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How the Jim Crow The Seeds of the Alt-Right: Internet Is Pushing Back America’s Emergent Right-Wing Populist Movement Against Black Lives Matter By George Michael Professor of Criminal Justice, Westfield State University

In recent months, far- right activists – which some have labeled the “alt-right” – have gone from being an ob- scure, largely online subculture to a player at the very center of American politics. Long relegated to the cul- tural and political fringe, alt- right activists were among the most enthusiastic supporters of . Earlier this year, Breitbart.com executive had declared the By Nicholas D. Mirzoeff gle over cultural and political website “the platform for the meaning may determine our alt-right.” By August, Bannon Police killings of African- political future. was appointed the CEO of the Americans on Trump campaign. In the wake of Trump’s victory, he’ll be join- have become the visual hall- Cameras don’t stop violence ing Trump in the White House mark of our time. This decade Because there is a polit- as a senior advisor. Clockwise, from left: White nationalist William Pierce, domestic terrorist will be recalled through blurry ical and cultural divide as to I’ve spent years extensive- Timothy McVeigh, white nationalist Richard Spencer, British journalist Milo cellphone and dash-cam vid- how we see and what we make ly researching the American far eos of shootings. But how will of it, cameras in themselves right, and the movement seems Yiannopoulos, professor Kevin MacDonald, and founder it be remembered? solve nothing. more energized than ever. To Andrew Breitbart. Nick Lehr/The Conversation From my scholarship on Terence Crutcher, 40, its critics, the alt-right is just a visual culture, most recently was shot in Tulsa, Oklahoma code term for white national- on the visual tactics of politi- cal protest, it is clear that this on Sept. 19. In the official ac- ism, a much-maligned ideolo- count, Police Officer Betty gy associated with neo-Nazis historically been highly mar- had pages from the book in his William Regnery II – a wealthy marks a transition that I call and Klansmen. The movement, ginalized, with virtually no possession when he was cap- and reclusive publisher – found- the rise of the Jim Crow inter- Shelby describes getting however, is more nuanced, en- influence on the mainstream tured.) But these exhortations ed the National Policy Institute net. It’s not all of the internet, scared when he “locks his eyes compassing a much broader culture and certainly not over didn’t resonate with most peo- as a white nationalist think of course, but a self-referential, on her.” Under Jim Crow, the spectrum of right-wing activ- public policy. Some of the most ple. What’s more, after 9/11, tank. A young and rising star of wide-ranging and increasing- allegation of “reckless eye- ists and intellectuals. radical elements have long ad- many of the revolutionary the far right, Spencer assumed ly influential slice of it, from balling” meant any look from How did the movement vocated a revolutionary pro- right’s leading representatives leadership in 2011. A year ear- Breitbart to Blue Lives Matter a black person at a white per- gain traction in recent years? gram. were prosecuted under new an- lier, he launched the website and all over . son, especially a woman. “Alternative Right” . And now that Trump has won, Groups such as the ti-terrorism statutes and sent Visible on cable TV, It was used to justify deadly Aryan Nations, White Aryan to prison. By the mid-2000s, Around this time, Spencer could the alt-right change the Google searches, Twitter and force. American political landscape? Resistance, the National the far right appeared to have popularized the term “cuckser- vative,” which has gained cur- other social media, the Jim Looking a police offi- The alt-right includes Alliance and the World Church reached its nadir. Crow internet is challeng- white nationalists, but it also of the Creator have preached Into this void stepped rency in the alt-right vernacu- cer in the eye also got Freddie lar. In essence, a cuckservative ing the way race in general Gray into trouble in Baltimore, includes those who believe in racial revolution against ZOG, Richard Spencer and a new and police violence in partic- libertarianism, men’s rights, or the “Zionist Occupation group of far-right intellectuals. is a conservative sellout who is leading to his still unexplained first and foremost concerned ular are understood, pushing cultural and pop- Government.” Many were in- In 2008, conservative political back against the gains made death in a police van. ulism. spired by the late William L. philosopher was about abstract principles such as the U.S. Constitution, free by Black Lives Matter. Nonetheless, its ori- Pierce’s “Turner Diaries,” a the first to use the term “alter- Who wins this strug- CROW Continued on page 6 gins can be traced to various novel about a race war that native right,” describing it as a market economics and individ- American white nationalist consumes America. (Timothy dissident far-right ideology that ual liberty. movements that have endured McVeigh, who carried out the rejected mainstream conserva- Gun Violence Research for decades. These groups have 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, tism. ALT-RIGHT Cont. on page 3 Dramatically Underfunded, Tolerance Is More Than Putting Up With Understudied Compared to Things – It’s a Moral Virtue Other Leading Causes of Death By Rivka T. Witenberg

We hear a lot about tol- erance these days. Tolerance is a moral virtue best placed within the moral domain – but unfortunately it is often con- founded with prejudice. Much Prejudice and of the psychological research about tolerance generally and tolerance are about the development of chil- actually different By Mount Sinai Health mortality statistics from the dren’s understanding of tol- Centers for Disease Control erance of others who are dif- concepts NEW YORK – Funding and Prevention (CDC) from ferent from them has been and publication of gun vio- 2004 to 2014 to determine the examined through research lence research are dispropor- top 30 causes of death in the about prejudice – and not tionately low compared to oth- U.S. Findings indicated that through the moral domain. er leading causes of death in gun violence killed about as The assumption made is that the , according many people as sepsis; howev- absence of prejudice by default to new research from the Icahn er, funding for gun violence re- search was about 0.7% of that means a person is tolerant. School of Medicine at Mount Prejudice and tolerance for sepsis, and publication vol- Sinai published online today ume was about 4%. are actually theoretically dif- tolerance, or toleration as phi- ance cannot be indiscriminate. erty. Those such as Michael in the Journal of the American ferent concepts – and not the “We’re spending and losophers often refer to it, is Indiscriminate acceptance in Dusche, John Rawls and Medical Association (JAMA). publishing far less than what opposite of each other. In fact, most commonly viewed neg- its most extreme form could Michael Walzer among oth- The study also determined we ought to be based on the they coexist in most of us. atively as “putting up with” lead to recognition of ques- ers, argue that we should re- that over a ten-year period, number of people who are Tolerance is difficult to something we dislike or even tionable practice and human gard tolerance as a positive in relation to mortality rates, dying,” said David E. Stark, define, which may have led hate. If a person is prepared rights violations – for instance, civic and moral duty between gun violence was the least-re- MD, MS, Assistant Professor, to limiting the study of toler- to “put up with” something – child marriages and neo-Nazi individuals, irrespective of co- searched cause of death and Department of Health System ance in psychology in favour along the lines of, I do not like . lour, creed or culture. the second-least funded cause Design and Global Health, of studying prejudice. But, un- the colour of your skin but I Tolerance as a moral virtue In other words, it is a mor- of death, after falls. like prejudice, tolerance can will still serve you not to lose An alternative way for us al obligation or duty which in- Researchers analyzed GUN Continued on page 5 be grounded in the moral do- your custom – that person is to think of tolerance is to place main which offers a positive volves respect for the individ- someone who does not dis- it within the moral domain and ual as well as mutual respect approach to examining rela- criminate but remains intol- recognize that it is what it is, a tionships between groups of erant in thoughts and beliefs. moral virtue. and consideration between people who are different from Besides, who wants to be Many recent philoso- people. each other. tolerated or be “put up with”? phers have linked tolerance Based on its Latin origin, At the same time toler- with respect, equality and lib- VIRTUE Continued on page 5 Page 2 Week of January 5 - January 11, 2017 Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com

