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50 Black-Owned Gifts This holiday season, you can keep your dollars in the community and find the perfect gifts for everyone.

Presidential Proclamation -- National Entrepreneurship Month, 2014 NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MONTH, 2014 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Across our Nation, in laboratories and around kitchen tables, passionate and creative entrepreneurs are developing new sources of clean energy, cures for life-threatening disease…

6 Black Women Designers You May Not Know but Should We're in LOVE with what these women are doing!

There is still time to submit for our Winter issue!

Issue: Winter
Submission Date:11-1-14
Drop Date: December 2014
Feature: The State of Education

Covering these topics:

EdTech
Discpline
What's working for you?
Educator Shout Out..and more!

Covering the months -Jan, Feb, March.

Submit to [email protected]!

Culture in comics. Thank you Black Comix: African American Independent Comics, Art & Culture!

The lingerie brand "Nubian Skin" has decided to create a line of “nude” lingerie and hosiery for women of color.

The company's site (http://blog.nubianskin.com/) says they will go live with e-commerce in a month.

Read more at BuzzFeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/this-lingerie-brand-is-redefining-the-word-nude

How do we protect our children and communities? What do we need to know to keep our children, our-selves safe? What have you, can you, will you do?

7 Black Women Science Fiction Writers Everyone Should Know Names to know.

What does this say to you? The knowledge of self and the connection to cultural heritage is essential to the positive development of our youth. It just is.

A Girl Like Me: A Mirror To Self Hatred and the Trials of Black Girlhood In 2006, 16 year-old Kiri Davis directed the short documentary film "A Girl Like Me" in which she explored the origins of low self-esteem and self-hatred in Black women and girls. Davis cut out the middleman and speaks directly to young women about the trials of Black girlhood. She also recreates th…

Docents Wanted! AAMP is looking for docents who are excited about teaching and learning about the African Diaspora, art, history, and culture. The next round of docent training begins September 8th. Don't delay become a docent today!

4 Tips to Getting Your Child Involved in STEM With science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations predicted by the Department of Commerce to grow nearly twice as fast as non-STEM professions between 2008 and 2018, the Obama administration has vowed to produce 1 million additional STEM graduates over the next decade—the ...

Black Girls CODE Raises The Next Generation of Tech Innovators Black Girls CODE founder Kimberly Bryant ushers in the next crop of technology gurus by teaching young girls computer programming and app development.

We are looking for writers to chronicle experiences dealing with the effect of poverty on Education. It should include perspectives of a parent, student, educator or community member. It should be 1500-2500 in length.This is a major component of our upcoming issue on the State of Education to drop in December. Any interested parties should inbox or send pitches to [email protected].

What's Stopping Your Mental Health? A new study in General Hospital Psychiatry confirms that Blacks with depression plus another chronic medical condition, such as...

Attorney Michele Roberts Elected First Woman Head of NBA Players Association

Could This Chicago Teen Cure Colon Cancer Someday? - Mt. Greenwood - DNAinfo.com Chicago Ashburn native Keven Stonewall, 19, is helping to develop more effective colon cancer treatments.

100 days!
100 jours!
Bring Back Our Girls
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/23/opinion/brown-nigeria-boko-haram-girls/index.html?hpt=iaf_r1

Do you have a one page pitch for your business?

7 Reasons to Create a 1 Page Pitch Before you Plan - Bplans Blog A business pitch or elevator pitch is not only a crucial tool for getting investment, it’s also one of the best tools you can use to flesh out your business concept, iterate it through different variations, and find a business model that works and will turn into a profitable company. But, shouldn’t…

Want to see our FULL trailer before it hits theaters this weekend? If we see 1000 shares we might just hook y'all up!

We Must Not Forget Black Wall Street Renowned Harvard Law professor and civil rights attorney Charles Ogletree recently sent an email to scores of attorneys, journalists and professionals - including myself - marking a day of tragedy that all African Americans should never forget. On May 31, 1921, a thriving African American ...

When Ola Orekunrin was a 22-year-old medical student in the UK, her 12-year-old sister became critically ill while visiting relatives in Nigeria. With no medical facility nearby that could treat her condition, the family attempted to arrange an air evaluation. Orekunrin was shocked to discover that not only was no air ambulance available in Nigeria, there was not one available in the whole of West Africa: "The nearest one at the time was in South Africa. They had a 12-hour activation time so by the time they were ready to activate, my sister was dead.” It was then, she explains, "I started thinking about whether I should be in England talking about healthcare in Africa, or I should be in Africa dealing with healthcare and trying to do something about it.”

