Author: Carma Henry

Accountability: An Insurrectionist Removed From Office

     The City of Dania Beach invites you to join us at the SE 5th Avenue Decorative Crosswalk Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 6 p.m. at SE 5th Avenue & SE 11th Terrace.

     The National Business League is advancing its efforts to empower Black entrepreneurs. The nonprofit unveiled an initiative that aims to digitize 1 million Black-owned businesses by 2028.

FRAZIER Funeral services for the late Sabrina Cassandra Gill-Frazier – 51 were held September 10th at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor John Mohorn officiating.…

MUNROE Funeral services for the late Maud Munroe – 91 were held September 9th at New Beginnings Seventh Day Adventist Church. TAYLOR Funeral services for the…

ADAMS Funeral services for the late Deaconess Leola Adams – 90 were held September 20th at Mount Bethel Baptist Church with Bishop C.E. Glover officiating. MILLER…

      Most people know about labor unions, but few know what they do. As we celebrate Labor Day in 2022, let’s take a second to reflect on Black workers’ rights and the important labor unions that have paved the way.

     Workers who operate and provide services to customers riding the ferry that runs from San Francisco’s Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island are attempting to form a union.

     Voters in five states will see slavery on their ballot this November as prison reform advocates push to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude as well as reshape the prison labor system. 

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.