Author: Carma Henry

     The history of lavery in the Western Hemisphere has, of course, been well documented but there is one name that is often overlooked in within the posterity of Black people in the New World: Estevanico.

The PGA TOUR announced that the Western Golf Association (WGA) Caddie Academy is the recipient of a $125,000 award. The nonprofit organization, headquartered in Chicago, was selected by the NV5 Invitational presented by Old National Bank – a Korn Ferry Tour event contested at The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois – as the charitable beneficiary of the inaugural PGA TOUR Charity Challenge.

     Emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were “systemic” in women’s soccer, with exploitation rife at virtually every level of the sport, according to a damning report made public Monday.

  In less than 45 days, I have been able to work collegially with this new reform board leading Broward County Public Schools to do some amazing things for our students, families and local taxpayers. Great things are happening across the district, but we also continue to identify issues and I will address them head on.

     As most believe, local politics are pivotable and November 2022 election campaigning is heating up and one of the most interesting is for City of Fort Lauderdale, District 3 Commission Seat.

     The Sentencing Project found that in 2019, Black Americans represented 14% of the total U.S. population, 33% of the total prison population, and 46% of the prison population who had already served at least ten years.   In its extensive research, the organization discovered that the over-representation of people of color magnifies further among those serving even longer sentences in some jurisdictions. 

Over 4,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots for the General Election will be sent to military and overseas citizens on September 24, 2022. In addition to registering to vote online, UOCAVA voters may request a Vote-By-Mail Ballot by using the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA).

     Ol’ Peter has been combing through pages and pages of consultant agreements that do not meet the threshold of requiring Board approval. Consultant agreements under $50,000 can be executed without Board approval and in some instances, consultant agreements under $500,0000 can also be swept underneath the scrutiny of the watchful eye. 

  Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean on Sunday, with the storm expected to strengthen further and become a major hurricane in the coming days as it tracks toward the state.

     Mounting research shows that students of color, and students who are disabled often receive harsher punishment in the school system as opposed to their White peers. As if the pandemic is not a large enough disruption to kids’ education, authorities in school systems are further interrupting the education of children with harsh punishments such as expulsion for trivial infractions. This is known as a zero-tolerance policy in schools. It has been found that disparities in punishment have landed hardest on disabled students and children of color when compared to their nondisabled peers and other students.