Author: Carma Henry

     Crump has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social and racial justice.

“Through her willingness to sit, Rosa Parks stood up for what she believed in,” Beatty said. “As a state legislator, I was proud to lead the push to make the Buckeye State the first state to officially recognize Rosa Parks Day. It’s now time for us to come together as a nation to honor this American hero through a new national holiday.”

     Although 54 percent of the US population is now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy is still prevalent, now with a newer group—parents of children ages 12 and under. Family doctors and pediatricians are now being called to the front lines to create trust among these parents of children who can now be vaccinated.

     Morgan State University announced that researchers from its School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SCMNS) were awarded a five-year, $7.5-million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to find the Center for Advanced Electro-Photonics with 2D Materials. Designed to explore the technological efficacy and use of emergent two-dimensional (2D) materials, the new Center will be run jointly by Morgan and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in partnership with the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), with additional contributions from scientists at the Adelphi Laboratory Center (ALC) and Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) research centers of the U.S. Army.

MAD Arts, an art initiative developed by MAD, an agency providing a playground for art and artmaking, is proudly displaying The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma, a photographic exhibition displaying a series of artful photographs full of fantasy and wonderment from world renowned photographer Maggie Steber at MAD Arts (formerly Gallery of Amazing Things) located at 481 S. Federal Hwy, Dania Beach. The photographic series will be on display until December 2021. The opening of the famed photographic exhibition was held at MAD Arts on August 21 with an artist Meet & Greet with Maggie Steber and founder of MAD Marc Aptakin.

The awards closed out the week-long Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference.

ALEXANDER Funeral services for the late Randy Germaine Alexander – 45 were held September 11th at Revival Faith Center Min International with Bishop Jody Williams officiating.…

BURGESS Funeral services for the Tariyah Dijo Burgress – 10 years old – were held September 10th at Greater Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church. FLETCHER Funeral services…

BROWN Funeral services for the late Josiah Brown – 76. BULLOCK Funeral services for the late Cormel W. Bullock – 2-years old were held September 11th…

      A packed courtroom was on hand last week for Henry Lewis’s latest court hearing. At just 15 years old, Lewis has amassed more than a few charges. His latest court appearance is for a competency hearing to determine if he has the mental capacity to face trial for his latest charges: second-degree murder and armed robbery.