Motivated by her sister's death and the desire to help others with minimal access to trauma care, Orekunrin left a promising medical career in the UK to found West Africa's first air ambulance service, Flying Doctors Nigeria. Now a 27-year-old trauma doctor and helicopter pilot, Orekunrin's fleet of airplanes and helicopters have airlifted hundreds of people from remote areas to hospitals. “From patients with road traffic trauma, to bomb blast injuries to gunshot wounds, we save lives by moving these patients and providing a high level of care en route,” Orekunrin says.

“I wanted to find a way that I can facilitate people who were critically ill," she says. "Get them to see a doctor, and not just any doctor -- I wanted to facilitate getting the right patient to the right facility, within the right time frame for that particular illness.” In addition to the distance to health care facilities, there are many other challenges in the region that make air transport critical: “Many of our roads are poorly maintained, so emergency transport by road during the day is difficult. At night, we have armed robbers on our major highways; coupled with poor lighting and poor state of the roads themselves, emergency transport by road is deadly for both patients and staff.”

Orekunrin is proud of her accomplishments, but sees much more room to improve the state of medical care in Nigeria: “Eighty percent of the world trauma occurs in low-middle income countries just like Nigeria. I feel there should be more focus on the trauma epidemic that Africa currently faces... I want to achieve a proper use of the healthcare sector in Nigeria.”

For her impressive accomplishments and determination to fill a critical social need, Dr. Orekunrin was named one of the World Economic Forum’s 2013 Young Global Leaders, the organization's prestigious group of the world’s top leaders under the age of 40.

To learn more about her remarkable story, you can listen to an interview with Orekunrin on NPR at http://n.pr/1bSA6ay or watch a TED talk by her at http://bit.ly/1khnfl1. You can also visit website of the Flying Doctors Nigeria at http://flyingdoctorsnigeria.com/

To inspire your Mighty Girl with the stories of both real-life and fictional female pilots, visit http://www.amightygirl.com/books/general-interest/transportation?cat=129

For many true stories of women doctors and scientists for children and teens, visit http://www.amightygirl.com/books/history-biography/biography?cat=209

And, for pretend play toys for the budding doctors in your life, visit our "Pretend Play Occupations" section and choose your occupation of interest on the left menu: http://www.amightygirl.com/toys/imaginative-play/pretend-play?cat=508

8th Grade Metal Band From Brooklyn Lands Sony Record Deal The heavy metal trio of 12 and 13-year-olds, just confirmed a multi-album deal with Sony and put your high school band to shame.

Michelle Janine Howard, Navy’s First Black, Female Four-Star Admiral http://ow.ly/yGaoy

10 Vegetables You Can Make Burgers With Where’s the beef? Who cares? You don’t need meat to make a big, juicy burger that’s bursting with flavor. Vegan burgers are incredible! Of course,...

CODE!

Use this (awesome) list of apps to help kids stay sharp on problem-solving, creativity, & critical thinking: http://bit.ly/1ngJtS3.

OV is at it again. We are pulling together content for the next volume of OV. If you are interested in submitting or know someone who is interested, please pass the information on and/or contact me at [email protected]. Information for the people!

Issue Submission Date Drop Date Feature


Issue: Winter
Submission Date:11-1-14
Drop Date: 15-Dec
Feature: The State of Education
Jan, Feb, March


Issue: Spring
Submission Date: 2-1-15
Drop Date: 15-Mar
Feature: Community Economic Development
April, May, June



Issue: Summer
Submission Date: 5-1-15
Drop Date: 15-Jun
Feature: The Importance of Local Politics
July, August, September


Issue: Winter
Submission Date: 8-1-15
Drop Date: 15-Sep
Feature: TBA
October , November, December

Other departments include: Health and wellness, Tech, Arts and Culture, Youth Writers and more.

VIDEO: Lisa Price Uses Kitchen Items To Make Hair Treatments Having healthy hair is as simple as opening your pantry.

Nicole Azizah Newman shares sites for online business learning. Make sure that you check out Newman Networks to see what else they have to offer. Happy business development!

Technology 102: FREE Online Business Courses The Internet is now the 21st Century vehicle for learning. In the previous career of this writer, my employer was the Learning Department for the United States

School Girls Abducted in Nigeria Still Missing http://ow.ly/w2obY

The Strawberry Festival in Chadbourn, NC is coming! Start your day off with a run and support economic development at the same time!

https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Chadbourn/BerryMerry5Kwalkrun

Chadbourn Chamber of Economic Development Annual Strawberry 5K Walk/Run Join us to kick off The North Carolina Strawberry Festival and promote the development, health & wellness of our community.  Join your fellow runners/walkers on beautiful 3.1 mile trail that rolls alongside the beautiful historic Chadbourn Railway.  All proceeds from the race will go t…