Author: Carma Henry

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County celebrated its Bigs at a special BIG Thank You Breakfast that attracted more than 200 Bigs, Littles, guests and community leaders.  The event honored the nonprofit organization’s Bigs of the Year and all the Big mentors in attendance. 

In honor of Women’s History Month, M. Gill & Associates, Inc. and, M. Gill HER Foundation in collaboration with the Florida MBDA Export Center and the Miami MBDA Business Center, operated by M. Gill & Associates, held the 12th Annual Women Mean Business International (WMBI) Conference in the Kovens Center’s Grand Ballroom at Florida International University .It was one of the largest and most successful annual celebration of Women in Florida.

     For four days, I can’t recall seeing Covid 19 numbers.  For four days I didn’t hear much about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  For four days I didn’t hear about politics, crime or any of the usual headline-grabbing anomalies.  All the talk for that time was about Tiger Woods and his much-anticipated return to the Augusta National Golf Course to play in the PGA Tour’s first major, The Masters.

     DeSantis vetoed a legislative redistricting map that failed to dismantle a minority North Florida district held by US Representative Al Lawson

“When white people in the U.S. were more aware of racial disparities in Covid-19, they were less fearful of Covid-19,” said Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Georgia and co-author of the study.

Unless there are unforeseen circumstances, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on party lines — 11-11 — but there are still options for the panel or the Senate Democrats in charge to push her nomination to a vote in the coming days. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first African American woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

The Miami Dolphins Youth Programs hosted the Junior Dolphins Spring Donation presented by Dade County Federal Credit Union (DCFCU) surprising the girls flag football team of North Miami Senior High School with Dolphins gear, cleats, footballs and meals for the student athletes on Thursday, March 31.

Seaman Bailey Lang, front, from Burnt Hills, New York, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kierra Dexter, from Opelika, Florida, act as members of the hose team when engaging a simulated fire during a damage control drill aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), March 26, 2022.

     The goal of the conference is to unite HBCU faculty, students, researchers, climate professionals and environmental justice, and coastal community residents affected by detrimental weather caused by or related to climate change. The conference will work to help eliminate the gap between theory and the day-to-day realities of climate change. Issues such as climate justice, adaptation, community resilience, global climate problems, and other major climate change topics like transportation, energy sources, carbon emissions, and more will be discussed at the event as well. 

Coronavirus cases continue to decrease overall, but the pace of improvement is slowing down. More than a dozen states have reported increases in the number of new coronavirus cases. Most of the northeastern states have seen rises in new cases.