present conditions prevail for accountability, and inform ments in training techniques the next 20 years, this will public policy.” In addition to and the introduction of er- custodial death information, gogenic aids – substances support the hypothesis that Open Justice provides crim- used for the purpose of en- most of the male world re- inal justice statistics such as hancing performance, in the cords will probably no longer crime rates and arrest rates. form of nutritional supple- be substantially improved, al- The Open Justice num- ments for example – have although some female world re- bers are also jarring. An so profoundly changed sports cords can still be expected to average of 684 people in performance. Investigating be broken, given increased California die each year in the science of running econ- access and participation. police encounters, jail and omy has greatly improved Nevertheless, if gene prison custody. Thirty-four long distance running, while doping happens, we may nev- percent of the people who the Fosbury flop technique er be able to predict what the died were not convicted of a improved high jump perfor- limits of human performance crime. Black people are six mance. are.• Page 6 Week of August 25 - August 31, 2016 Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com Events & Announcements M ore event details online at GreaterDiversity.com “2 Strong, 2 Real” Celebrate at the 22nd Annual International Locks Conference: Natural Hair, Wholistic Health, and Beauty Expo With all the turmoil in ing solutions all while sup- sical and spoken word perfor- the world, it sometimes gets porting an important cultur- mances, and definitely more difficult to see good things, to al and educational institution. than an exceptional market- know what is real and what is Instead of ruminating on vi- place. It has become an es- propaganda, to remain strong olence, mass genocide, and sential and creative market- in the face of nonsensical de- the devastating ills of this so- ing tool for new and seasoned bates and confusion, to feel ciety The Kuumba Family businesses, natural hair art- positive vibrations, or to en- Organizing Committee in- ists, and wholistic health and vision a better, healthier and spired by the song “Something wellness practitioners seeking safer life. Each of us needs a Inside So Strong” by Labi to empower themselves and moment to recharge, to reeval- Siffre decided to focus on to reach more clients, as well uate, to safely release stress what youth and awakened men as a place where noted schol- and pain. Even the fiercest ad- and women want: to raise up ars and motivational speakers vocate of social change needs the banner of global libera- present their valuable informa- a momentary break from the tion and empowerment, to pro- tion and where positive energy front lines. claim unapologetically for the is experienced. This year the The Annual International divine right to be free, healthy and alive, and to honor African conference will feature among Locks Conference (AILC) many presenters and artists, Natural Hair, Wholistic Health and Aboriginal Indigenous culture. Thus, they chose the Professor Bayyinah Bello from and Beauty Expo is not the Ayiti; Professor Griff from the cure all of the world’s ills. theme of “2 Strong, 2 Real.” group Public Enemy; Richard However, AILC (affection- The Annual International ately called the Philly Locks Locks Conference: Natural Muhammad, Editor in Chief of The 22nd Annual International Conference), which will be Hair, Wholistic Health and the Final Call newspaper; and Locks Conference: Natural Tim Norman Responds to Lawsuit held Saturday and Sunday, Beauty Expo, now in its 22nd social activist Dick Gregory. Hair, Wholistic Health and October 1 & 2, 2016 at the year, has become the most au- The conference has also be- Beauty Expo will be held at the From Robbie Montgomery Universal Audenried Charter thentic and longest running come a much anticipated and Universal Audenried Charter High School in Philadelphia, cultural and educational natu- well supported autumn gath- High School (UACHS), 3301 “Welcome to Sweetie Pies” does offer a great opportunity ral hair expo of its kind in this ering for networking and spir- Tasker Street, Philadelphia, star gives statement regard- itual renewal. ing his mother suing him to revitalize oneself, to relax, country and has been a grate- Pennsylvania 19145. UACHS to learn, to reconnect with old ful catalyst for the growth of Meeting new and old friends, learning valuable in- is near public transportation s Lo Angeles – friends, to meet new friends, many similar natural hair con- and free parking is available. ferences and international nat- formation, having the oppor- Recently Robbie Montgomery to network, to have fun, to wit- Children under 12 receive ness Aboriginal creativity and ural hair meet-ups worldwide. tunity to shop, and shop some of “Welcome to Sweetie Pies” to build solid business and re- The many sponsors, attend- more, and joining in the cele- FREE admission. To pur- fame filed a lawsuit with the lationship possibilities, to buy ees, exhibitors, and speakers bration of our cultural expres- chase tickets and/or for more United States District Court black, to shop and shop some alike will passionately at- sions are just some of the rea- information about volunteer- for the Eastern District of more, to eat delicious food, to test to the fact that the AILC sons why we suggest that you ing, vending and/or gener- Missouri (St. Louis), Case No.: hear live music, and to be mo- is much more than a natural mark your calendars now. Save al information, visit www. 4:16-cv-01222-AGF, against tivated to move from talking hair show, much bigger than the dates of Saturday, October LocksConference.com or call her son Tim Norman, also about change to actively seek- an Afro, more than live mu- 1 and Sunday, October 2, 2016. 215-438-8189. • from “Welcome to Sweetie Pies”, claiming that he mis- and behind the camera. He’s as well as winning Best of cers to “limit interactions and appropriated her accounts and Robbie Montgomery an Army brat who has lived Festival and the Audience visibility.” The Chicago Sun- funds in connection with his management of their restau- This is the risk of doing busi- continuedRay from front in many places, but spends Award from Black Women Times reported that the Vice most of his time between in Film. • Lords, Black Disciples and rant on Manchester Ave in ness with loved ones and I am Atlanta and LA, networking, Four Corner Hustlers gangs St. Louis, their hometown. It hopeful for swift resolution.” “The Productive Lie” is was stated in court documents Tim’s lawyer, Mary Ann a comedy about love, lust, and carving out his path. A on the city’s West Side held a former standup comedian, secret meeting to plan retal- that Tim used funds to open L. Wymore Greensfelder of lies and the pursuit of a three Sweetie Pies restaurants who gave up the road to raise continuedChicago from front iatory attacks in response to Hemker & Gale, P.C. released dream. Mike Ray, who acted, and for also violating Sweetie wrote, and directed, stars his daughter, because at the O’Neal’s death. a statement about the matter