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There are probably other Targeting,” the researchers re- in Dong’s lab, and Jer-Tsong more active method of target- port the use of a novel biode- ways to do that. We used mel- Hsieh, from the University of UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa ing drugs to the cancer wher- gradable and photoluminescent anoma cells to validate the ap- -- Many groups are working to Texas Southwestern Medical ever it was located, whether cir- poly (lactic acid) (BPLP-PLA) proach.” Center. discover new, safer ways to de- culating in the blood, or in the nanoparticle, loaded with mel- In addition to correspond- liver drugs that fight cancer to The research was sup- brain or in any of the other or- anoma-specific drugs with im- ing authors Cheng Dong and ported by the National the tumor without damaging gans of the body. mune cells as the nanoparti- Jian Yang, co-lead authors are healthy cells. Others are finding Zhiwei Xie, postdoctoral schol- Institutes of Health and the “I have 10 years of working cle carriers. They showed that National Science Foundation. ways to boost the body’s own in immunology and cancer,” the immune cells could bind ar in Yang’s group, Yixue Su, immune system to attack can- Dong said. “Jian is more a bio- a master’s student in Yang’s Both Dong and Yang are fac- to the melanoma cells under ulty in Penn State’s Dept. cer cells. For the first time, re- materials scientist. He knows shear stress conditions similar group, and Gloria Kim, a Ph.D. searchers at Penn State have how to make the nanoparticles student advised by both Yang of Biomedical Engineering, to those in the bloodstream. Materials Research Institute, combined the two approaches biodegradable. He knows how These experiments were all and Dong. Other contributors by conjugating biodegradable and Huck Institutes of the Life to modify the particles with performed outside the body. are Erhan Selvi, an undergrad- polymer nanoparticles encap- Sciences. • surface chemistry, to decorate Next they intend to perform uate researcher in Dong’s lab, sulated with chosen cancer- them with peptides or antibod- studies in animal models and Artist’s conception of nanoparticle-carrying immune cells fighting drugs into immune ies. His material is naturally flu- cells to create a smart, target- in solid tumors. that target tumors and release drug-loaded nanoparticles orescent, so you can track the “This is the first study and for cancer treatment. ed system to attack cancers of particles at the same time they specific types. are delivering the drug, a pro- “The traditional way to de- cess called theranostics that liver drugs to tumors is to put combines therapy and diagnos- the drug inside some type of tics. On the other hand, I study nanoparticle and inject those the cancer microenvironment, particles into the bloodstream,” and I have discovered that the said Jian Yang, professor of microenvironment of the tu- biomedical engineering, Penn mor generates kinds of inflam- State. “Because the particles matory signals similar to what are so small, if they happen to would happen if you had an in- reach the tumor site they have a fection.” chance of penetrating through Immune cells, which were the blood vessel wall because built to respond to inflamma- the vasculature of tumors is tory signals, will be natural- usually leaky.” ly attracted to the tumor site. The odds of interacting This makes immune cells a per- with cancer cells can be im- fect active delivery system for proved by coating the outside Yang’s nanoparticles. The same of the nanoparticles with an- technology is also likely to be tibodies or certain proteins or effective for infectious or oth- peptides that will lock onto the er diseases, as well as for tissue cancer cell when they make regeneration, Dong said. contact. However, this is still a In the first proof of their passive drug delivery technol- technology, the two research ogy. If the particle does not go groups targeted circulating to the tumor, there is no chance melanoma cells. In a paper for them to bind and deliver the published in the current online drug. issue of the journal Small, ti- ALT-RIGHT Continued from Front

But these exhortations didn’t disagreement in the white nation- resonate with most people. What’s alist movement. The more genteel more, after 9/11, many of the revo- representatives of the white na- lutionary right’s leading represen- tionalism argue that these trends tatives were prosecuted under new developed over time because anti-terrorism statutes and sent to whites have lost the temerity nec- prison. By the mid-2000s, the far essary to defend their racial group right appeared to have reached its interests. nadir. By contrast, the more con- Into this void stepped spiratorial segment of the move- Richard Spencer and a new group ment implicates a deliberate of far-right intellectuals. Jewish-led plot to reduce whites In 2008, conservative politi- to minority status. By doing so, cal philosopher Paul Gottfried was Jews would render their historical- the first to use the term “alterna- ly most formidable “enemy” weak tive right,” describing it as a dis- and minuscule – just another mi- sident far-right ideology that re- nority among many. jected mainstream conservatism. Emblematic of the latter view (Gottfried had previously coined is Kevin MacDonald, a former psy- the term “paleoconservative” in an chology professor at the California effort to distance himself and like- State University at Long Beach. In minded intellectuals from neocon- a trilogy of books released in the servatives, who had become the mid- to late 1990s, he advanced dominant force in the Republican an evolutionary theory to explain Party.) both Jewish and antisemitic col- William Regnery II – a lective behavior. wealthy and reclusive publish- According to MacDonald, an- er – founded the National Policy tisemitism emerged not so much Institute as a white nationalist out of perceived fantasies of Jewish think tank. A young and rising malfeasance but because of genu- star of the far right, Spencer as- ine conflicts of interests between sumed leadership in 2011. A year Jews and Gentiles. He’s argued earlier, he launched the website that Jewish intellectuals, activists “Alternative Right” and became and leaders have sought to frag- recognized as one of the most im- ment Gentile societies along the portant, expressive leaders of the alt-right movement. lines of race, ethnicity and . Around this time, Spencer Over the past decade and a half, his popularized the term “cuckserva- research has been circulated and tive,” which has gained currency in celebrated in white nationalist on- the alt-right vernacular. In essence, line forums. a cuckservative is a conservative A growing media and internet sellout who is first and foremost presence concerned about abstract princi- Cyberspace became one ar- ples such as the U.S. Constitution, ea where white nationalists could free market economics and indi- exercise some limited influence on vidual liberty. the broader culture. More impor- The alt-right, on the other tant, new media outlets emerged hand, is more concerned about online that began to challenge their concepts such as nation, race, civ- mainstream competitors: Drudge ilization and culture. Spencer has Report, Infowars and, most nota- worked hard to rebrand white na- bly, Breitbart News. tionalism as a legitimate politi- The candidacy of Donald cal movement. Explicitly reject- Trump enabled a disparate col- ing the notion of racial supremacy, lection of groups – which includ- Spencer calls for the creation of ed white nationalists – to coalesce separate, racially exclusive home- around one candidate. But given lands for white people. the movement’s ideological diver- Different factions sity, it would be a serious mischar- The primary issue for acterization to label the alt-right as American white nationalists is im- exclusively white nationalist. migration. They claim that high Anecdotal evidence suggests fertility rates for third-world im- that they were among his most avid migrants and low fertility rates foot soldiers in getting out the vote for white women will – if left un- in both the primaries and gener- checked – threaten the very exis- al election. Moreover, the Trump tence of whites as a distinct race. campaign provided the opportu- But even on the issue of de- nity for members of this movement mographic displacement, there’s to meet face to face. • Page 4 Week of January 5 - January 11, 2017 Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com Career and Education More Resources and News online at GreaterDiversity.com Why Storytelling Skills Matter for Kids

