Author: Carma Henry

He was elected as the only Black commissioner of Florida City while still a second-year law student at the University of Miami in 1976. I, Alonzo Hardy, firmly believe that he is the longest serving Black elected official in Florida history.

      History has largely overlooked the trailblazers who were the first Black men to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps, the Montford Point Marines, named after the segregated section of Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where they trained. On Aug. 26, on the 80th anniversary of when the first Montford Point Marines set foot on the Marine base, ABC Owned Television Stations debuted the trailer of “Our America: Mission Montford Point.”

In further dedication to advancing women’s health, Broward Health Medical Center is now offering a minimally invasive procedure called Acessa® ProVu to treat uterine fibroids. Fibroids are noncancerous growths in the uterus composed of muscle and connective tissue from the wall of the uterus.

*Coronavirus cases continue to fall across the US.

During the Friday press conference at Hard Rock Stadium, Coach Deion “Prime Time” Sanders and his players, Shedeur Sanders and Devanta  Davis, each spoke about dominating the Orange Blossom Classic  against FAMU in every phase of the game, not in a haughty, braggadocios way but by exuding supreme confidence in the talent, preparation and character developed by the JSU Tigers throughout  fall camp. However, based on the Rattler’s performance against Power 5 opponent  North Carolina of ACC affiliation, in spite of the compliance and ineligible player issues, and last year’s closely fought battle (JSU 7- FAMU 6), the odds of a dominant performance by either team seemed completely far fetched. Surely, the talent gap could not have widened that much in a year. Boy, was I mistaken, misled or misinformed, and I’ll bet you 10-1 odds that I was not alone in my assessment.

Confirmed reports said the United States government had offered to swap the so-called “Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout for Griner and another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.

     Black business owners in the city say the latest water crisis didn’t start their problems, they just compounded ongoing issues that have caused them to lose clients.

      Voter after voter showed up at the Miramar Branch Library on Election Day for Florida’s primary, stressing out Linda Thigpen. Without speaking to them, she knew each one came to the wrong polling place.

     A Fort Lauderdale, FL, native who attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes now serves in the United States Navy and was last year’s Sailor of the Year at his command. This year, he was promoted to Petty Officer 1st Class.

     Willis recently held a press conference where she answered questions about upcoming criminal cases that involve high-profile Atlanta rappers, Young Thug and Gunna. In May, Willis charged Young Thug, Gunna, and other alleged members of YSL (Young Slime Life) with several crimes and used the RICO Law to achieve the indictments.