Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Featured on CNN

• Thursday, 17 May 2012
• Written by Andy Fountain

Opinion: African-American Women and Fat? Consider Context, Choices
By Maya Rockeymoore, Ph.D.

Source: Special to CNN

Talking about being overweight is always an uncomfortable topic, no matter what color you are.

But when the New York Times ran an editorial, “Black women and fat”, it opened a wound most of us would like to ignore.

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Dr. Maya Rockeymoore First African American Woman to be Named Board Chair of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

• Friday, 20 April 2012
• Written by Andy Fountain

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2012
CONTACT: Andrew Sousa
(202) 265-5111

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore First African American Woman to be Named Board Chair of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

WASHINGTON - Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, president and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, has been elected to chair the board of directors of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare for a three-year term beginning June 2012.

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Taking on the Weight of the Nation

• Friday, 20 April 2012
• Written by Andy Fountain

Join us and Public Health Institute on May 1, 2012, for "Taking on the Weight of the Nation", a webinar featuring Maya Rockeymoore, Ph.D., president and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, to learn more about The Weight of the Nation films and campaign assets, and how these can be employed by you, your organization and affiliations, and community partnerships to create healthier built, food, beverage, social and community environments.

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How the National Mortgage Settlement Will Impact Communities of Color

• Wednesday, 04 April 2012
• Written by Global Policy Solutions

On April 4, 2012, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development's Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative held a webinar titled "How the National Mortgage Settlement Will Impact Communities of Color."

Organized by Global Policy Solutions, the webinar was moderated by Janis Bowdler, Director, Wealth Building Policy Project, National Council of La Raza with remarks from Jim Carr, Chief Business Officer at National Community Reinvestment Coalition and featured Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler.

Read more to download the PowerPoint presentation as well as an audio file.

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Webinar Announcment: Will Communities of Color Benefit From the National Mortgage Settlement?

• Monday, 19 March 2012
• Written by Andy Fountain

Join us and The Insight Center for Community and Economic Development’s Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative for a webinar titled: "How the National Mortgage Settlement Will Impact Communities of Color."

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