By Nicole Gardner- Neblett, Investigator, University of – Chapel Hill Children begin telling sto- ries as young as age two or three. And they continue to develop sto- rytelling skills in their interaction with parents and others who pro- vide guidance and feedback. The ability to tell a coherent and well-developed narrative may be important for children’s litera- cy development. However, most of the studies on children’s sto- rytelling and reading skills have been conducted with samples of middle-class white children. storytelling plays a role between To address this gap in the early language and early litera- research, my colleague, Iheoma cy, we found that when it came African-American kids have strong storytelling skills. Iruka, and I studied data of chil- to African-American children, it dren from different socioeconom- made a big difference. For these fourth graders failed to achieve children are older. have been told to read books to storytelling skills. ic and racial/ethnic groups from children, the higher their story- competency in reading in 2013. And that could be because children to support their language Parents and teachers can across the United States. telling scores, the better they did So, why are African- storytelling uses “decontextual- and literacy development, encour- also model storytelling for chil- on the early literacy assessment. American children not perform- ized” language. Decontextualized aging children to tell stories as a dren by sharing their own expe- What we found surprised us. Interestingly, it didn’t make a dif- ing better in reading? More re- language differs from conversa- way to support language and lit- riences, in the form of a story that Storytelling among ference for the other groups. search is needed, but possible tional or contextualized language eracy has received less attention. has a clear beginning, middle and African-American children What this study tells us explanations suggest that the in that decontextualized language end, and addresses the questions Storytelling skills may be low-quality schools many of these functions independently from So, what can teachers of who, what, where, when and For our research, we used less important for the early liter- kids go to end up having a nega- the immediate context or shared and parents do? why. Using props like wordless national data from the Early acy skills of most children. But tive impact on their reading skills. knowledge between listeners and books, puppets, dolls and photo- ChildhoodC.O.D.D.ECoalition Longitudinal of Organizations Study, Dedicated to Diversity & Empowerment for African-American children, In addition, many of these kids the storyteller. Many schools have a “show- graphs may also help children in a study of about 14,000 chil- these skills seem to be important may have language skills that dif- As children tell stories, they and-tell” time that can allow developing stories. dren born in the US in 2001, for early literacy in a way that may fer from those expected at school. gain practice in using the same children a chance to practice While learning to tell stories that examined their develop- not be true of other children. Why does storytelling matter? type of language that is used in storytelling skills as they share can be useful for all children, this ment, school readiness and early We also know from other re- For most other kids, stud- written text, which can help them information about a valued object. skill may be most needed for those school experiences. We focused search that from early on, African- ies suggest that storytelling skills as they learn to read. As teachers and peers ask ques- at risk of achieving reading com- on 6,150 children who were iden- American children tell stories that may show their influence when While teachers and parents tions, they can facilitate children’s petency. • tified as African American, Asian American, Latino and European are vivid, elaborate and rich in im- American. agery. The quality of stories pro- To understand the role that duced by African-American chil- storytelling skills play in the link dren has been found to be on par Music Training Speeds Up Brain between language and early liter- with or exceed that of stories told acy, we used data from when chil- by their white peers. Other stud- dren were two years old until they ies find that African-American were five years old. children have a wide repertoire Development in Children When the children were two of storytelling styles, which they years old, parents were asked to use flexibly depending on the con- describe their children’s language text. abilities. Later, when children The strong storytelling were four years old, their story- skills of African-American chil- telling skills were measured by dren may stem from the cultural asking them to retell stories they and historic influences that have had just heard a researcher tell fostered a preference for orality them. At five years old, children among African Americans. were given an assessment of their All this should lead us to be- early literacy. lieve that African-American kids, For most racial/ethnic and with their strong storytelling socioeconomic groups of chil- skills, should do better with their dren, we found that“Bridging children who thereading Gap” skills. However, we know had better language skills as tod- that African-American children dlers did better on the literacy as- are failing to learn basic reading sessment when they were five skills. A nationwide test of read- years old. ing achievement showed that But when we looked at how four out of five African-American

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. Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com Week of January 5 - January 11, 2017 Page 5 Business News & Research More News and Resources online at GreaterDiversity.com Post-Holiday Blues: Financial Planners Share Tips to Start Now for Better Budgeting “Don’t be afraid to mark Britt said. Another way to keep up that sheet of paper, because holiday funds out of sight and MANHATTAN, Kan. – it’s a great place to keep track of out of mind is to send a percent- Whether holiday spending what’s been spent on each per- age of the paycheck to a differ- went overboard or stayed in son and how much is left be- ent bank, Archuleta said. budget, it’s time to start prepar- fore hitting the spending limit,” Create conversations. ing for next December, accord- Britt said. “That way, no one is Unspoken expectations be- ing to financial planning facul- tempted to start arguments on tween couples and between ty at Kansas State University. overspending for gifts.” members of extended family “We’ve just finished all our Archuleta said frequent- can brew conflict, so Archuleta holiday spending, so this is the ly reviewing purchases and be- and Britt said it’s important to perfect time to think about set- ing careful to stay within the discuss differences and any an- ting up the plan for next year,” budget could help limit conflict nual arrangements that have said Kristy Archuleta, associ- and make holiday shopping as become difficult. ate professor at the university’s stress-free as possible. “If a person accuses their white elephant gift exchange. next year’s holidays. cial planning pair suggest hit- Institute of Personal Financial Opt in to savings. spouse with statements like, These activities can become Think thrifty. Holidays are ting the stores while postholi- Planning and director of the Archuleta and Britt advise ‘You always spend way too new traditions to help every- a special time to celebrate, but day prices are low. Re-gifting financial planning program. opening a separate savings ac- much on your family,’ their one feel loved and come home Britt said the joy can turn to also is an option if it’s not re- “What can we do now to be pre- count for holiday purchases. spouse shuts down,” Archuleta with a gift. frustration when people let the turned to the original giver or pared for December?” Most employers are willing to said. “Instead, if a person says, “Families are usually open season’s excitement lead them presented at the same party. Archuleta and Sonya Britt, send money to multiple bank ‘I’d like to talk about our plans to do different things to accom- to overspend. Also, used gifts are an option an associate professor and cer- accounts. Britt said making the for holiday spending; could we modate people, but they may “Going into debt for a sin- as long as they are not broken tified financial planner at the deposits automatic is the key. talk tomorrow after work?’ not consider making changes gle day just seems ridiculous, and are still fully functional, Institute of Personal Financial “People are not likely to then they are setting a positive until someone starts the con- because then people are stress- Britt said. Planning, offer tips for starting start saving each month un- framework for how the conver- versation,” Archuleta said. ing themselves out trying to pay now to ensure financially mer- less they make it automatic,” sation will go.” “So, a person could say, ‘I don’t it off for the first several months Move toward meaning. rier holidays in 2017. she said. “Once people opt in Britt recommends hav- know that it’s doable for every- of the year,” she said. “By the The financial planners Write a plan. Archuleta to automated savings, they usu- ing money-related conversa- one in our family to bring a gift time it’s paid off, some people said people often spend mon- and Britt said it’s important ally continue because it makes tions among relatives as well for everyone, but what if we don’t even remember what they ey on gifts more than activities, to bang out a budget early and savings so simple.” because financing the holidays tried something new?’” received.” but research shows people re- keep it handy — ideally in a This method is especially becomes more challenging as a The financial planners said To give affordably, member more strongly what wallet — to keep a handle on helpful when using online sav- family grows. To keep the holi- it is likely others are thinking Archuleta and Britt advise giv- they did, who they were with how much is being spent even ings accounts because people day spirit without the expense, the same thing, so the discus- ing crafts made by children or and the traditions they partici- while browsing among eye- tend to forget about them or at Archuleta and Britt suggest a sion may help everyone breathe writing sincere letters to loved pated in than the items they re- catching gifts. least find them less accessible, gift drawing, secret Santa, or a a little easier as they envision ones. Alternatively, the finan- ceived. •