time, “being a Dad” was According to accounts, a third Pie’s trademarks. saying: “The allegations lev- as Chris Parks, a mechanic The reported threats In response to the law- by day and internet radio more important. He couldn’t officer chased O’Neal behind were met with skepticism in eled by Robbie Montgomery give up on his creative side, a home where he fatally shot suit, Tim has said, “In this against her son, Tim Norman, personality by night. Chris the Black community. Some turn of events, unfortunate- is also the doting father of so you can always find jokes him in the back. While he lay believe the threats were fake. are both meritless and disap- “marching” their way into face down, bleeding from his ly, outsiders appear to be mis- Nicole, a precocious 11-year- Caught in the proverbi- guiding and manipulating my pointing. Tim has worked tire- old, portrayed by NaDej Acts 1, 2, or 3, of whatever gunshot wound, O’Neal was ally crossfire is the city’s new lessly alongside his mother to he’s working on. violently handcuffed. mother to sell our family busi- K. Bailey (Containment, Police Superintendent Eddie ness. It’s complicated, to say help build the Sweetie Pie’s Resurrection, Being Mary As a writer, Mike Ray’s The Cook County med- Johnson, who was appointed brand. While we strongly en- greatest gift is his ability to ical examiner’s office ruled the least, as we have joint in- Jane). Being divorced, he in April to lead the nation’s terest in various facets of the couraged Ms. Montgomery’s is trying his best to stay create content that transcends O’Neal’s death a homi- second largest police force attorneys to work with us to genres. His latest creation, cide and the autopsy report Sweetie Pies brand. I have to focused long enough to turn with over 12,000 police offi- stay true to our brand and our attempt to resolve this fami- his following of 1 million “In the Zone”, a hilarious showed that he was killed by cers. Johnson, a 27-year vet- ly dispute pre-litigation, they sitcom about an aging ex- a single gunshot wound to the business and I truly hope this internet listeners, into a FM eran of the force, became the disagreement can be settled refused to do so. We will syndication deal. This would college basketball phenom, back. fourth Black superintendent now defend this lawsuit vig- Otis Johnson, who barely The city’s Independent between my mother and me.” be easy, were it not for the in the department’s 181-year Sweetie Pies and family are orously and are confident antics of his crazy friends… missed making it to the NBA, Police Review Authority history. due to a failed play that cost both very important to Tim that Tim will be vindicated. an obsessed childhood gal (IPRA) recently released Once the darling of his team a championship, and he only wants the best for Additionally we are investi- pal, a difficult ex-wife, nine videos from the offi- Chicago’s Black leaders and earned him a lifetime cers’ body cameras. The vid- his mother adding, “I have al- gating where this fictitious and his less-than-honest and clergy, Johnson is now ways, and will always, want and false claim of disappear- girlfriend. Audiences get a of embarrassment. He eos can be seen on YouTube. tries to live out his dreams While the recordings show struggling to gain respect what is best for my mother, ing money was generated and snapshot of the obstacles of of activists, who are fed up our family, and our people. will take appropriate action. • dating for a divorced father, through his son, DJ… what happened before and and how co-parenting works, another highly sought-after, after the shootings, none of with police officers who kill despite their differences. college standout. But, at 5′ the videos showed the actu- Black teenagers with im- This story features 7″ tall, the NBA passed on al shooting. The body cam- punity. While Johnson and comedian Rodney Perry recruiting him as well. Otis era of the officer who shot and the department’s top brass (Raising Izzie, Madea’s Big somehow, feels responsible killed O’Neal was not turned take steps to cool protests, Happy Family), who plays for his son being short. And on, stirring suspicions among activists and residents be- Lester in the film. He states, they both must now live many Blacks who believe the lieve more steps are needed “Mike Ray is the ultimate vicariously through DJ’s act was again part of an effort to overhaul the city’s police triple threat actor, producer son, Scooter… who at 14 is to protect officers involved in force. and director. I was inspired already 6′ 6″ tall. There’s just controversial shootings. Since becoming watching him bring ‘The one problem though… he IPRA called the video Chicago’s top cop in April, doesn’t want anything to do Productive Lie’ to life. I footage “shocking and dis- Johnson has been work- just wrote, produced and with basketball… he wants to turbing.” be a dancer! Legal analysts have said ing to heal the wounds left directed my first film, ‘The by his predecessor, Police Leap’. Thanks Mike Ray, for If inspiration is what that without the video of the showing me how to be great.” you’re looking for, then actual shooting, it will be dif- Superintendent Garry Veteran actor, Tony Vaughn you’ll find “The Helen ficult to bring charges against McCarthy, who ran a police (Drop Dead Diva, Saints Lindsey Story”, exceptionally the officers involved in the force that was often accused & Sinners, and Meet The inspiring and heart-changing. teenager’s death. The officers of racial profiling and using Browns’ Colonel Cleophus It’s a documentary about who were videotaped before overly aggressive tactics to Jackson) adds, “There are a woman who became a O’Neal died have a greater arrest Blacks and other mi- not enough words to describe quad-amputee, as a result chance of being charged with norities. the multi-talented, Mike Ray. of contracting bacterial a crime, legal analysts say. That all changed after When working with him, I meningitis. She puts on her While police supporters CPD officers shot and killed was most impressed with arms and legs to do things that say O’Neal caused his own O’Neal under Johnson’s his work ethic, and not at most of us take for granted, death by resisting arrest, ac- watch. Now, Johnson and his all surprised by his writing, or wouldn’t even attempt. tivists say police used unnec- force are on the hot seat. They acting, and directing. Hats off This story is so powerful that essary forced in killing an face protests and doubts in the overwhelming feedback unarmed man who was not a to him, for all the blessings the latest case of police bru- God has in store.” has simply been one word, threat to anyone. They say the • Mobile: We care that you have access to us! Mike Ray has been “WOW!” “The Helen incident shows that when it tality that has thrust Chicago compared to the likes of Lindsey Story” has already comes to apprehending Black back into the national spot- pioneer filmmakers, Spike received industry credits, suspects, police officers are light. It has also reignited ra- Lee, Keenan Ivory Wayans, winning Best Documentary also the judge, jury and exe- cial tensions in a city known Robert Townsend and Tyler at the BronzeLens Film cutioner. for its overly aggressive po- For 28 years GDN has made change happen with the help of our Perry… with the versatility Festival, and The Urban The police department lice officers and segregated sponsors and advertisers. to operate both in front of, Media Makers Film Festival, issued an alert, warning offi- neighborhoods. • Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com Week of August 25 - August 31, 2016 Page 7 S piritual Wisdom, Health and Life Resources Spirit & Life M ore News and Resources online at GreaterDiversity.com Award-Winning Civil Rights Journalist and The Living Black Press Columnist George Curry Dead at 69 Word Psalm 56: 9-13 Living Bible

