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	GD eNews \| Vol. 2, No. 13 \| September 12, 2003 Top Jobs ! NC State Port Authority Police Officer: Responsibilities include: Ensuring security of port facilities, property and personnel. Patrol port area and check the security of facilities monitoring any dock/port activities. Investigate violations of State/Federal ordinances and laws to ensure compliance. [Apply Online] [Click here to see all of this employer's jobs] NC State Port Authority Senior Buyer: The North Carolina State Ports Authority has an immediate opening for a Senior Buyer. Responsibilities will include the procurement of materials, parts and equipment for the Port of Wilmington. Position requires a bachelors degree in business, accounting, project management or related field plus 6 years experience in buying, specification writing, and related professional purchasing responsibilities. [Apply Online] [Click here to see all of this employer's jobs] Blacks in California Leading With the Highest Percentage of Unemployment in 10 Years LOS ANGELES, CA — As the nation’s jobless rates jumped to its highest levels in nearly a decade, the number of black people looking for work in California but unable to find it increased by 12.1 percent for the fiscal 2002-2003 year, the Labor Department reported. Just when California’s wounded economy needed a little tender care, the number of black unemployment increased a full percentage, with a net loss of more than 25,000 jobs and from June to July payroll jobs fell by as much as 21 percent officials reported. However, in a state that is known for glamour, glitz, fashion, and plastic surgery this is hardly the first time people have fretted about California’s economy, which has seen one wild swing of fortune after another since the Gold Rush. [FULL_TEXT] Planning for National Black MBA Association Annual Conference Shifts into High Gear CHICAGO, IL — Looking beyond the nation’s current economic uncertainty, more than 5,000 conferees are expected to attend the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) conference in Philadelphia, PA, to grapple with the projected long-term business talent shortage anticipated to reach crisis proportions by 2008. The organization, celebrating its 25th Anniversary Conference under the banner, Changing the Course of Your Future, opens on September 23 and concludes on September 28, 2003, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. [FULL_TEXT] Local Officials, NAACP Unite to Stop Connerly’s Initiative By Betty Pleasant, WAVE Community Newspapers LOS ANGELES, CA (NNPA) — The big guns came out against Proposition 54 recently, with Julian Bond, national chair of the NAACP, and several Southland Baptist ministers denouncing the ballot measure as an abomination against morality and one of the most serious threats to civil rights the country has ever faced. [FULL_TEXT] Young Activist Leaders Struggle to be Heard By Artelia C. Covington, National Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC (NNPA) — When Markel Hutchins approached the microphone last month on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to speak at the March on Washington, the 26-year-old speaker reminded many in the audience of another young orator who had appeared there 40 years earlier. In fact, he even sounded a little like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [FULL_TEXT] Featured Writer: Franne McNeal Break the Procrastination Habit Coach Nelson Mandela says: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.” [FULL_TEXT] Nationwide Sales Opportunities Join us in sales at GreaterDiversity.com • Earn high commissions and high referral fees. • $500.00-$2,000.00 or more per sale. • Work from home; work your own schedule. • No sales experience required nor are agents expected to pay any cost or fee to become a sales representative. • Internet access would be very helpful but is not required. • Referral agents must have contacts or relationships that can influence decisions of whether or not public/private bodies or companies advertise with GreaterDiversity.com. 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