Author: Carma Henry

      This summer, our nation has witnessed a series of disturbing milestones. From the rollback of gun safety measures amid back-to-back massacres to the historic repeal of Roe v. Wade to the stripping of EPA powers to protect our planet despite the existential threat of climate change, one reality stands out: Our freedoms are under attack. The U.S. Supreme Court has methodically chipped away at our rights to make decisions about our own bodies, to live free of gun violence, and even survive on an inhabitable planet — and is signaling they would undermine LGBTQ+ rights as well.

 “We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

     Prescription opioids can be used to treat moderate-to-severe pain and are often prescribed following surgery or injury, or for certain health conditions. Common types are oxycodone (oxycontin), hydrocodone (vicodin), morphine, and methadone.

     Ol Street Detective, Peter Traceit, has been dragging through the sands of local politics and has stopped to examine the sandy dastard-liness of a few candidates in races at the state and local levels. Walking through the sands can be an arduous and slow process, but when you add water to the sand and get some sand slinging, things can get all the more interesting.

Leondra Taylor, a Black plaintiff, admitted to posting a cartoon image of then-President Trump and then-former Vice President Joe Biden during one of their 2020 presidential debates on her personal Facebook page. Trump is depicted in the cartoon wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood and standing across from Biden at the podium. The image includes a quote that reads, “Thank you, Mr. President, for wearing your mask.”

Florida reported its first case of monkeypox in a child younger than four years old, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The Monkeypox vaccine will soon be available at another location in Broward County thanks to the Florida Department of Health.

     The agency dropped the advisory that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into the vicinity of a person infected with the virus. Plus, the CDC said people no longer had to distance themselves from others by at least six feet.

    The question Americans must  ask is, “Why is the world’s reigning democracy and number one superpower  more vulnerable to domestic terrorists than foreign? Can the answer be that America’s inherent beliefs in a white supremacy ideology breeds  domestic terrorism? Intelligence gathered by the CIA has revealed that domestic terrorism  has become as dangerous as   an incurable cancer.

    Educator and author LaTanya Brooks is on a mission to inspire young girls to follow their dreams in STEM and beyond. In her most recent books, children and adults alike are encouraged to have fun by coloring while also learning about influential women throughout history. Ms. Brooks puts a poem next to each page about an influential woman in history and what they’ve done for not just women everywhere, but society as a whole.