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of the American Society of Magazine Editors, the first African American to hold the association’s top office. Before taking over as editor of Emerge, Curry served as New York bureau chief and as Washington correspon- is most proud of his four-year segment of One Plus One, a with its Missouri Honor dent for The Chicago Tribune. campaign to win the release national PBS documentary on Medal for Distinguished Prior to joining The Tribune, of Kemba Smith, a 22-year- mentoring. Curry was part of Service in Journalism, the he worked for 11 years as a re- old woman who was giv- the weeklong Nightline spe- same honor it had earlier be- porter for The St. Louis Post- en a mandatory sentence of cial, America in Black and stowed on such luminar- Dispatch and for two years as a 24 1/2 years in prison for her White. He has also appeared ies as Joseph Pulitzer, Walter reporter for Sports Illustrated. minor role in a drug ring. In on CBS Evening News, Cronkite, John H. Johnson, and Curry was chairman of May 1996, Emerge published ABC’s World News Tonight, Winston Churchill. In 2003, the board of directors of Young a cover story titled “Kemba’s The Today Show, 20/20, Good the National Association of DC, a regional teen-produced By Hazel Trice Edney tor-in-chief for the National Nightmare.” President Clinton Morning America, CNN, Black Journalists named Curry newspaper; immediate past Newspaper Publishers pardoned Smith in December C-SPAN, BET, Fox Network Journalist of the Year. chairman of the Knoxville (TriceEdneyWire) – Association from 2000-2007 2000, marking the end of her News, MSNBC, and ESPN. Curry became the found- College board of trustees; and Pioneering Civil rights and and again from 2012 until last nightmare. After delivering the 1999 ing director of the St. Louis serves on the board of direc- Black political journalist year. Curry is the author of commencement address at Minority Journalism Workshop tors of the Kemba N. Smith George E. Curry, the reputed His name is as prom- Jake Gaither: America’s Most Foundation and St. Paul dean of Black press columnists Kentucky State University, in 1977. Seven years later, he inent among civil rights cir- Famous Black Coach and edi- he was awarded a Doctor of became founding director of Saturdays, a leadership train- because of his riveting weekly cles as among journalists. He tor of The Affirmative Action ing program for young African commentary in Black newspa- Humane Letters. the Washington Association traveled with the Rev. Jesse Debate and The Best of Emerge In May 2000, Lane of Black Journalists’ annual American males in St. Louis. pers across the country, died Jackson and appeared weekly Magazine. He was editor of suddenly of heart failure on College in Jackson, Tennessee, high school journalism work- Curry was also a trustee of to do commentary on the radio the National Urban League’s also presented Curry with an shop. In February 1990, Curry the National Press Foundation, Saturday, August 20. He was show of the Rev. Al Sharpton, 2006 State of Black America 69. honorary doctorate after his organized a similar work- chairing a committee that “Keepin’ It Real.” report. His work in journal- commencement speech. Later shop in New York City. While funded more than 15 work- Rumors of his death cir- When he died he was ism has taken him to Egypt, that year, the University of serving as editor of Emerge, shops modeled after the one culated heavily in journalis- raising money to fully fund England, France, Italy, China, Missouri presented Curry Curry was elected president he directed in St. Louis. • tic circles on Saturday night Emerge News Online, a digi- Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, until it was confirmed by Dr. tal version of the former paper Cuba, Brazil, Ghana, Senegal, Bernard Lafayette, MLK con- magazine. He had also contin- Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, dren, which is purported to be At other times, parents fidant and chairman of the ued to distribute his weekly Mexico, Canada, and Austria. in the hundreds of thousands, have been enthusiastic sup- Southern Christian Leadership column to Black newspapers. In August 2012, he was part of continuedRecruits from front nor do they explicitly explain porters of the movement and Conference shortly before mid- Few details of his death the official US delegation and a their methodology for arriv- encourage and laud their chil- night. were readily available Sunday presenter at the USBrazil sem- Rather, they have been ma- ing at that number, saying in- dren’s involvement. Such co- “This is a tragic loss to morning. Reactions and me- inar on educational equity in stead that: ercion was evident among the the movement because George morial information will be nipulated, brainwashed or Brasilia, Brazil. George Curry coerced. It is a trend that IS “... hundreds of thousands parents in the Swat Valley in Curry was a journalist who paid forthcoming. The following is a member of the National of children are used as soldiers Pakistan where the Pakistani special attention to civil rights is his edited speaker’s biogra- started in January 2014 and Speakers Association and the has only increased exponen- in armed conflicts around the Taliban went door to door and because he lived it and loved phy as posted on the website of International Federation for world. Many children are ab- demanded exorbitant finan- it,” Lafayette said through his America’s Program Bureau: tially. Our experiences in Professional Speakers. Swat Valley, Pakistan demon- ducted and beaten into sub- cial payments from residents. spokesman Maynard Eaton, George E. Curry is former His speeches have been mission, others join military Those unable to pay – which SCLC national communica- editor-in-chief of the National strate that children barely un- televised on C-SPAN and re- derstand the IS ideology. At groups to escape poverty, to comprised most people – then tions director. Newspaper Publishers printed in Vital Speeches of the defend their communities, out were required to provide one Curry’s connection to the Association News Service. most, children parrot what they Day magazine. In his presen- have heard from the adults, but of a feeling of revenge or for of their children. SCLC was through his long- The former editor-in-chief of tations, he addresses such top- other reasons.” With IS, it is often the time childhood friend, confi- Emerge magazine, Curry al- are not radicalized in any re- ics as diversity, current events, al