Author: Carma Henry

     Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to present stellar songstress Evelyn “Champagne” King in concert. The powerful vocalist, who initially came to fame with the blockbuster single “Shame,” will present a curated collection of her greatest hits and favorite songs. The performance is on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45.  For more information, www.pompanobeacharts.org

     After two years, the Sunshine State Step Show returns in-person with a live audience, stage lights, and stage presence of the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC), also known as the Divine Nine,  a composite of historically Black sororities and fraternities: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Iota Phi Theta, Fraternity Incorporated, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated,

     The Supreme Court’s leak shook the Nation. People, especially women, stormed into the streets in disbelief after learning about leakage of Justice Alito’s draft opinion. It wasn’t just a tiny leak. It was more like the leak caused by the iceberg that tore open the hull of the Titanic, causing it to sink.

     With no federal law deeming lynching illegal, America could turn a blind eye to these atrocities. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush in the House (D-Ill) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) in the Senate, the Senate unanimously passed the Emmet Till Anti-Lynching Legislation, and House approved it 422 to 3. With this law finally in place, the dawning of a racial reckoning in the United States seems more believable than ever before.

     So, what is all the fuss about? It’s about cheap labor. The wealthy, like the CEO banking away $6,400,000 a year, want an ample supply of cheap labor to ensure their luxurious lifestyles.

     Reps. Adams and Williams are leading on a series of bills focused on assisting borrowers with student loan debt. High student loan debt disproportionately is carried by Black women who then disproportionately earn less money which the members say continues to drive the wealth gap.

Alice Dunnigan and Ethel Payne, pioneering African American journalists that penned articles for the Chicago Defender, earned recognition from the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) for their historic and ground-breaking contributions. The WHCA established the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for Lifetime Career Achievement, honoring the two women as the initial awardees.

     With such a fat-shaming society we live in, there has always been a negative stigma attached to plus men and women— to feel comfortable in their own skin…especially when publicly enjoying themselves. This feeling of unacceptance and the negative stigma creates social anxiety and oftentimes, can even lead to depression. Imagine not wanting to put on a bathing suit, simply out of fear of what others may say. Having this very dilemma in mind, is exactly why Curvy Ventures Plus-Size Events was created!

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“We appealed it. We had doctors write letters, we saw different specialists, and they flat out refused. We went to the insurance after it was passed into state law in the state of Virginia and Terry McAuliffe who was governor at the time and he signed an emergency deal to make it law immediately, stating that proton therapy could be held at a higher standard than photon therapy. And they are still refusing to adhere to the letter of the law.”