Author: Carma Henry

      Nearly 55 years ago, when actress Nichelle Nichols graced the screen as Lt. Nyota Uhura on the television series “Star Trek,” it illustrated the importance of representation. The 88-year-old trailblazer was recently honored by NASA for driving diversity in STEM forward, People reported.

     Mr. Darryl Howard was pronounced a free man last year after federal judges determined that he was sentenced for offenses he didn’t commit. The Black man’s conviction was vacated several years ago. He’s now receiving some lump sum after the jury awarded him a whopping $6 million in damages.

      With all the country’s pro-blems, Peggy Noonan seems to think fixating on Vice President Kamala Harris is what the country needs most right now. In her latest column for the Wall Street Journal, Noonan again focuses on the vice president claiming she’s not taking things “serious” enough.  

     During a recent press conference at the U.S. Capitol, the QAnglo-Saxon legislator with the huge head despite her tiny brain stood beside Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona), Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)—pretty much the Republican Legion of Doom—and claimed that “alleged” participants in the Caucasi-D-Day Capitol riot on Jan. 6 who have been jailed after being accused of some of the most serious crimes of the event…are being discriminated against because of what they believe in and “because of the color of their skin.”

Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) and OIC of South Florida have been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® awardees for their work in the Fort Lauderdale community addressing the region’s issues around learning loss in educational and developmental achievement (the “COVID slide”) and barriers to employment.

A grand jury has ruled that a Virginia Beach Police Officer who shot Donovan Lynch  on March 26 will not face charges.

 America’s Democracy is facing  an even deadlier threat. Unfortunately, this threat is emanating from the Republican Party. It’s as though they’re infected with an anti-Democracy virus, which is like autothysis. This is a condition whereby insects intentionally inject themselves with their own venom as a defense mechanism to kill enemies attempting to devour them.

 It’s the time of year that you may be suffering the Christmas parking blues. Don’t fret, pull up your chair and get out the wrapping paper. Get a glass of eggnog and put a splash of rum in it. Readers, a splash does not mean half the bottle of rum. Here is a red flag if after your 2nd glass of eggnog, you find yourself guzzling the open bottle… It is officially “Nap-time” friend.  Put the rum down and go sleep it off! 

So how many pastors does the Arbery family have? As many as they want. Black folks around the nation and the world are praying for a just result in this trial. We are praying for a judicial ruling that the massacre of Black people is unacceptable. We are praying for an examination of this nonsense called “citizen’s arrest.” And we are praying for our leaders, our pastors, our brothers to keep the faith and keep representing.

Today Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)  announced it is committing more than $21 million to pilot a professional training, mentorship, and capital funding program to help promote real estate developers of color. This two-year, parttime professional development program, which is free for participants, aims to teach real estate developers of color how to advance their careers. It also aims to lower the barriers these developers can face when bidding for affordable housing developments. The goal of the program is to increase the number of professional real estate developers of color who are focused on affordable housing and inclusive community building.