fairness and empathy towards violence has been limited in the Physicians are affiliated with gy for the building. VIRTUE others different from them in U.S., mainly due to language the renowned Icahn School of URBAN The Pearl River Tower was Continued from Front colour, creed or culture. They inserted in a 1996 congres- Medicine at Mount Sinai, which Continued from Page 2 built using an environmental- reject prejudice and intoler- sional appropriations bill that is ranked among the highest in ly friendly concept. Bobby Yip/ Tolerance between peo- ance between 70% and 80% states, “none of the funds made the nation in National Institutes Wood may offer sever- Reuters ple makes it possible for con- of the time affirming tolerance available for injury prevention al advantages over metal con- of Health funding per investiga- Making a tower an energy flicting claims of beliefs, val- based on fairness and empa- and control at the Centers for tor. The Mount Sinai Hospital struction. Most notably, it’s a ues and ideas to coexistence as thy. Disease Control and Prevention renewable material. And new producer is one way of dealing long as they fit within accept- Moral values such as fair- may be used to advocate or pro- is on the “Honor Roll” of best ways of engineering wood, like with the excessive energy con- able moral values. ness, justice, empathy, toler- mote gun control.” Although hospitals in America, ranked laminating it, also promise to sumption – always a concern So while different mar- ance and respect are shared, if the legislation does not ban No. 15 nationally in the 2016- make it as durable and strong with skyscrapers. The Gensler riage practices fit in within ac- not universal, values relevant gun-related research outright, 2017 “Best Hospitals” issue of as steel and lighter than con- architecture firm’s Tower ceptable moral values, sexual to dealing with human diver- funding remains anemic for the U.S. News & World Report. crete, which makes it less ex- at PNC Plaza in Pittsburgh, abuse of children is immoral sity research community. The Mount Sinai Hospital is al- pensive to transport to build- completed last year, confront- and cannot be tolerated. I be- Tolerance examined as “Dr. Stark’s research is im- so ranked as one of the nation’s ing sites. Proponents of wood ed this challenge. Among its lieve tolerance is an essential separate concept could have portant because the data is com- top 20 hospitals in Geriatrics, argue that substantial timber component in social unity and unique implications for ed- pelling; gun violence had less construction is actually more green innovations is the tow- Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, er’s “breathing” façade, a sys- a remedy to intolerance and ucation and social policy. funding and fewer publications Cardiology/Heart Surgery, fire resistant than steel. tem that uses outside air to heat prejudice. Education aimed at promoting than comparable injury-related Diabetes/Endocrinology, Today fantastic wood sky- and cool the building – unlike The idea that tolerance a harmonious society could do causes of death including mo- Nephrology, Neurology/ scraper projects abound, in- well to focus more on the re- cluding a 100-story tower is a moral duty had been ac- tor vehicle accidents and poi- Neurosurgery, and Ear, Nose & the sealed skyscrapers of the knowledged by earlier civ- lationship between morality sonings,” said Prabhjot Singh, for London nicknamed “The mid-20th century that shut out il libertarians, such as John and tolerance. Grounding tol- MD, PhD, Chair, Department Throat, and is in the top 50 in Splinter.” The tallest wood four other specialties. New York the natural environment. Locke, Baruch Spinoza, John erance in theories of morality of Health System Design and building in the world, the Brock Trump Tower, with its gau- Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Commons at the University of Stuart Mill and others. They allows for an alternative edu- Global Health, Icahn School of dy use of expensive materials, argue that tolerant people val- cational approach to promote Medicine. “We know that gun Sinai is ranked No. 10 nationally British Columbia rises 18 sto- represents the skyscraper’s di- ue the individual, his or her harmonious intergroup rela- violence disproportionately af- for Ophthalmology, while Mount ries and is set for completion in independence and freedom of tionships. fects vulnerable communities, Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai May 2017. lemma. If it can be made ener- choice. Part of this education including young people, and in- St. Luke’s, and Mount Sinai While wood-based sky- gy efficient, then it may provide When tolerance is placed would involve developing a flicts many more nonfatal inju- West are ranked regionally. scraper projects attempt to re- sustainable living and working within the moral domain re- strong sense of fairness and ries than deaths. As a result, we Mount Sinai’s Kravis Children’s duce the energy used for sky- space for urbanites who will be lating to fairness, justice and justice and the ability to em- suspect the magnitude of this Hospital is ranked in seven out of scraper construction, other able to avoid lengthy, polluting respect and avoiding causing pathise with the plight of oth- disparity in research funding, ten pediatric specialties by U.S. projects seek to reduce the en- car commutes, as well as ur- harm to others, it can only be ers who are different in racial when considering years of po- ergy used to heat and cool tall ban sprawl. But it can be more characteristics, ethnicity or News & World Report in “Best buildings. viewed as a positive moral vir- tential life lost or lived with dis- Children’s Hospitals.” than a lofty perch for the rich to nationality. ability, is even greater,” said Dr. For example, the Pearl tue. conduct business or live glam- Psychological research Singh. For more information, visit River Tower in Guangzhou, supports the idea that toler- This article is part of a series Additional study collabo- http://www.mountsinai.org/, or China, is shaped so that the orously only once its manifest ance is better placed within on public morality in 21st-cen- rators include Nigam H. Shah, find Mount Sinai on Facebook, winds swirling around it churn environmental drawbacks are the moral domain. My own re- tury Australia. M.B.B.S., PhD, of the Stanford Twitter and YouTube. • two turbines that produce ener- addressed. • search with my students shows About the Author University School of medicine, the best indicators and predic- RivikaT. Witenberg’s re- Stanford, California. The re- tors of tolerance to human di- search interest is related to search was supported by the versity are fairness and empa- moral development reasoning National Library of Medicine thy. and judgements including tol- of the National Institutes of Fairness and empathy are erance to human diversity. She Health (NIH) under Award also very closely connected to is currently developing a con- Number T15LM007033. moral development and rea- ceptual model for tolerance in soning. They are fundamen- its own right which is placed The Mount Sinai Health tal to any coherent moral phi- within the moral domain as System is an integrated health losophy. well as writing a book on the system committed to providing Empathy and morality social and moral aspects of tol- distinguished care, conducting Psychologists such as erance to human diversity. • transformative research, and Johnathan Haidt believe em- advancing biomedical educa- pathy is the most important tion. Structured around seven motivator for moral behav- hospital campuses and a sin- iour. Others such as Martin GUN gle medical school, the Health Hoffman argue empathy is a Continued from Front System has an extensive ambu- motivator of prosocial and al- latory network and a range of truistic or unselfish behaviour. Icahn School of Medicine at inpatient and outpatient servic- Empathic people are sen- Mount Sinai, and lead author es—from community-based fa- sitive to the thoughts, feel- of the study. “Research is the cilities to tertiary and quaterna- ings and experiences of oth- first stop on the road to public ry care. ers. They are able to place health improvement, and we’re The System includes ap- themselves in someone else’s not seeing that with gun vio- proximately 7,100 primary and shoes or understand how it lence the way we did with au- specialty care physicians; 12 would feel to be treated bad- tomobile deaths.” joint-venture ambulatory sur- ly. Placing oneself in some- More than 30,000 peo- gery centers; more than 140 am- one else’s shoes is the essence ple die each year from gun vi- bulatory practices throughout of tolerance. olence in the U.S., a higher the five boroughs of New York My research shows that rate of death than any indus- City, Westchester, Long Island, people of all ages including trialized country in the world. and Florida; and 31 affiliat- children have a strong sense of Historically, research on gun ed community health centers.

