Author: Carma Henry

       I have. When things don’t go the way we plan, it can be difficult not to question why. We may wonder what we did wrong or why our prayers seem unanswered. But as I’ve gotten older, I’m beginning to understand something important: just because a door closes doesn’t mean God has forgotten about you. As a teenager, I’m learning that disappointment is a part of growing up. Sometimes it’s an opportunity we didn’t receive, a friendship that ended, or something we worked hard for that simply didn’t happen. In those moments, it’s easy to focus on what we lost instead of thinking about what might be waiting ahead.

       Through college fairs, high school visits, recruitment events and student outreach initiatives, FAMU representatives are meeting prospective students in communities across the state and country. The Office of Enrollment Management maintains a recruitment schedule designed to connect students and families directly with representatives of the University.

 The Sistrunk Historical Organization, Inc. and Coretta’s Step-by-Step Foundation extend their deepest gratitude to everyone who came out to support the 1st Annual “Stroke the Runway” Fashion Show and Book Signing. Held on Saturday, October 10th, 2026, at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC), the event was an inspiring afternoon dedicated to celebrating strength, resilience, and new beginnings.

       I have learned that some of the hardest moments in life are not the moments when we do not know what to do. They are the moments when we know exactly what we want to do, but wisdom tells us to wait.

   America was founded on a painful contradiction. Its leaders declared that all men were created equal, yet slavery was legal, Native Americans lost their lands, and white supremacy shaped political power. Nearly 250 years later, America still struggles with exclusion.

       Our stance is rooted in an old saying coined by Floridian Zora Neale Hurston in her final major nonfiction work, Dust Tracks on a Road, set in Florida. “All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk” is an idiom that distinguishes shared identity from shared interests.

I’m a permanent Never Trump ER!

   We have never been here before. On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting African American men the right to vote. Women were granted the right to vote fifty years later. Since 1870, African American voters have generally supported African American candidates, with an assumption of suitability. If an African American ran for elected office, the African American community supported that candidate by default. We can’t do that anymore. That season is over. The proverbial fat lady has sung. It’s a wrap. That’s all, folks.

November 3rd Will Be A Defining Moment In Your Voting Life.

    During that week, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, announced plans to livestream a military execution, and struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia. Each story deserves attention on its own. Taken together, they left me with the sense that we had crossed another threshold, one that deserves more than the usual round of denunciations.