PPRESORTEDRESORTED SSTANDARDTANDARD ..S.S. PPOSTAGEOSTAGE PPAIDAID Healthy Living Feature: Diabetes & National Nutrition Awareness WWILMINGTON,ILMINGTON, NN.C..C. PPERMITERMIT - NNO.O. 667575 5500 CCENTSENTS Established 1987 VOLUME 33, NO. 2 | 2020 Theme: Let There Be Light Week of February 27 - March 4, 2020 NATIONWIDE VOTER MOBILIZATION IS OUR PRIORITY INSIDE THIS EDITION 2 3 6 2....................Career & Education Meet the Black 21-Year Old Should Oprah 3..... Business News & Resources CEO Managing the 4................. Editorials and Politics HBCU Football Reconsider 5.................................Spirit & Life World’s Busiest Player Launches Her Support for 6...................... Health & Wellness Airport Dessert Vaccines? 7.......... Events & Announcements Company 8..................................Classifieds A GDN CoConfusednfused WWhathat ttoo ExclusivE: vol. iii PArt AAboutbout EaEat?t? iv UUNCNC SSystemystem P.K. 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So much so that lifestyle changes, and diet is science has the answers – there These guidelines and others Raekwon Davis, 22, is on HBCU (historically black I refocused my career to shine the single largest contributing is far more agreement about diet also stress the importance of the Senior Vice President of colleges and universities) scientific light on today’s critical factor? and health than you may know. limiting processed and ultra- the UNC System Association campuses with voter food conversations, which have The scientific report from the processed foods. of Student Government education, registration and profound impacts on public Science says plants are 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines There’s also consensus (UNCASG). One of the mobilization in preparation health and the environment. better for you and our for Americans, for example, from the Food and Agriculture missions of the UNCASG for the critical 2020 elections My mantra: From farm to fork, planet concluded that a plant-based Organization of the United is to address student voter and beyond. what we eat matters. diet is best for human health and Nations and others that participation. In UNCASG Senior Vice In fact, did you know that Clean eating or keto? Paleo the environment alike. More plant-based diets are more Mr. Davis, a senior President Davis’ capacity, 80% of chronic diseases are or gluten-free? 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To get you has been a blood glucose meter, started, here are three important which is painful and time THREE QUESTIONS TRANSITION questions you should ask your consuming, as patients must Continued on pg. 3 Continued on pg. 5 Page 2 Week of February 27 - March 4, 2020 GreaterDiversity.com Career & Education www.GreaterDiversity.com More Resources and News online at GreaterDiversity.com Co-Publishers Peter & Kathy Grear Contributing Writer Meet the Black CEO Managing Cash Michaels Senior