sense. The willingness of par- family that encourages and dant and ally in civil rights, so writes a weekly syndicated education, and the media. ents to provide extremist orga- exposes the children to the vi- Dr. Charles Steele, SCLC pres- column for NNPA, a federa- Ease of access to chil- Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, dren appears to be a key rea- nizations access to their chil- olence in the first place, espe- ident. Lafayette said Dr. Steele tion of more than 200 African Curry graduated from Druid dren is different from children cially among the children of was initially too distraught to American newspapers. son why there were so ma- High School before enroll- ny child soldiers in the 1990s. who are forcibly conscripted as foreign fighters. The children make the announcement him- Curry, who served as edi- ing at Knoxville College in “child soldiers.” Parental “con- conceivably may need to be self and was also awaiting no- tor-in-chief of the NNPA News Whether militias exploited or- Tennessee. At Knoxville, he phans, street children or ref- sent” is further complicated by separated from their family – tification of Curry’s immediate Service from 2001 until 2007, was editor of the school pa- the exigencies of war and the making normalization all the family. returned to lead the news ser- ugees living in camps for in- per, quarterback and co-cap- ternally displaced persons, a coercive environment in which more challenging. The num- Steele and Curry grew up vice for a second time on April tain of the football team, a stu- the family lives. At times, par- ber of children who have been together in Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2, 2012. common theme was that chil- dent member of the school’s dren who lacked adult protec- ents will allow violent extrem- exposed to violence in the so- where Curry bloomed as a civ- His work at the NNPA has board of trustees, and attend- ists access to their children not called Islamic State requires il rights and sports writer as ranged from being inside the tion and supervision were es- ed Harvard and Yale on sum- pecially at risk. Some militias because they subscribe to the efforts be taken to address the Steele grew into a politician Supreme Court to hear oral ar- mer history scholarships. ideology, but because they trauma, and determine wheth- and civil rights leader. guments in the University of transition street children, who While working as a were previously organized into might have no choice if they er these children are victims Curry began his journal- Michigan affirmative action Washington correspondent for are to survive. or perpetrators. • ism career at Sport Illustrated, cases to traveling to Doha, gangs, into military units. The The Chicago Tribune, he wrote ease with which militia groups the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Qatar, to report on America’s and served as chief correspon- and then the Chicago Tribune. war with Iraq. access camps in search of child dent for the widely praised tele- recruits exacerbates the prob- But he is perhaps best known As editor-in-chief of vision documentary Assault on for his editorship of the former Emerge, Curry led the mag- lem. Affirmative Action, which was Evidence from Sri Lanka Emerge Magazine and more azine to win more than 40 na- aired as part of PBS’ Frontline HOME OF OLD SCHOOL CLASSICS recently for his work as edi- tional journalism awards. He suggests recruiters target series. He was featured in a schools. 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NORTH FAYETTEVILLE BID REQUEST City of Durham ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Office Hours WATER SYSTEM Police Headquarters Monday through Wednesday IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT 1 Complex 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. BARNHILL Town of Morehead City Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 400,000 GALLON ELEVATED CONTRACTING COMPANY Owner Friday 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. TANK & BOOSTER PUMP STATION DIVERSITY email:[email protected] Attention MBEs & WBEs INFORMATIONAL MEETING 706 Arendell Street Pursuant to Section 143-129 of the Address Telephone / Fax General Statutes of North Carolina, Toll Free: 1-800-462-0738, Barnhill Contracting Company is Lechase Construction Services and Local: 910-762-1337, Fax: 910-763-6304 sealed proposals are solicited and will requesting bids from any interested Callis Contractors, Inc. invite you to Morehead City, NC 28557 ______be received in Conference Room #107, firms for the following project: NCDOT attend an informational meeting for all 1st Floor, Fayetteville Public Works HUB certified contractors and vendors. Corrections & Cancellations Contract: #DB00306 Beaufort Separate sealed BIDS for the construction Commission Administration Building, The meeting will cover bidding and Please check your ad the first day it County, NC. Pre-Bid Meeting is on of 2014 CWSRF Sewer Improvements runs to see that all of the information 955 Old Wilmington Road, Fayetteville, construction of the new Durham Police is correct. This will ensure that your Contract No. 89 – West End Pump NC 28301, ATTN: Gloria Wrench, Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 10:00 Headquarters project. ad is exactly what you want readers to Station and Force Main will be received see. Greater Diversity News will only Procurement Manager, until 2:00 p.m., AM in our Elizabeth City Office at 1304 assume responsibility for the first day. Tuesday, September 20, 2016 and then US 17 South, Elizabeth City, NC. This The project consists of an approximately by the ENGINEER at Morehead City Train We must limit our financial responsibility project bids on September 14, 2016 and Depot, 1001 Arendell Street, Morehead to the charge for space. For changes, publicly opened and read for construction 126,000sqft headquarters building (with corrections or cancellations, call your of the proposed water system includes opportunities on, but not limited 911 communication center) and a 430 car City, NC 28557 until 2:00 PM Eastern sales representative or a Classifieds improvements. The project will consist to hauling, milling, concrete work, work precast parking garage on a 4.8 site in Standard Time, October 6, 2016, and then advisor at 1-800-462-0738. Deadline at said office publicly opened and read for cancellations is Monday by 5:00 of construction of a multi-leg style zone signage and pavement marking downtown Durham. p.m. the week of publication. elevated storage tank and prefabricated items. Plans can be viewed in our office aloud. ______booster pump station as well as 12 inch at the address listed above or on the Upcoming bid packages include: Deadline & Rates and 16 inch ductile iron distribution NCDOT website: http://www.ncdot.gov/ The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may Wednesday 12:00 Noon, $2.50 Per Line piping. The proposed distribution piping doh/operations/division2/BidRequests. 01z - General Requirements be examined at the following locations: (Average 36 Characters Per Line) will include four (4) boring and jacking html. 04a - Masonry of steel casing pipe under NCDOT roads. 