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That signal ment. is then sent to the hearing ar- Our findings suggest 4875 New Centre Drive, Wilmington NC. 28403 MUSIC ea of the brain referred to as that music training during Continued from page 4 the “auditory cortex,” locat- childhood, even for a period Life Changing Ministries Family Worship Center invites you ed near the sides of the brain. as brief as two years, can ac- We began to investigate Using different tasks, celerate brain development to come celebrate Kwanzaa with us as we present the Seven the effects of group-based we measured how children’s and sound processing. We Principles of Kwanzaa. Several dynamic speakers from music training in 80 children brains register and process believe that this may benefit various churches will expound upon the African-American between ages six and seven. sound before taking part in language acquisition in chil- We have continued to follow their training and each year dren given that developing culture and history of Kwanzaa. There will be a three day them, to explore the effects of thereafter with a brain im- language and reading skills celebration January 29th through 21st of Poetry, Music, such training on their brain, aging technique called elec- engage similar brain areas. Mime and Drama. cognitive, social and emotion- troencephalography (EEG). This can particularly benefit al development. This systematic investigation at-risk children in low socio- We started the study allowed us to track the mat- economic status neighbor- When: when one group of children uration of the auditory path- hoods who experience more January 19th-7pm were about to begin music way. difficulties with language de- January 20th-7pm training through the Youth In one task, for exam- velopment. Orchestra Los Angeles pro- ple, we presented pairs of We hope that the find- January 21st-10am gram. This free community- unfamiliar musical melodies ings from this study will based music program was in- to children while recording not only lead to a better un- spired by El Sistema, a music For further information, you may contact 910-264-5293. the signal from their brain, derstanding of the benefits program that was started in through EEG. The pairs of of musical training but also Venezuela and proved to be melodies were either identi- provide further insights in- others as depictions of African- claims to demonstrate that he “tranformative” in changing cal or occasionally had ton- to the social and psychologi- CROW American violence and pathol- was not shot with his hands up. the lives of underprivileged al or rhythmic irregulari- cal merits of music education Continued from FRONT ogy. In short, the internet has Less than three seconds of vid- children. created its own form of the New eo are broken into seven stills ties. We asked the children for children in underserved The second group of The dash-cam video in Jim Crow, to adapt the phrase that appear to support the idea to identify whether the pairs communities. children were about to be- were similar or different. Crutcher’s case suggests that coined by writer Michele that he’s reaching for a gun. But gin a sports training pro- the windows of his car were Alexander. the moment of the shooting it- We checked how suc- About the Author closed. The indicted shooter Character demolition goes self was not recorded, so we gram with a community- cessfully children could de- Dr. Assal Habibi is a re- claims they were open, causing hand-in-hand with this new do not know exactly where his based soccer program. They tect whether the melody pairs search scientist at the Brain her to fear that he was reaching video analysis. Conspiracy the- hands were the instant he was were not engaged in music were different and the corre- and Creativity Institute for a weapon. Her case depends orist Mark Dice appears close shot. training. on how we interpret what she to the top of Google searches The paranoid patterns of sponding brain responses to at University of Southern A third group of children thought she saw, against what for Keith Scott. Presented as a association used by the extreme these occasional differenc- California. Her research takes were from public schools and es. That allowed us to mea- the video shows. “media analyst,” he denounced right online are entering the a broad perspective on under- community centers in the sure how well the children’s Lawyers representing po- the “black thugs who are riot- mainstream. Yesterday, Rep. stating child development. lice officers have learned how to ing over this black thug.” Tim Huelskamp, Republican of same areas of Los Angeles. brains were attuned to mel- She is interested in how bio- handle video footage to exploit Terence Crutcher is being Kansas, called North Carolina All three groups of children ody and rhythm. In general, logical dispositions and en- these different interpretations accused online of using drugs protesters “hoodlums” on were from equally underpriv- the brain produces a specific vironment interact and how and present their clients in the when he was shot. The “evi- Twitter. On the BBC, Rep. ileged and ethnic minority response when detecting an best possible light. dence” is a previous conviction Robert Pittenger, Republican early childhood learning expe- communities of Los Angeles. unexpected change in a pat- In the 1992 trial of Rodney and an unconfirmed allegation of North Carolina, claimed riences shape the development Each year, we meet ev- tern of sound. King, accused of abusing drugs of drugs found in his vehicle. A “they hate white people be- ery participant and their of cognitive, emotional and so- as Crutcher has been, defense frame-by-frame breakdown of cause white people are success- cial abilities. She is an expert lawyers slowed down the video the helicopter video of Crutcher ful and they’re not.” • families at our institute for How music training in the use of electrophysiologic of his beating to make it seem a testing period over the develops the brain as if he was responsible. More course of two to three days. and neuroimaging methods to investigate human brain func- recently, when Tamir Rice was During this visit, we measure After two years, the killed in Cleveland, prosecutors language and memory abili- group of children who had tion and her research have edited the few seconds of video ties, capacity to process mu- undergone music training been published in several peer into hundreds of stills to make WWIL sic and speech, and brain de- were more accurate at de- reviewed journals. Dr. Habibi his movements seem more dra- velopment of each child. We tecting changes in pitch completed her doctoral work matic than they appeared when 1490 AM also conduct a detailed inter- at the UC Irvine Department played at normal speed, as if he when the melodies were dif- was reaching for a gun. view with their families. ferent. All three groups of of Cognitive Science, focusing on investigating the effects of Another case of police Musical Soulfood At the beginning of the children were able to identi- shooting demanding atten- study, when children did not fy easily when the melodies long term musical training tion is that of Keith Scott in have any music or sports were the same. on pitch and rhythm process- Charlotte, North Carolina. A Streaming Live or on iTunes training, we found that the That indicated that ing by assessing brain activ- dash-cam video existed but the A Division of CLI Radio, LLC • PO Box 695 • Wilmington, NC 28402 • 910.833.7118 • 910.343.6005 • fax:910.769.2343 children in the music train- children undergoing musi- ity during music listening in police did not release it immedi- www.gospeljoy1490.net ing group were not different cal training were more atten- adult musicians, non-musi- ately. Police Chief Kerr Putney admits “the video does not give from the children in the oth- tive to the melodies. Children cians and patients with audi- email: [email protected] tory impairments. Currently, me absolute, definitive, visual er two groups. Specifically, in the music group also had evidence that would confirm there were no differences in stronger brain response to along with Drs. Antonio and that a person is pointing a gun.” the brain’s intellectual, mo- differences in pitch com- Hanna Damasio, she is the He nonetheless claims that wit- tor, musical and social mea- pared to the children in the lead investigator of a 5-year ness accounts and physical evi- sures between groups. other groups. We also ob- longitudinal study investigat- dence will do so. Putney’s state- HOME OF OLD SCHOOL CLASSICS How our brain processes served that musically trained ing the effects of early child- ments seem to imply that video sound children had faster develop- hood music training on the de- only counts when it shows what velopment of brain function you want it to show. The “auditory path- ment of the brain pathway The cumulative effect of way” connects our ear to responsible for encoding and and structure as well as cog- over 25 years of official skep- our brain to process sound. processing sound. nitive, emotional, and social ticism of video evidence since When we hear something, Three years of this study development. Dr. Habibi is the Rodney King case is to un- WLTT 1180 AM our eardrums receive it in the remain. But these interim a classically trained pianist, dermine what is seen in favor of Live Streaming Radio & on iTunes form of vibrations of air mol- results are promising. They and has many years of musical what is said by police and other ecules. That is converted in- support previous findings on teaching experience with chil- people in power. to a brain signal through a se- the positive impact of music dren which have always been a Online, images original- www.1180WLTT.com ly circulated as evidence of [email protected] • 910.833.7118 ries of elegant mechanisms training on brain develop- personal passion. • police brutality are seen by Greater Diversity News GreaterDiversity.com Week of January 5 - January 11, 2017 Page 7 Spiritual Wisdom, Health and Life Resources Spirit & Life More News and Resources online at GreaterDiversity.com Can’t Keep New Year’s Resolutions - Try Being Kind to Yourself The Living By Kristin Neff, The Conversation Word Many of us will start out the New Year by making a list of resolutions - changes we want Jeremiah 29:11 to make to be happier such as Contemporary eating better, volunteering more often, being a more attentive English Version spouse, and so on. But, as we know, we will often fail. After a few failures we will typically give 11: I will bless you with up and go back to our old habits. a future filled with hope Why is it so hard to stick to resolutions that require us to – a future of success, not make effective or lasting chang- es? of suffering.