Author: Carma Henry

BROWN Funeral services for the late Willie Brown, Jr. – 83 were held November 20th at Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church Rev. Vincent Mitchell officiating. BUTLER -…

For media and newspapers like the many in the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Build Back Better Act includes tax credits for local print, online, and broadcast news outlets to employ journalists.

The stunning reversal recasts history and reopens the case of the slaying of Malcolm X, who died in a hail of gunfire at the old Audubon Theater in New York’s Harlem area.

    Join us for a holly jolly Old Town Untapped! Our monthly street-festival is getting into the holiday spirit with a tree lighting at 7:30 pm, fireworks and a visit from Santa for photo ops with the kids! On the first Friday of every month, “Old Town” becomes the epicenter for art, food and music! Each event features live bands, a DJ, craft beer, food trucks, arts & crafts vendors and gallery tours at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA). Old Town Untapped is free and open to the public. The holiday edition is December 3, 2021, from 6-10 pm, with headlining band Viva Learn more at www.pompanobeacharts.org.

      Victims of domestic violence often experience abuse on or around major holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and even Super Bowl Sunday. Many victims are unable to escape, in spite of the holidays being a time of family reunions, warm conversations, and generosity.

      Expressing gratitude during Thanksgiving can be meaningful. The younger generation can engage in conversations with their elders on how they celebrated the holidays with their families as a child. Most of all, use this opportunity to engage in thought-provoking dialogue with family members.

   America’s criminal justice system defends and protects white people who commits crimes of murder against Black people. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R -FL) labeled Rittenhouse as a hero for murdering two white men who were amongst the crowd of Black people protesting  in-justices.

     Listen to Black women, they say. Support Black women, they tweet. The praise of Black women in recent years is evident in words, but public statements and hashtags must translate into action. And that action should include efforts to elect Black women.

     This is a matter of survival. People of color and other marginalized communities must stop denying the true nature of the culture in which we live, and how little our self-proclaimed leaders do to change this culture. And now the question is will we survive or not?

“THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED”