Author: Carma Henry

Young Yvonne attended Lucas Elementary School, Prentiss Normal & Industrial High School and graduated from Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama with a major in Commercial Dietetics. She played a piano for four different churches while in high school. She was also a talented seamstress in high school and college of which she designed and customized most of her clothes.

The Town of Lake Park has been awarded a grant of more than $11 million through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. The $11,067,635 will be used to retrofit the Town’s aging drainage system using low-impact green infrastructure.

-The Mosaic Company announced a $100,000 donation to the Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of Business and Industry (SBI) Tuesday in Tallahassee.

     On that day, which has become known nationally and worldwide as the Orangeburg Massacre, members of the South Carolina National Guard and South Carolina Highway patrolmen opened fire on student advocates. The group had gathered on the campus in protest after three nights of escalating racial tension over efforts to desegregate All Star Bowling Lanes, which was located in downtown Orangeburg. Students Samuel Hammond Jr., Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith were murdered while 28 others were wounded.

         I was privileged as a family member to attend the spectacular retirement sendoff for Mrs. Bertha Watson Henry, whose highly successful tenure as Broward County Administrator  began in 2008 and comes to a glorious conclusion later this month, February, which obviously is Black History month, so apropos because she has assuredly left an indelible imprint on Broward County and its citizenry.

     Although Georgia prosecutors proved Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty of murder, lawyers for the federal government are trying to prove that the three murderers of Ahmaud Arbery chased down the 25-year-old jogger because he was Black. However, this case might be harder to build. Prosecutors are trying to prove that the three White men tried to kidnap Arbery due to his race, which resulted in his death. On top of serving life sentences on state murder convictions, this can potentially be steep fines and more time behind bars if they find defendants guilty.

While you may be thinking of ways to spoil your significant other on Valentines Day, don’t forget the little ones! Holidays are the perfect time to remind your children how much they are loved. 

Save The Date:  Sunday, February 20, 2022! Greek Unity Day 2022 is coming to Mt. Hermon AME Church!  Our dynamic Pastor and spiritual leader, the Rev. Henry E. Green, III and Mt. Hermon members are excited to celebrate this 39th annual observance at 9 a.m. at Mt. Hermon, located at 401 NW 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale.  This celebration will be in person and virtual for all persons wanting to attend.  Please note that if you do plan to attend the in-person celebration, all COVID-19 safety guidelines and protocols will be strictly enforced.

     Nearly two years ago, Rochelle was released under the CARES ACT that allowed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to place low security prisoners with medical conditions on home confinement to reduce the prison population during th1e COVID-19 pandemic.  

     There seems to be a growing belief in our churches that the more casual we dress in coming to church and the shorter our services become, the more pleasing it is to the LORD. I don’t believe that to be so.