Author: Carma Henry

     Friendship is a rare commodity in America, and family is even closer, but people get aggressive and angry when you ask them if they have had their shots. Black Americans are the worst cultural identity group who has not taken their shots. Black Americans have a litany of excuses why they have not taken their shots, and many refuse to wear their masks.

     I am proud of the commitment of advocates who are pushing the Biden-Harris administration and the new leadership in Congress to be their best. But there is another critically important step we must take if we want voting rights, or health care, or workers’ rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, or any of the rights we are fighting for to survive. We must fix our Supreme Court.

Schools Struggle with Reopening Amid Pandemic Surge

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)—with the support of its Florida Branches known as the “Florida Coalition’’—is proud to announce that its 106th Annual Meeting and Conference will take place virtually via Zoom every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from September 14th thru 30th  2021. In these unprecedented times, when the COVID pandemic has not yet subsided, when Voting Rights are imperiled, and Critical Race Theory is being banned in many states across the country—including Florida (the original planned location for the in-person conference)—ASALH’s 2021 theme, “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity,” has never been more relevant, needed, or vital. Conference attendees will surely be informed and inspired by the scholarly sessions, professional workshops, riveting plenaries, exciting film festival, and the many other events that illuminate the vitality and resilience of the Black family in the past and present.

In addition to supporting well-paying jobs, the natural gas and oil industry, directly and indirectly, contributed an estimated $1.7 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2019, representing 7.9 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.
     Researchers found through wages, taxes, capital investments, and support to other industries, the economic impact extends beyond traditional natural gas and oil-producing states. 

     But it’s “Welcome 2 America” that has music aficionados, journalists, and fans fawning over the superstar all over again.

      Black women are an integral part of the American labor force but have long faced a pay gap due to longstanding inequities in education and the labor market. In addition, they have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Black women workers are overrepresented in low-paying service sector jobs, which were among the hardest hit, in terms of job losses.

       LeVar Burton’s evolution as a cultural icon is undeniable. But watching him host “Jeopardy!” is pure joy.  

BRADHAM Funeral services for the late Larry Trynola Bradham, Sr. – 54 were held July 31st at Emmanuel House of Prayer, Inc., with Elder Wilfred Gooden…

ROBERTS Funeral services for the late Pastor Jessie Lee Roberts – 66 were held were held July 31st at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center.