As college students settle into campus life, many Black Americans remember the multi-generational sacrifices that have established higher education as a bridge to a better life.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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“What better way to serve our youth in Foster Care than to collect luggage, duffle bags and backpacks for their successful transition towards graduation and for independent living”, according to Mr. Lamont Summersett, President of the North Carolina Central University South Florida Alumni Association. The event is the brainchild of Broward County Circuit Judge, Michael A. Robinson.
The unsung legacy of a Black woman who fearlessly fought for her liberty in court ahead of the Emancipation Proclamation is being memorialized. On Sunday, a statue honoring Elizabeth Freeman will be unveiled in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
In most circumstances, an entrepreneur should not use a credit card instead of a loan to fund a startup and its expenses because the drawbacks of using a credit card usually outweigh a credit card’s benefits.
Hon. Tyson T. Jones was born (Jan. 12, 1940) and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Berryville, Virginia, as the middle child in a family of seven children. He was married happily to Rosa B. Jones for 55 years; he has five children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Prior to moving to Broward County in 1973, Tyson and Rosa lived in Washington, D.C. for seven years.
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On Sunday, August 21, 2022, under the astute, sagacious leadership of Pastor Trae Green, Mt. Hermon AME Church Fort Lauderdale collaborated with several non- profit organizations in the surrounding communities to introduce church members and stakeholders to various programs, many of which the public may have been dubiously unaware, for qualified citizens.
“A picture is truly worth a thousand words. Add prose and music, and the message resonates,” said Dr. King. “The new music video, Paths of Righteousness from an urban mix of the original song written by my son Joshua Beal during the height of the COVID pandemic is sure to bless the soul.”
With the announcement from Feld Entertainment of the return of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey in 2022, pioneer African American clown Danise Payne speaks out. From an Air Force family whose patriarch was an original Tuskegee Airman to a champion of achievement herself, Payne defeats obstacles and instills pride in Black youth.
An off-duty Chicago police sergeant has been charged in an incident where he allegedly pinned down a 14-year-old boy whom he accused of trying to steal his son’s bike, according to NBC News. Sgt. Michael Vitellaro, 49, faces felony counts of official misconduct and aggravated battery.