04a-1 - Masonry - Parking Garage Morehead City Town Hall, The project will include site preparation, Please contact James Spivey at 05m - Miscelleaneous Metal 706 Arendell Street, advertisement construction, start-up services, pressure (252) 335-9503. 06f - Architectural Woodwork Morehead City, NC 28557 for bids testing, site restoration, and all other items 07a - Waterproofing and Sealants necessary to provide a complete project, AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 07b - Roofing McDavid Associates, Inc., with associated appurtenances. 07m - Wall Panels 109 East Walnut Street, ATTENTION EMPLOYER 07t - Fireproofing P.O. Box 1776, A mandatory pre-bid conference will be 08a - Doors, Frames and Hardware Goldsboro, NC 27533-1776 DBE/WBE/MBE held in PWC Administration Building 08n - Glass and Glazing SUBCONTRACTORS Conference Room #107, 1st Floor, 955 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 08q - Glass and Glazing - Interior McGraw-Hill Construction, Old Wilmington Road, Fayetteville, NC 09a - Drywall 28301 on Thursday, September 1, 2016 Baker Mechanical, Inc. Seeking 3315 Central Avenue, Smith-Rowe, LLC, 639 Old US 52 South, 09d - Hard Tile Hot Springs, AR 71913 at 2:00 p.m. Questions will be fielded Minority prices for work relating to 09g - Ceilings Mount Airy, NC 27030 will be bidding (View Online at www.construction.com the following project at the September at the pre-bid conference. Individual HVAC. 09j - Flooring telephone inquiries are prohibited. 09p - Terrazzo 7, 2016 Division 10 North Carolina Construct Connect, Department of Transportation bid opening: Contact: John Williams 09x - Painting A bid deposit (cash, cashier’s check, P.O. Box 2284 09z - Interior GC Package 30 Technology Parkway South, certified check or bid bond) in the amount Suite 100, Contract No. Wilson, NC 27894-2284 10a - Specialties of 5% of the total bid amount is required Telephone: (252) 291- 4460 10d - Signage Norcross, GA 30092 17BP.10.R.65 and must accompany the bid proposal. (View Online at www. County Fax No.: (252) 291- 7204 10g- Partitions 10r - Storage Specialties ConstructConnect.com) Cabarrus Performance and Payment Bonds are 10w - Protective Covers Description required in the amount of 100% of the Designer solicitation 11d - Loading Dock Equipment Builders & Contractors Exchange, Inc., Replace Bridge #203 Over Jennie Wolf contract amount and shall be furnished 11s - Audio Video Equipment 1118 Azalea Garden Road, Creek on SR 2434 (Sisk Carter Rd) by the successful Contractor. NC Central University is soliciting the 12b - Window Treatments Norfolk, VA 23502-5612 design services for the Advance Planning 12h - Laboratory Casework (View Online at www.bcvea.com) We are interested in your quotations for All Contractors are notified that North 12y - Site Furnishings construction surveying, grading & Carolina Statutory provisions as to for the New Student Center Building. All inquiries shall provide qualifications 13n - Special Structures Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS drainage, asphalt paving, shoulder licensing of Contractors will be observed 14a - Elevators on a current SF-330 documents to North may be obtained at the office of McDavid berm gutter, guardrail, work zone signs, in receiving, reading and awarding the 21a - Fire Protection Carolina Central University, Capital Associates, Inc. located at 109 East temporary silt fence, seeding & mulching, Contracts (Chapter 87 of the North 22a-1 - Plumbing - Parking Garage Carolina Statutes). Projects Management, Hubbard-Totton Walnut Street, P.O. Box 1776, Goldsboro, vertical concrete barrier rail, and hauling. 23a-1 - HVAC - Parking Garage Building, Room #121, 1801 Fayetteville NC 27533-1776 upon a non-refundable A pre-bid conference will be held on 23h - HVAC / Plumbing The License Classification shall be: Street, Durham, North Carolina 27707 payment of $150.00 for each set. Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 10:00 26a - Electrical by the 3:00 PM on September 7, 2016. A.M. to discuss the proposed project. 31a-1 - Site/Misc Concrete Part 1: Please provide (6) SF-330 bounded The OWNER reserves the right to reject Please call 336/789-8221 if you plan 32b - Pavement any and all BIDS. Public Utilities (Water and Sewer) – documents and (1) Flash drive with SF- 32p – Fencing to attend this meeting. You may call in Unlimited 330 documents attached for our review 32x - Landscaping your quote to our Mount Airy office at Unclassified – Unlimited BIDDER shall be properly licensed under and short listing process. 33a - Utilities 336/789-8221, fax to 336/789-6807 or Chapter 87, General Statutes of North email Frank Fulp at frank@smithrowe. Plans and specifications, including Carolina. A PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING will BENEFITS OF ATTENDANCE: com . Contract Documents, are open to public be held on Wednesday August 24, 2016 1. Relationship building with LeChase inspection in the offices of the PWC Small, minority, women’s, and - 2:00PM at NC Central University, and Callis Contractor team Procurement Department, 1st Floor, disadvantaged businesses and labor Alphonso Elder Student Union Building. 2. Learn information about the project ADVERTISEMENT for PWC Administration Building, 955 Old surplus area firms are encouraged to This meeting is not mandatory, but 3. Hear about project diversity program REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Wilmington Road, Fayetteville, North submit BIDS. Carolina 28301, online at: iSqFt (www. participation is strongly encouraged. and expectations 4. Understand the prequalification process isqft.com); and Dodge-McGrawHill at This PROJECT is subject to the good Instrumentation and Control Primary Contact: 5. Receive information on the bid process www.construction.com/dodge. Plans faith efforts and goals for participation Services Contract For Ongoing Tim Williams and timeline and specifications, including Contract st by minority businesses required by G.S. Maintenance and Selection Documents, may be obtained from the Office: 919-530-6824 6. Collaboration with 1 tier subcontractors 143-128.2. The OWNER has adopted of Preferred System Integrator office of CDM Smith, 5400 Glenwood Email: [email protected] Issue Date: 8/18/2016 PREQUALIFICATION a verifiable ten percent (10%) goal for Ave., Raleigh, North Carolina by calling st 919-325-3500. A deposit of $250 in cash, Please note that all 1 tier bidders will be participation by minority businesses in Secondary Contact: required to prequalify. For information on the total value of the WORK. Submittal Deadline: bank or certified check payable to CDM Donnie “Chuck” Batten 9/8/2016 at 2:00 PM Smith will be required for each set of the prequalification please contact Marcus Email: [email protected] Tuttle at [email protected] or BIDDERS shall, within the time frames Contract Documents. Orange Water & Sewer Authority Denise Thompson at denise.thompson@ specified in the BID documents, submit Fayetteville Public Works Commission lechase.com. all required affidavits and documentation (OWASA) is inviting firms to submit a ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS written proposal to provide services for reserves the right to reject any or all demonstrating that the BIDDER made the proposals, waive all informalities When: required good faith effort in compliance Instrumentation and Control Services STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Thursday, September 8, 2016 from 5:30 Contract. OWASA will select based on concerning bid, or award bid to the lowest with G.S. 143-128.2. Failure to file all responsible bidder or bidders, taking into DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION pm to 7:30 pm required affidavits and documentation qualifications and price, as permitted RALEIGH, N.C. under NC General Statute 143-129 for consideration quality, performance, and within the required time frames is grounds the time specified in the proposals for the Where: technology services, to identify the best for rejection of the BID. performance of the contract. The Deadline for submitting Electronic Council Chambers of Durham City Hall, qualified firm and best overall approach Bids on the following projects as well as 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC to meet the needs of OWASA. All firms Prospective BIDDERS who have been The bidder to whom the contract may the public reading will be September found guilty of discrimination within the submitting qualifications and technical be awarded must comply fully with the 20, 2016, at 2:00 pm. The public reading Who: proposals must have demonstrated Recommended for any construction last two (2) years are debarred from requirements of North Carolina General will be held in Contract Standards and bidding. experience and expertise for projects Statutes, Section 143-129, as amended. Development Unit Conference Room industry related firm (majority and similar in nature to this project. minority) that has an interest in providing (Room 156 A/B), Building B, North A pre-Bid conference will be held at 10:00 FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC goods and/or services for this project. Carolina Department of Transportation, AM on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in Interested parties should contact the WORKS COMMISSION Century Center Complex, 1020 Birch Morehead City Train Depot, 1001 Arendell OWASA project manager at smlobdell@ Ridge Dr., Raleigh, NC 27610. Please ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Street, Morehead City, NC 28557. owasa.org or 919-537-4247. Gloria B. Wrench enter door B-2. Procurement Manager Prospective Bidders are encouraged to The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF attend this pre-bid conference as part of The primary objectives of the project are SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 LETTING THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO their good faith efforts. to provide: ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS (HACG) is accepting bid proposals for (C203792) GUILFORD; janitorial/cleaning services for HACG David S. Whitlow • Establish a contractual relationship East Coast Construction Services, LLC, (C203915) SAMPSON; management and administrative Town Manager with a systems integrator capable of an Electrical Contractor, and an Equal (C203791) WAKE; offices. Bid proposals must be received at Town of Morehead City meeting a broad range of technology Opportunity Employer, is soliciting bids (C203866) DURHAM; the HACG Administrative Office located needs for OWASA; for the Morrow Mountain Campground (C203917) CUMBERLAND; at 700 N. Jefferson Ave. in Goldsboro, August 25, 2016 Electrical Renovation, State ID 15-125 (C203793) CUMBERLAND; NC 27533 and are due no later than Date • Develop a workflow and cost structure 37-01A Code 41314 Item 4W9H, Morrow (C203872) GUILFORD 10:00 am, Tuesday, September 6, 2016. for maintenance and capital projects Mountain State Park. We welcome quotes that facilitates standard designs and from all qualified MBE/SBE/DBE/WBE A bid bond or bid deposit in the amount Those qualified and interested in MBE/WBE/DBE cost effective project delivery; firms. Assistance with bonding and/or of 5% of the bid will be required. submitting an offer, may obtain project Subcontractors & insurance, quick pay arrangements, can specifications for Solicitation # 081516- Suppliers • Assist OWASA in building in house be negotiated. Plans and specs available These contracts are subject to all 01, by contacting Eliana Jones at (919) 735-4226, Ext. 118 or by email at ejones skills and troubleshooting capabilities upon request. This project bids August appropriate Federal Laws, including I.L. Long Construction Co., Inc. is through effective and comprehensive 26, 2016. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. @hacg.org.A Request for Proposals (RFP) packet can be emailed or mailed at your seeking bids from Qualified Subcontractors training programs. including Minority Business Enterprises If interested, please submit your request. Plans, proposal forms, and specifications quotations by 9:00 a.m., August 26, 2016, and Women Business Enterprises for the Please direct all questions regarding this may be obtained at the Raleigh Office to East Coast Construction Services, LLC, The owner reserves the right to reject any “Union Station Restoration & Renovation RFP to Simon Lobdell at smlobdell@ by 1. Fax (336)431-1530, 2. Phone (336) of the Department of Transportation, and all bids and to waive informalities. Phase II” in Winston-Salem, NC. Bids are owasa.org 431-1533, E-Mail: [email protected], Telephone # 919-707-6925 Section 3 preferences given. due by 9:00 AM, September 8, 2016. I.L. 4. Mail: 2705 Westchester Drive, High Long is an equal opportunity employer. To be considered by OWASA, responses Point, NC 27262. If you should need DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Anthony Goodson, Jr., CEO For more information call 336-661-1887 to this RFP must be received by 2:00 p.m. assistance with information for the project MR. MIKE HOLDER, PE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE between the hours of 8 am – 5 pm, Monday- (local prevailing time) on 9/8/2016. or have other concerns, please contact us. CHIEF ENGINEER CITY OF GOLDSBORO Friday.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Invitation to Bid professional ACTING CLINICAL COORDINATOR/ Sealed proposals will be received until Project: INSTRUCTOR RT(R) - An associate in applied 2:00 PM, on September 22, 2016, in the City of Jacksonville science degree in Radiography required and working Conference Room at UNC Hospitals’ Onslow County Parking Lot Phase II Southeastern towards a baccalaureate degree, each from a regionally Community College Plant and Engineering Department, Project EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES accredited college or university in the teaching discipline/related field. Baccalaureate 9th Floor, Bed Tower, 101 Manning Drive, Work Description: must be completed within three years of employment. Two years clinical experience Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, for The Work to be performed under this Southeastern Community College is in the professional discipline and one year of experience as an instructor, which the construction of UNCH 3 Anderson contract includes the construction of seeking to hire the following may be obtained during the first year while in the acting role of instructor, in a North Patient Unit, at which time and new parking lot improvements finished full time faculty positions. JRCERT - accredited program required. American Registry of Radiology Technologists place bids will be opened and read. with new landscaping. Work includes all current registration in Radiography or equivalent required. Previous teaching necessary equipment, labor, and materials VP Administrative Services Complete plans and specifications for this for demolishing and removing asphalt experience at a community college or university, experience using instructional project can be obtained in PDF format pavement, concrete, and trees, and Minimum requirements, position technologies, and teaching online courses preferred. Licensure and/or certification free of charge from MHAworks, PA, 501 construction of new concrete curb and description and required application for requirements specific to the teaching discipline and external governing agencies Washington Street, Suite G, Durham, NC gutter, storm drain piping, sidewalks, this position can be found on the SCC are on file with Human Resources. 27701, (919) 682-2870, during normal handicap ramps, asphalt pavement, website at www.sccnc.edu or call 910- HUMAN SERVICES TECHNICIAN (PART-TIME) - An associate office hours after August 25, 2016. Hard conduits, pavement markings, 642-7141, ext. 310. SCC application, copies will not be issued. landscaping and sod. resume, letter of interest and educational degree in Accounting, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field from a regionally accredited institution required. Previous experience with Bid Date: transcripts (if appropriate) must be The state reserves the unqualified right to 9/2/16 3:00 PM submitted in order to be considered for this processing payroll and performing other accounting tasks preferred. Proficiency reject any and all proposals. position. Application deadline is listed in Microsoft Office software required. Ellucian (Datatel) experience preferred. Estimator: on the position announcement. AA/EOE PRE-BID MEETING Jeff Davidson, To apply, visit www.lenoircc.edu/jobs and follow instructions to submit all An open pre-bid meeting will be held (P) 910-577-5659 required materials. For more information, call (252) 527-6223, ext. 390, or email for all interested bidders and vendors on (F) 910-577-6464 [email protected]. Lenoir Community College is an equal opportunity September 1, 2016 at 2:00 PM, at the Plant employer. and Engineering Department, 9th Floor Bidding Documents may be examined Conference Room, 101 Manning Drive, at the office of the Owner, Engineering Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, 2:00 Division of Public Services, City Hall, 815 The Goldsboro PM. to identify preferred brand alternates New Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC Housing Authority bids continued 28540. They may also be examined at and their performance standards that the the Barnhill Contracting Company office Owner will consider for approval on this CASE MANAGER located at 102 Elizabeth Street, Suite D, The City of Virginia Beach Request for Proposals project. Attendance at this conference is Jacksonville, NC 28540. mandatory. The Goldsboro Housing Authority Customer Services located in Goldsboro, NC (50 miles east Project-Based Coordinator #20951 of Raleigh, NC) is seeking a qualified HUD-Veteran Affairs Bids will be received for a single Prime REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Supportive Housing Contract. candidate with grant coordination, case Central Piedmont The City of Virginia Beach Department manager, or job development skills for the VoUchers Community College of Human Services is recruiting for a position of Case Manager. The Goldsboro The following General Contractors are Customer Services Coordinator to work The Housing Authority of the City of Pre- qualified: New Advanced Technology Housing Authority is an equal opportunity Center – Early Site and in collaboration with City’s Central HR employer that offers competitive wages Greenville (HACG) is seeking proposals 1. C.T. Wilson Construction Department, the Customer Services from qualified applicants to receive an 2. Danis Construction Company Structure Bid Packages and an excellent benefits package. To Bid Opening – Tower Coordinator will: allocation of Project Based HUD-Veterans 3. DeVere Construction apply, submit a resume or request a job Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers Crane Services description by contacting pwilkerson@ 4. W.M. Jordan/Bordeaux • Oversee the human resources unit for (VASH). The purpose of this allocation 5. LeChase Construction Rodgers will accept sealed bid proposals the Department of Human Services hacg.org. Position available until filled. is to enable homeless veterans to access 6. Lomax Construction from project specific prequalified trade which is comprised of 1081.41 FTE’s “This job is covered under the requirements affordable housing with an array of 7. Monteith Construction contractors for bid packages: 01T Tower (50+ budget units). Additionally, this of Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968. supportive services. All proposals will be Crane at Central Piedmont Community position will serve on departmental evaluated on scoring criteria developed by The Fire Protection, Plumbing and College (CPCC) on Wednesday, September Leadership Team. HACG. HACG will select one proposal to Electrical trades will be open bid. The 14th, 2016, at 2:00 P.M. in Room 305 of THE CITY OF STATESVILLE submit to the United States Department of owner reserves the unqualified right to the CPCC Central High Building, 1141 • Participate in strategic planning Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reject any and all proposals. Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204. • Review and track employee disciplinary THE CITY OF STATESVILLE IS for consideration as part of a national The building is located at the corner of action to ensure that it is administered CURRENTLY ADVERTISING TO competition. HACG must submit its Designer: Elizabeth Avenue and Kings Drive. fairly and consistently and in compliance FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS. proposal to HUD by Friday, September 9, Brian A. Maxwell, RA APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ON-LINE 2016. HUD issued Notice PIH-2016-11 Prior to Bid Day, sealed bid proposals can with city policies, administrative MHAworks, PA directives and city code; lead and AT WWW.CI.STATESVILLE.NC.US on July 1, 2016 which provides additional be delivered to Rodgers Builders, Inc.’s detail regarding this national competition. 