Month: February 2021

  On April 16, 1862, nine months before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, the U.S. Congress passed the District of Columbia Emancipation Act, making the District of Columbia’s slaves the first freed in the nation.   African Americans flocked to the District, where the nightlife became famous, and U Street was the thriving center for Black culture and social exchange.

     Reportedly, iconic figures like Zora Neale Hurston and Mary McLeod Bethune found refuge in what became known as Black Broadway. Per-formers like Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday were regulars.
     And so was Madame Lillian Evanti.

The body of former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was discovered by a housekeeper at around 11:30 a.m., according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). He was only 38-years-old.

While the causes of Alzheimer’s disease are still largely unknown, over the past few decades, research has linked traumatic brain injury (TBI) to an increased risk of developing dementia. On Feb. 24, the Alzheimer’s Association will examine this link in detail at “Heads Up: TBI and Understanding Potential Long-term Consequences,” as part of the organization’s “Ask the Expert” virtual program series.

The Jamaican Women of Florida (JWOF), in keeping with their mission to encourage emerging powerful women, will host their 8th Annual Hybrid 2021 Women’s Empowerment Conference and Scholarship Fundraiser (WEC) sponsored by Florida Power &  Light Company (FPL) on March 6, 2021, 9:30 am to 2:30 p.m.

      After continuously reviewing the January 6, 2021 Insurrection at the Capitol Building, I concluded that this crime was unconscionable. By far it was more heinous and vicious than humankind’s most perverted acts. I literally found myself imagining how the hundreds of little girls felt, screaming for their parents, as Jeffrey Epstein raped them repeatedly. His gallery of enablers and viewers did nothing to protect these young and innocent girls. They merely observed from afar or behind see through mirrors, as Epstein performed his insatiable pedophiliac acts against defenseless young girls.

     I am troubled by the persistent trend of whataboutism used to justify deadly terrorism and violent extremism. 

Stealing the Vote, Building a Wall

A Second Civil War?

ADAMS Funeral services for the late Stephen Adams – 43 were held February 13 at Word of the Living God Ministries. HAWKINS Funeral services for the…

BURGESS Funeral services for the late Quincey L. Burgess – 40 were held February 13 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. COATES Funeral services for the late…