Author: Carma Henry

Broward County Emergency Food Pantries

JENNINGS – Not Pictured Funeral services for the late Baby Girls Giinger Queen Jennings. SMITH Funeral services for the late Milton Jerome Smith, Sr. – 63…

BASCOMBE Funeral services for the Carl Augustus Bascombe -76 were held May 14th h at Community Church Of God BROWN Funeral services for the late Estriana…

SMITH Funeral services for the late Clinton Randolph Smith – 43 were held May 14th at The Church of God Christian Center with Rev. Mark Johnson

     Many of us may already be aware that when it comes to heart disease in the U.S., Black, African American, and Afro-Caribbean communities are disproportionately affected compared to other racial and ethnic groups.* But did you know about three to four percent of African Americans carry a mutation in the TTR gene (V122I) that makes it more likely that they may develop ATTR-CM; however, not all carriers develop the disease. ATTR-CM gets worse over time, which is why early diagnosis and management are so important.

Racial Hatred

     As Democrats held a sit-in at the Capitol in Florida, the Legislature approved DeSantis’ map. Governor DeSantis map drawer, Deputy Chief of Staff Alex Kelly, did not look at partisan results, and only considered things like compactness, county and state splits and honoring roadways and waterways. The new map is “race neutral” and it did not make sense for Democrats to protest, when the Legislature was trying to conduct business.

   America’s efforts are threatened to not reach its zenith of enlightenment and greater moral compassion towards women’s reproductive rights. Unfortunately, this very threat is Justice’s Alito’s leaked draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade.

     The state legislature even rejected a local control option that would allow school districts to decide that Black and White students could attend schools together. But under the state’s massive resistance plan, public schools were closed to avoid complying with court orders to desegregate. Some county officials just shut down their public schools completely. The state even funded the establishment of private schools that were only open to White students. It took years, and more Supreme Court rulings in 1964 and 1968, for desegregation to take hold across the state.

  The vital key to advancing the economic status of African American communities and families is the support and the promotion of the success of Black-founded, managed, and owned businesses. We will not stand silent about this matter. Our businesses deserved to be respected, engaged, and empowered