501 Washington Street, Suite G CPCC projects office at 1321 East Seventh develop unit staff in support of service Durham, NC 27701 delivery. DIRECTOR OF Street, Charlotte, NC 28204 (behind the ELECTRIC UTILITIES Questions or Interpretations Drumm Facility Services Building located • Coordinate Human Resources unit Any request for interpretation or questions Signed: ELECTRIC UTILITIES at the intersection of Seventh Street and responsibilities including: tracking DEPARTMENT concerning RFP must be submitted via Cleopatrice Robinson, Project Manager Charlottetowne Avenue). worker’s compensation claims, email to [email protected] no later than Plant Engineering SALARY RANGE: 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2016. specialized leave (FML, Military, Injury, $86,304.40 - $142,403.66 UNC Hospitals The building is a new 83,000+ s.f., 5 Light Duty, Leave of Absence, Leave HACG will compile and distribute all 101 Manning Drive story lab and classroom building on an Without Pay), hiring and recruitment inquiries and responses on our website at DEPUTY CITY CLERK Chapel Hill, NC 27514 approximately 0.9 acre site at the corner for full and part-time staff, interns and www.ghanc.net. of Charlottetowne Avenue and East volunteers, part-time market salary CITY MANAGER Fourth Street on CPCC’s central campus. surveys, new employee orientation, SALARY RANGE: Proposal Submission Deadline Request for Approximate construction schedule begins employee recognition & expenditures, $32,526.83 - $53,670.03 All applications for Project-Based Qualifications and Proposal in in late October 2016 through December preparation of workforce development/ HUD VASH are due no later than 4:30 Construction Material 2017. EEO Plans , Departmental Leadership POSITIONS OPEN UNTIL FILLED p.m. on Monday, September 5, 2016. Testing Services for Wake Development Program and Internship Applications should be submitted as Historically Underutilized Businesses are EOE detailed in this RFP to the HACG’s County Construction & strongly encouraged to participate. Program. Renovation Projects Central Office located at 1103 Broad All communications for project specific • Serve as departmental liaison to central Street, Greenville, North Carolina 27835 Wake County Government is soliciting information must go through Kevin human resources, finance payroll and attention of: proposals from Engineering Consultant Patton at [email protected] or Risk management, organizational technical development office, city attorney and firms to provide construction material 704.335.8775. Wayman A. Williams city auditor; conduct workplace testing and other related engineering Housing Authority of the investigations as requested. THE CITY OF STATESVILLE City of Greenville services as required for Wake County 1103 Broad Street Construction & Renovation Projects. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS • Assist Leadership Team and managers THE CITY OF STATESVILLE IS Greenville, North Carolina 27835 Sealed proposals will be received from with human resources issues; develop 252-329-4004 The Request for Qualification and Proposal departmental human resources CURRENTLY ADVERTISING TO Bidders by Pitt Community College, [email protected] may be obtained at the following address: policies and procedures and facilitate FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITION. 1986 Pitt Tech Road, Winterville, NC 28590, attn: Tim Strickland, in the Goess associated training; review all full- APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ON- http://www.wakegov.com/finance/ Student Center, Room 132-133, up to 2:00 time performance feedbacks, exit LINE AT WWW.CI.STATESVILLE. business/rfp/Pages/bids.aspx PM, Thursday, September 29, 2016, and interviews, resignation letters and NC.US immediately thereafter publicly opened member survey results to develop Five (5) complete packages must be and read for the furnishing of labor, departmental action plan for improving LINE TECHNICIAN I received by 12:00 noon on Friday Sept 23, material and equipment entering into the work/life balance and employee ELECTRIC UTILITIES 2016, by the County of Wake, Facilities construction of: engagement; participate in integrative DEPARTMENT Design & Construction, 336 Fayetteville processes for developing reasonable SALARY RANGE: Street, WCOB 11th Floor, Raleigh, NC PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE accommodations; develop and facilitate $34,154.02 - $56,353.65 27601. EARLY COLLEGE departmental training including EEO/ HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Diversity and Workplace Harassment, POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED File #16-12997-01A; NCCS #2101 performance feedback, performance The selection committee will review management/progressive discipline. proposals and short-listed firms will be Pre-Bid Meeting; Wednesday, September EOE interviewed. 14, 2016 at 10:00 AM at the Goess • Serve as lead for departmental Health Student Center, room 132-133. Preferred and Safety Plan Committee; may Wake County provides minorities and Alternates will be reviewed at Pre-Bid provide oversight and auditing of THE CITY OF STATESVILLE women equal opportunity to participate Meeting. departmental payroll. in all aspects of its construction program THE CITY OF STATESVILLE IS • Research and analysis; and report CURRENTLY ADVERTISING TO consistent with North Carolina Law. Preferred Alternates under consideration: writing. FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITION. APPLICANTS MUST APPLY AT Wake County A. Door Hardware- IntelliKey . B. Simplex Fire Alarm System. Requires any combination of education WWW.CI.STATESVILLE.NC.US. Facilities Design and Construction Office (above the high school level) and/or 336 Fayetteville Street, C. Schneider Electric Building GIS ANALYST Systems experience equivalent to nine (9) years, WCOB 12th Floor, utilizing the required knowledge, skills, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT Raleigh, NC 27601 Contractors are hereby notified that they and abilities in fields such as business Attention: Mr. Tom Covington, PE, or public administration, management/ SALARY RANGE: are encouraged, to the greatest extent $39,537.06 - $65,237.12 Project Manager practicable, to purchase American-made program analysis, or accounting. [email protected] CLOSING DATE: equipment and products with funding OPEN UNTIL FILLED provided under this award. Salary Range: $57,721.20 - $88,619.54 APPLICANTS MUST APPLY BY Complete plans and specifications for Preferences: SPHR/PHR or IPMA DEADLINE DATE IF NOTED this project can be obtained at JKF certification. 7-10 years of Human ARCHITECTURE, 625 Lynndale Ct., Resources experience, preferably in a EOE Suite F, Greenville, NC 27858, during managerial or leadership role in healthcare normal office hours after August 28, 2016. or human services environment; Plans and specifications available for experience working with a demonstrated viewing at JKF Architecture, Dodge Data ability to apply and adapt best practices Get your GDN & Analytics, HCAC/iSqFt, CMD Group and techniques to the requirements of and DPI Printing, Greenville, NC. the business plan; human resources generalist experience including employee digital edition of our print Plan Deposit: $200 relations, staffing/recruitment & The state reserves the unqualified right to compensation, staff development and publication FREE and reject any and all proposals. worker’s compensation, understanding of workforce planning, knowledge of Signed: City of Virginia Beach Human Resources weekly web updates. 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