Author: Carma Henry

 While honoring the two, the WHCA failed to acknowledge National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., who inexplicably was seated in the back of the room out of the view of most attendees including family members of the honorees and President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.

   Mr. Dorsey received his Bachelor of Music Education from Jackson State University (1983) and his M. S. of Education – Instrumental Music, from the University of Florida (1986).

U.S. Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Mass.), the chair of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, plans to hold a virtual hearing to examine the operations and financial condition of the IRS.

Florida gave voting rights to people with felony convictions. Now some face charges for voting.

Secularism Doesn’t Have to Be Bad Pace, a founding member of the Anointed Pace Sisters and a solo gospel singer with eight studio albums, died on March 21 at age 60.

     Over the last two weeks, I have focused on the reorganization of leadership in Broward County Public Schools. With 41 percent of Broward students identifying as Black, one would assume that Superintendent Cartwright would be actively looking for candidates to advocate for what is educationally sound for Black students. It is not enough to have Black teachers or even Black principals. While the work of Black teachers and principals is extremely valuable to the experience of Black children, there must be representation at the highest levels of the organization where policy decisions are being made and where decisions about how money to support schools and programs are spent.

According to a press statement from the Lafayette Police Department, at least two persons were killed, and four others were injured in a shooting at a block party early Sunday in Indiana. According to the press release, more than 100 people attended the party at a Lafayette apartment complex.

    Parkway Middle School of the Arts is gearing up for the 2022 Florida State Assessment (FSA) Test. The FSA Test is given to measure whether students are making progress in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics. To assist in creating the excitement for test week, the Parkway Middle School administration decided to have a pep rally for celebration and preparation. Parkway Middle School was previously selected to participate in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Initiative where each student will receive a tablet, which allows students to have data access outside of the classroom.

     Approximately 75 blind and visually impaired children and their siblings had an amazing time at Lighthouse of Broward’s Eggstravaganza event, searching for beeping eggs, visiting with the Easter Bunny, jumping in the bounce house, climbing a rock wall, having their face painted and doing arts and crafts.

Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a fiery eulogy for Lyoya.