Portia Williams, a health teacher at Deerfield Beach High School, is on a mission. She is sharing her breast cancer story in hopes of encouraging women, particularly Black women, to make an appointment for a mammogram.
Month: October 2021
Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Congressman Charlie Crist pledged to bring equal justice to Florida’s judicial system as he traveled to communities throughout the state. “We have to deal with the reality that our system is not fair and just; that our system treats different people, differently,” according to Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell. Worrell joined Crist, Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill, former gubernatorial candidate Chris King and criminal justice reform advocates in presenting ways to repair a broken court system.
Moderna reported that its two-dose vaccine generated virus-neutralizing antibodies in children, and safety was comparable to what was previously seen in clinical trials of adolescents and adults.
“We will be ready to get shots in arms,” President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 response coordinator, Jeff Zients, said on Oct. 20 during a White House briefing on the plan, which includes supporting vaccination by primary care doctors and in pharmacies and schools.
Protestors congregate outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday to support Kyrie Irving’s decision to remain unvaccinated against Covid-19 despite the local regulations that forbid unvaccinated players from participating in home games. The Nets stated previously in this month that Irving would not be allowed to play this season because of his vaccination status. Though Irving may not play a single game, he still could be able to make up to 19 million dollars.
On Friday, October 22, 2021, I decided to go to the lobby of the Daily News Journal to view the statue of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. As I entered the lobby, I heard that same voice I heard sixty-eight (68) years ago. It was a video presentation of Dr. Bethune and it was like hearing the voice of Heaven again
The Links, Incorporated, Fort Lauderdale, Florida chapter will launch its Signature White Rose Program and Scholarship on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. This is a comprehensive program which encompasses Black History, Financial Literacy/Stability, Economic Wealth and Legacy, Health, International Affairs, Scholarship and much more. The Program is open to all High School students and their families.
American Bridge 21st Century Foundation announced the launch of BridgeTogether, a new c(3) and c(4) fund established to support year-round local grassroots organizing. Conceived by American Bridge 21st Century Co-Chair Gov. Deval Patrick, BridgeTogether will invest in local community groups that are doing critical work to build and sustain a lasting grassroots infrastructure in their states and regions – beginning with Georgia, Arizona, and Pennsylvania.
New coronavirus cases continue to drop sharply in Florida. Florida is now averaging around 2,200 new cases per day.
Ex-President Trump is pitching his new social media network as an upstart rival to the Big Tech companies, and he will not have to use his own money. Digital World Acquisition Corp is partnering with other investors, and placing a value of Trump’s new media company between 2 and 3 billion dollars. The date of the launch will be in the first quarter of 2022.