President Donald Trump’s long-serving aide, Stephen Miller, recently opined: “We live in a world, in the real world … that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world.”
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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Hypocrisy in the highest offices
They hate federal overreach. They should be appalled at what’s happening in cities all across the United States. Unwarranted National Guard deployments. Seven hundred Marines illegally sent into Los Angeles. Over 2,000 armed agents in Minneapolis. Murders of citizens by immigration agents. Threats to invoke the Insurrection Act when it is Trump’s federal agents who are breaking the law and causing chaos.
The words are those of Renee Good’s wife Becca. They cut to our heart – our humanity. She was shot in the face by an ICE agent, who then muttered: “Fuckin’ bitch.” The murder of this 37-year-old mom as she tried to drive around the ICE guys who stopped her is national news, of course. Almost everyone has seen at least one of the many videos of the incident and, you might say, the national dialogue about virtually anything else has been put on hold.
It is hard to understand why Donald Trump is so anxious to acquire Greenland even if it takes military force. When he suggested this during his first administration, one of his Cabinet secretaries mused, “You just sit there and be, like, ‘Well, this isn’t real.’” Now, somehow, it is.
On behalf of the nearly 9 million people who are now in default on their student loans, a coalition of advocates from consumer, civil rights, and education organizations are appealing to the federal Education Department to halt its plans to begin garnishing borrower wages this month. Default status connotes borrowers are 270 days or more behind on their payments.
Tomlin informed the team of his decision Tuesday afternoon at a team meeting following Monday night’s home play-off loss to the Houston Texans.
The Broward County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in partnership with the Delta Education and Life Development Foundation, Inc., commemorated a historic milestone with Decades En Rouge: “THE GALA”, a spectacular 70th Anniversary Celebration that united legacy, leadership, and community partners for an unforgettable evening of purpose and pride.
BLACKPRESSUSA – An 18-wheeler carrying H-E-B merchandise struck a disabled car on US 87 near Dalhart, resulting in the deaths of four young Texas women. Dashcam footage shows their hazard lights flashing before impact. As H-E-B points to subsidiary distance, families wait for accountability.
Those words framed the entire afternoon. Not as charity. Not as optics. But as access. And in women’s basketball, access still matters—especially for HBCU programs.