• I would argue the problem isn’t that we try and we fail –– you fail or make mistakes gives the problem is how we treat our- to try harder and do better next Students were given a difficult on yourself.” long as they wanted before tak- you the emotional support need- selves when we fail. I study self- time. vocabulary test they all did poor- Another group was given a ing it. Study time was used as a ed to try your best, and to keep compassion, and my research You could admonish him ly on. self-esteem boost, which said, measure of improvement mo- trying even when discouraged. and that of others show that and tell him how stupid he is One group of students “If you had difficulty with tivation. Kindness is the engine that how we relate to personal fail- and that you are ashamed of were given an instruction to be the test you just took, try not to The students who were told drives us to keep trying even af- ure - with kindness or harsh self- him. The other is, knowing how self-compassionate about their feel bad about yourself — you to be self-compassionate after ter we fall flat on our face. So judgment - is incredibly impor- upset he is, you could give him failure. The instruction said, must be intelligent if you got in- failing the first test spent more this New Year, when you make tant for building resilience. a hug and gently ask him how “If you had difficulty with to Berkeley!” time studying than those in the and inevitably break your reso- From early childhood, we you could support him in doing the test you just took, you’re not The students were next told other two conditions. Study better next time. This type of lutions, instead of beating your- are taught how we must suc- alone. It’s common for students that they would receive a sec- time was linked to how well par- ceed at all costs. What most of caring, encouraging response self up and then giving up, try us aren’t taught is how to fail would help your son maintain to have difficulty with tests like ond vocabulary test, and were ticipants actually performed on being kind to yourself. In the successfully so we can change his self-confidence and feel emo- this. If you feel bad about how given a list of words and defi- the test. These findings suggest long run you’ll be more likely and grow. One of the best ways tionally supported. The same you did, try not to be too hard nitions they could study for as that being kind to yourself when to succeed. • to deal with failure is to have self- goes for how we respond to our- compassion. selves when we fail. How does self-compassion in- What is self-compassion? crease motivation? I define self-compassion as A growing body of research having three main components: indicates that self-compassion The Prisoner’s Dilemma self-kindness, common hu- is linked to greater motivation. manity, and mindfulness. Self- Self-compassion has been asso- Coming together to overcome Adversity kindness refers to the tendency ciated with increased personal to be caring, understanding, and initiative –– the desire to reach By Dylan Selterman supportive toward ourselves one’s full potential. when we fail or make mistakes Self-compassionate peo- In my social psycholo- rather than being harshly criti- ple are also more likely to adopt gy class, I pose an extra cred- cal or judgmental. “mastery goals”, which focus it question where students Common humanity in- on learning and mastering ma- choose between having two volves recognizing that all terial to increase competence, points or six points added on- humans are imperfect, and and less likely to adopt “perfor- to their final term paper grade, connecting our own flawed mance goals,” which are pri- with the stipulation that if more condition to the shared human marily concerned with suc- than 10% of the class choos- ceeding to make a favorable condition so we can have great- es six points, no one gets any er perspective on our shortcom- impression on others. ings. While self-compassionate points. Mindfulness involves be- people have performance stan- This exercise is a class- ing aware of the pain associ- dards that are as high as those room demonstration of the ated with failure in a clear and who are harshly self-critical, commons dilemma, and sim- balanced manner so that we nei- they don’t get as upset when ilar to the prisoner’s dilemma. ther ignore nor obsess about our they don’t reach their goals. As a Essentially, people are forced ple behave this way, the conse- provide some potential solu- So how do these moral vir- faults. The three together com- result, self-compassionate peo- to choose between what would quences are disastrous. tions. One of the biggest the- tues apply to the commons di- bine to create a self-compassion- ple have less performance anx- maximize their personal out- This exercise is analogous oretical developments in mor- lemma game? ate frame of mind. iety and engage in fewer self- comes (more points) and what to real-world behavior involv- al psychology in recent years Well, if you want the extra A large body of research defeating behaviors such as would be best for the group as ing consumption of public re- has been Moral Foundations points, you’re relying on other shows that self-compassion re- procrastination. a whole (fewer points). sources (water, food, oil, elec- Theory, which suggests that people to cooperate. So, think Not only are self-compas- sults in greater emotional well- It’s worth noting that this tricity, etc). The “rational” there are several intuitive sys- about the ethic of fairness. being. One of the most consis- sionate people less likely to fear tent findings in this research is failure, when they do fail they’re exercise was developed 25 mindset is how we end up with tems that feed into our judg- Pick the same choice that that greater self-compassion is more likely to pick themselves years ago. I first learned it from overharvesting, water or food ments of right and wrong. you would want others to take. linked to less depression, anxi- up and try again. my college psychology profes- shortages, pollution, climate People crave reciprocity Let your own desires for others’ ety and stress. A series of experiments by sor Steve Drigotas over a de- change, etc. with others. If someone does us behavior guide your own per- In addition to reducing psychologists Juliana Breines cade ago. I have been using it It’s important to note a favor, we feel compelled to re- sonal decisions – if you want such negative mind states, self- and Serena Chen from the since 2008. that most students in my class pay the kindness: or if they hurt others to choose two points, compassion appears to enhance University of California at But recently, after a stu- (around 80% each semester) us, we crave revenge. you should do the same. positive mind states such as op- Berkeley examined whether dent of mine tweeted the dilem- end up choosing two points. Fairness manifests in jus- Additionally, if you want timism, gratitude, and curiosity. helping undergraduate students ma of the extra credit question, While many students choose tice and equality (eg, right to your group (eg, your school, By meeting one’s suffering with to be more self-compassionate it went viral in a way that I had the “rational” six-point option, a fair trial), and in principles your community) to thrive, you the warm embrace of self-com- would impact their motivation never expected. So why is it on- they are still in the minority. like the “Golden Rule” (treat- must personally contribute. If passion, positive feelings such as to change. ly now starting to resonate with I believe this is because ing people the same way you you care about the health and happiness are generated at the In one study, participants same time that negative emo- were asked to recall a recent so many people worldwide? most people do understand want them to treat you). the spirit of your culture, that tions are alleviated. action they felt guilty about - And why are people connect- the importance of being com- Every community and na- sentiment must be reflected in Self-compassion has been cheating on an exam, lying to a ing this exercise to concerns munal. In other words, most tion has important symbols of your own actions. found to be an important source romantic partner, saying some- about greed or selfishness? people are happy to behave unity (eg, the national flag), If we consider the ethic of of coping and resilience in the thing harmful, etc. –– some- Let’s analyze this class ex- in a way that benefits others songs, pledges of allegiance, group loyalty, then choosing face of various life stressors such thing that still made them feel ercise. At first glance, it would around them. legends and monuments to its two points is not only cooper- as divorce, chronic health condi- bad when they thought about it. seem that the obvious choice Here’s a real-world exam- founders, sacred documents ative, it’s patriotic. Making a tions, or military combat. It al- Next, they were random- would be to pick two points – ple at work: Honest Tea gave (eg, the Constitution), and in- conscious effort to limit one’s so reduces body dissatisfaction ly assigned to one of three con- for then, everyone is sure to get people the opportunity to pay stitutions designed for the consumption of resources (by and even leads to healthier eat- ditions. In the self-compassion the points. for tea using the “honor sys- group’s protection (eg, the mil- using less water, for example) ing behavior (relevant to many condition, participants were in- But this requires a great tem.” People can choose to take itary). is a duty to the flags, symbols New Year’s resolutions!) structed to write to themselves deal of social trust. And that is a bottle of tea without paying In recent history, liberals and pledges of allegiance that Misgivings about self-compas- for three