Author: Carma Henry

“Test Your Bible Knowledge”

     Willie Spence, who rose to fame as a contestant on TV’s “American Idol,” was killed Tuesday in a traffic crash in Tennessee, a spokesperson speaking on behalf of his family told The Palm Beach Post on Wednesday.  

     Madam Queen was a notorious violent Numbers banker. She was arguably the most successful Numbers bankers in Harlem. Her lavish flamboyant lifestyle and gangster path captured the imaginations of Harlam residents. Gotham Center org, noted that she came to the city in 1910 from the French island Guadeloupe. Madam St. Clair won a wrongful eviction lawsuit against and received $1,000 in 1923. Adjusted for inflation that would be about $14,808. She used that fortune to almost take over the Numbers rackets in Harlem. The Queen employed up to 50 staffers “runners” for her business and would own several apartment buildings.

Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Gary Joseph, from Coral Springs, Florida, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) combat systems department, participates in a game night hosted by Morale, Wellness and Recreation (MWR) in the aft galley, Oct. 7, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Joseph Lyons, from Palm Beach, Fla., left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Cing Dim, from Columbus, Ohio, man the Aviation Data Management and Control System aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Strike Group is underway preparing for an upcoming deployment

     Local Broward County businesses have been paid over $11 million on Broward County’s MAP Broward (Mobility Advancement Program) funded projects. MAP Broward funding was approved in November 2018 by Broward County voters as a 1% surtax for 30 years. Tasked with improving transportation in Broward County, MAP Broward is estimated to generate $355 million annually for 27 more years with a projected $53 million annually in project opportunities for local certified Broward County businesses. 

     An HBCU president has accused deputies of targeting a bus holding university students after they searched the vehicle during a traffic stop.

     A Texas police officer will walk free after being found not guilty in the 2019 shooting death of a Black woman.

     Regardless of the medical benefit to an employee, an employee may be at risk of loss of employment. For example, although the use of medical marijuana for chronic pain improves an employee’s ability to do their job, an employer with a strict drug-free workplace rule may have no choice but to terminate that worker for violating company policy.

      FMU is proud to be a participating school in Venture Miami’s STEM Scholarship Program, a partnership announced on Wednesday, October 12, by Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez. Venture Miami is an office within the City of Miami focused on improving the City’s standard of living through the creation of jobs, support for innovation, increase in wealth, and an overall improvement in the quality of life.