minutes from the per- sion spective of a compassionate and not always apparent between (the selfish option), or volun- have tended to strongly empha- unite us. understanding friend. strangers. tarily pay for their tea by put- size the importance of fairness Outside of the classroom If self-compassion is so good The second condition had Thus, some students ting money into a jar (the com- and justice in building a strong setting, there are environ- for us, why aren’t we kinder people write about all their posi- choose six points (greater munal option). society. mental problems that must be to ourselves? tive qualities, and the third about than 10% of students in all of Again, the “rational” Consider the equal solved, and there are moral vir- Perhaps the biggest block a hobby they enjoyed. These two my classes have done so, except choice is to take the tea with- rights movements for African tues that can help bridge across to self-compassion is the be- control conditions helped to dif- one class which hit 10% exact- out paying. But a majority of Americans, women, and the ideological aisle. lief that it will undermine our ferentiate self-compassion from ly). In fact, I would argue, pick- people pay for their tea, even if LGBTQ folks, especially in While liberals and con- motivation. In parenting cir- positive self-talk and positive ing six is a “rational” choice, they don’t have to. light of the recent Supreme servatives may differ in their cles we no longer hold to the mood in general. because the likelihood of your Why is it so? Humans are Court ruling. Liberals are fight- perspectives on political is- adage “spare the rod spoil the The researchers found that own choice directly affecting prosocial creatures – which ing to close wage gaps, end sues, there are ways to build child.” When it comes to our participants who were helped the group is very small. means they like to help each discrimination, and promote common ground by drawing own selves, however, many of to be self-compassionate about us think that sparing the rod of their recent transgressions re- Imagine if everyone in a other. That most students equal rights. on their respective moral con- harsh self-criticism will turn us ported being more motivated group uses this line of “ratio- chose the prosocial option in In contrast, conserva- cerns. into lazy, self-indulgent ne’er- to apologize for the harm done nal” reasoning. Then every- my class is notable. It inspires tives have tended to emphasize Fairness and loyalty are do-wells. This theme constant- and more committed to not re- one would proceed to behave me and gives me hope for the the importance of group loyal- two different paths toward ly comes up in the workshops I peating the behavior than those in a way that maximizes their future. However, the fight is not ty. Consider the emphasis on reining in selfishness and mak- teach. in the control conditions. own lot. The point here is that over, and we still need to reduce keeping America strong, pro- ing cooperation more possible. Of course, the dynamics Sustaining motivation through choosing six is “rational,” but excessive consumption. tecting the homeland from for- If we can harness the that go into motivating our chil- kindness only when we consider how People crave reciprocity eign threats, bolstering the mil- power of these moral virtues dren and motivating ourselves Another study in this same individual actions impact the So, learning from this ex- itary and respecting national together, we just might have are quite similar. Let’s say your series of experiments explored group. ercise, how can we increase symbols like the flag. a shot at solving some of the teenage son were to come home whether self-compassion would In the aggregate, when cooperation on a mass scale? Challenges outside the class- world’s toughest ecological with a failing English grade. You directly translate into great- thousands (or millions) of peo- Psychological science may room problems. • have two ways to motivate him er efforts to learn after failure. Week January of March 5, 2017 15, - 2012January - Marc 11,h 201721, 2012 Greater Diversity News Online at GreaterDiversity.com Page 8

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CS370429-06 Interested firms are invited to submit from project specific prequalified trade 12A - Window Treatments, 14A - Elevators HAVELOCK, NORTH CAROLINA contractors for bid package 02U Asbestos Attn: WBE/MBE/DBE proposals by 2:00 PM local time on & Escalators, 15A - Fire Protection, 15C - Contractors Abatement, at Central Piedmont Plumbing Systems, 15D - HVAC Sealed Bids for the construction of the Tuesday, January 24, 2017 to the WTP Backwash Solids Handling Project Purchasing Department at the City of Community College (CPCC) on Systems, 15E - HVAC Controls, 15F - Terry’s Plumbing and Utilities, Inc. th Test and Balance, 16A - Electrical, 16B - will be received by the City of Havelock, Fayetteville, City Hall, 2nd Floor, EE Tuesday, January 24 , 2017, at 1:00 p.m. is soliciting quotations for the following Smith Room, 433 Hay Street, Fayetteville, Communications Systems, 18A - General in the City Hall Auditorium of City in Room FS218 of the CPCC Drumm items; Manholes, Materials, Generator, Hall located at One Governmental NC 28301. The name and address and Facilities Services Building, 1325 East Works, 18C - Final & Daily Cleaning, Pumps and Controls, Clearing, Grading, Avenue, P.O. Box 368, Havelock, North license number of the bidder must be 7th Street, Charlotte, NC 28204. The 18D - Surveying & 18E - Mobile Unit Select Tree Removal, Demolition, Carolina 28532 until 2:00 PM local time plainly marked on the outside of the building is located near the intersection Relocation/Demo. Silt Fence, Erosion Control, Seeding, on Thursday, February 9, 2017, and envelope. th Mulching, Horizontal and Directional immediately thereafter publicly opened of East 7 Street and Charlottetowne Contact William Satterfield at Avenue. Bores, Electrical wiring, Concrete repair, and read aloud. A preproposal meeting will be held on [email protected] Asphalt repair and Chain Link Fence. January 17, 2017 at 11:00 AM at City Hall, or by phone 704.537.6044 for further The project consists of the following major 433 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. Prior to Bid Day, sealed bid proposals information. If you would like to review plans and components: demolition of a building and asphalt pavement, modification of can be delivered to Rodgers Builders, specifications for the mentioned projects This project will be eligible for Federal an existing 80,000 gallon concrete basin, Inc.’s CPCC projects office at 1321 East please contact our office at (336) 625- reimbursement. Federal Contracting Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28204 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS construction of new 450,000 gallon provisions will apply. 1090. Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm prestressed-concrete settling basin and six (located behind the Drumm Facilities Monday thru Friday. Buchanan and Sons, Inc. i s (6) sand drying beds, plus installation of Questions regarding this bid must be Services Building). associated mechanical equipment, pumps requesting quotes from DBE/MBE/ submitted in writing to the attention of All quotations are to be turned in by 5:00 and piping, plus typical civil sitework. Rodgers will host a Pre-Bid Meeting to WBE Contractors and Suppliers for pm the day prior to Bid Opening to be Krista Smith, Purchasing Agent/LSDBE the Asheville-Buncombe Technical considered. Contractors are notified that North Coordinator, by e-mail to [email protected]. discuss the project details on Tuesday, nc.us no later than 10:00am, January 18, th Community College: Arts, Science Carolina G.S. 87 relating to licensing of January 10 , 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Room & Engineering Building (BP220 – 1. Improvements to Mt. Pleasant contractors will be observed in receiving 2017. FS218 of the CPCC Drumm Facilities Site Development) project located in Pumping Station No. 1 and No. bids and awarding contracts. Services Building, 1325 East 7th Street, The City reserves the right to reject any Buncombe County, NC. A complete list 2- Water and Sewer Authority of The plans and specifications may be Charlotte, NC 28204. A site visit will be of Subcontract and Material items may Cabarrus County (WSACC) 232 or all bids and to waive informalities examined online at iSqFt Plan Room http:// and technicalities. Bid security shall held immediately after the formal Pre-Bid be obtained by contacting Buchanan Davidson Highway, Concord, www.isqft.com and hardcopy at either Meeting. and Sons Inc. DBE/MBE/WBE/HUB North Carolina. Bids January 10, be furnished in accordance with the Havelock City Hall, One Governmental Instructions to Bidders. Subcontractors and Suppliers are 2017 at 2:00 PM. Engineer of record is Avenue, Havelock, North Carolina 28532 The project includes the asbestos strongly encouraged to Willis Engineers, 10700 Sikes Place, or the office of Rivers and Associates, Inc., participate. Quotes must be received Suite 115, Charlotte, NC 28277 Owner: City of Fayetteville abatement, and associated hazardous Greenville, North Carolina. By: Kimberly Toon, CLGPO by 12:00 pm on January 11th. Please materials abatement, at Kratt Hall Plans and specifications may be obtained Title: Purchasing Manager, contact Tom Edge or Jessica Lewis at Building and appurtenances, facilities upon application to the Engineer, City of Fayetteville 828-497-9720 in the office of Buchanan ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS and services located on the CPCC’s accompanied with a plan deposit check in Date: January 5, 2017 and Sons Inc to obtain complete contact the amount of $150.00. Deposit will be Central in Charlotte, N.C. Scheduled bid information, and to schedule a time to Sealed proposals will be received by the opening will be in January 2017 with UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC, refunded in full to all bona fide bidders view the plans. ADVERTISEMENT FOR an approximate abatement schedule in the office of Mark Buckalew, Plant provided plans and specifications are returned in good condition within ten (10) Qualification Statements, commencement in February / March 2017. Engineering and Design Office, 9th Floor days after opening of bid. An additional City of Fayetteville, REQUEST FOR STATEMENT Conference Room, 101 Manning Drive, electronic (.pdf) version of plans and NORTH CAROLINA Historically Underutilized Businesses OF QUALIFICATIONS Chapel Hill, NC up to 3:00 pm, February 8, specifications may be purchased for an Design services for bank are strongly encouraged to participate. 2017 and immediately thereafter publicly additional $35.00 non-refundable fee. stabilization at The City of Greenville, NC, is opened and read for the furnishing of labor, cross creek material and equipment entering into the Contractors are encouraged to attend a All communications for project specific requesting Statements of Qualifications PROJECT NO. COF1516115 for consulting services to prepare construction of the PRU Bay Expansion non-mandatory pre-bid conference at 2:00 information must go through Chad Ek at a Comprehensive Parking Plan Phase 2 of approximately 3,000 square PM local time on Thursday, January 19, The City of Fayetteville, North Carolina [email protected]. for defined areas within the City of feet of existing space. 2017, at the Water Treatment Plant located is requesting Statements of Qualifications Greenville. The services are to provide at 527 Webb Boulevard, Havelock, North for design services for Bank Stabilization an analysis of how much parking is Bids will be received for contract type – Carolina. at Cross Creek in the City of Fayetteville, INVITATION TO BID currently needed as well as how much Single Prime. All proposals shall be lump Owner: City of Havelock North Carolina. The services are to provide parking will be needed to support all sum. The following general contractors By: Lee Tillman Design and Construction Inspection The University of North Carolina at future uses over the next 10 to 20 years. have been pre-qualified to bid on this Title: Finance Director Services for Bank Stabilization for Cross Chapel Hill will accept sealed proposals Consulting services will also provide project: Lomax Construction, Monteith Date: January 3, 2017 Creek. guidance and recommendations on Construction Co., and Shelco, LLC. from Bidders for the Student Veteran’s what the City’s role is to be in providing Rivers and Associates, Inc Interested firms are invited to submit Center at Odum Village Community and managing parking in identified A pre-bid meeting will be held for Engineers ‑ Planners – Surveyors proposals by 2:00 PM local time on Center until 3:00 pm on Wednesday, parts of the City. prequalified bidders at the Plant Post Office Box 929 Tuesday, January 17, 2017 to the January 25, 2017 in the Persimmon Engineering and Design Office, 9th Floor 107 East Second Street Purchasing Department at the City of Conference Room, Giles Horney Building, Interested firms are invited to submit Conference Room, 101 Manning Drive, Greenville, North Carolina 27835 (POB) Fayetteville, City Hall, 2nd Floor, EE OR 27858 (Street) 103 Airport Drive, Chapel Hill, NC proposals (in the required quantity and Chapel Hill, NC at 3:00 pm, January Smith Room, 433 Hay Street, Fayetteville, Phone: (252) 752‑4135 27599-1090. At that time, the bids will format) by 3p.m., February 3, 2017, to 18, 2017. An agenda item is to identify NC 28301. The name and address and the following address: preferred brand alternates and their Fax: (252) 752-3974 license number of the bidder must be be opened and read aloud. Student Veteran’s Center at Odum Village performance standards that the owner plainly marked on the outside of the Roger Johnson will consider for approval on this project; envelope. Community Center is located at 211 Economic Development Manager the preferred brand alternates are Corbin INVITATION TO BID MWBE/DBE SUBCONTRACTORS Branson Street, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC. City of Greenville Russwin cylinders and locksets, LCN A preproposal meeting will be held on The project consists of a renovation of PO Box 7207 closers, Mannington carpet, Armstrong Bar Construction Co., Inc. is soliciting January 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM at City Hall, approximately 5,800 square feet of office Greenville, NC 27835 resilient flooring, Johnson Controls, Inc. quotations for the following: The 433 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. & assembly space. controls, BeaconMedaes components, University of North Carolina at Chapel For questions or to obtain a complete Square D panels, Rauland-Borg Hill - Student Veterans Center at This project will be eligible for Federal An open, mandatory pre-bid meeting version of the Request for Statement Corporation nurse call, Voice and Data Odum Village Community Center. reimbursement. Federal Contracting will be held at 211 Branson Street, UNC, of Qualifications, contact Roger Cabling preferred manufacturers, Hubbell Bids are due at 3:00 pm on 01/25/2017. provisions will apply. Johnson at (252) 329-4510; by email at Chapel Hill, NC on January 11, 2017 at receptacles, Simplex fire alarm system, Interested subcontractors should contact [email protected] or visit: Innova exit signs. Bruce Guarini at 611-A Industrial Ave, Questions regarding this bid must be 10:00 AM. Complete plans and http://www.greenvillenc.gov Greensboro, NC 27406, (336)-274-2477, submitted in writing to the attention of specifications are available for viewing Justification of any approvals will be made or [email protected]. Krista Smith, Purchasing Agent/LSDBE at the following locations: the plan rooms available to the public in writing no later Coordinator, by e-mail to [email protected]. of the local AGC, McGraw-Hill Dodge ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS than seven (7) days prior to bid date. nc.us no later than 10:00am, January 12, Corporation, Eastern Regional Office INVITATION TO BID 2017. of Reed Construction Data; UNC Hub State Utility Contractors, Inc. solicits Complete plans, specifications and contract MWBE/DBE SUBCONTRACTORS The City reserves the right to reject any Resource Center, 103 Airport Rd., Chapel subcontract proposals for the following documents will be provided to prequalified Bar Construction Co., Inc. is soliciting work: Demolition, Masonry, Concrete, contractors in electronic format. or all bids and to waive informalities Hill, NC 27599; Hispanic Contractor’s quotations for the following: City and technicalities. Bid security shall Association, 8120 Brownleigh Dr., Electrical for UV Disinfection System of Winston Salem - Sprayground Improvements, Clayton, NC (Johnston be furnished in accordance with the Raleigh, NC 27617; NCIMED, 114 W. The owner reserves the right to reject any Installations for Mineral Springs and Co.) The bid date for this project is or all bids and to waive informalities. Instructions to Bidders. Parrish St., Durham, NC 27701. Polo Pools & POLO POOLS. Bids January 10, 2017. Minority businesses are due at 3:00 pm on 01/19/2017. Owner: City of Fayetteville are encouraged to submit proposals for UNC Hospitals Interested subcontractors should contact By: Kimberly Toon, CLGPO For more information contact Joe Ockert, this work. If additional information is 101 Manning Drive Bruce Guarini at 611-A Industrial Ave, Title: Purchasing Manager, UNC Facilities Planning & Design, 919. needed, please contact David Lucas at Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Greensboro, NC 27406, (336)-274-2477, City of Fayetteville 244.3155, [email protected]. 704-289-6400. EOE M/F 919.966.3766 or [email protected]. Date: January 5, 2017

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Fayetteville, City Hall, 2nd Floor, EE Smith Room, 433 Hay Street, Fayetteville, Bids for the following packages will be opened on february 14th at 3:00 NC 28301. The name and address of the bidder must be plainly marked on the Pm: BP-15A Plumbing, BP-15B Fire Protection, BP-15C Mechanical/HVAC, outside of the envelope. BP-15D Plumbing/Mechanical Combo, BP-15E Controls, BP-15F Test and Balance, BP-16A Electrical & Fire Alarm, BP-16B Telecom, BP-16C Security/Access A preproposal meeting will be held on Controls, BP-16D Intercom. All bids will be received and opened publicly at January 17, 2017 at 11:00 AM at City Wake county Public school system, facilities, design, and construction Hall, 433 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. office in Room 102 of suite 116 at 1429 Rock quarry Road, Raleigh nc 27610. bids will not be accepted from bidders that are not pre-qualified. These project will be eligible for Federal On January 10, 2017 a HUB Outreach session will be held 3:00 PM and a Pre- reimbursement. Federal Contracting Bid Meeting will be held at 2:00 PM at Hyatt Place West, 710 Corporate Center provisions will apply. Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607. Bid Documents will be available January 9, 2017. Contact Questions regarding this bid must be Chad Humphrey at [email protected] or (919-795-6618) to submitted in writing to the attention of obtain website access for the project. All interested parties are advised that the Krista Smith, Purchasing Agent/LSDBE prequalified bidders list will be finalized and made available via the issuance of Coordinator, by e-mail to [email protected]. a project addendum no less than 10 days prior to bid. Bid documents will be nc.us no later than 10:00am, January 18, available for review at Balfour Beatty Construction located at 406 S McDowell St, 2017. Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601 during normal business hours and in the following The City reserves the right to reject any plan rooms: Carolinas AGC, iSqFt. all bidders are strongly encouraged to or all bids and to waive informalities include opportunities for minority business participation wherever possible and technicalities. Bid security shall in their respective bid submission. minority business is a part of this contract be furnished in accordance with the and must comply with the state of north carolina general statutes. The CM and Instructions to Bidders. Owner reserve the right to reject any and all proposals. Owner: City of Fayetteville By: Kimberly Toon, CLGPO Title: Purchasing Manager, PRofessional City of Fayetteville professional Date: January 5, 2017

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