Author: Carma Henry

      On July 27th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an updated guidance to Americans, which has been up-dated again on August 12th, 2021. Essentially the CDC is issuing new guidance every two weeks as they gather more knowledge about this highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19.

      The Afghanistan bungled withdrawal has appeared to cause immeasurable guilt for Americans sympathetic with the plight of Afghans caught in harm’s way of the Taliban, especially amongst a core of military veterans. The enduring motto of Veterans is, “leave no fellow soldier behind.” Understandably, this honorable vow has resulted with the savings of countless lives. For our military to mainTain this value within its ranks, it has required tremendous valor and sacrifices.

      Pfizer has a coronavirus vaccine in the works specifically for the highly contagious delta variant of the virus — but it probably won’t even be needed since their existing vaccine works so well, the drugmaker’s CEO said.

I had the honor to sit down and interview with one of the fastest human beings in the world along with his family. It was indeed a pleasure. As a matter fact that young man is only 10-years-old and he’s the fastest 10-year-old in the world in the 400 meters. One might imagine that a young man with such great talents would be boisterous, egotistical, and just a plain old jerk.

     Chinweizu in “Decolonizing the African Mind” speaks of Nigeria’s willingness to unnecessarily enter into debt. This African author explains that the habit of spending beyond means is the reason for the inability of the country to get debt free. He goes on further to explain that with the sacrifice of the citizens and officials, the country could have gotten out of debt in two years. He accurately predicted that the government and the people would be unwilling to go without the new luxuries that they had only recently become accustomed to in order to eradicate what is owed.

Uncomfortably close to Lake Tahoe, the Caldor Fire is now the nation’s top-priority wildfire  underscoring the potential damage it could yet unleash even as weather conditions improve and resources continue to flow to the area.

     The increase in enrollment at Howard and Bowie State reflects what’s happening at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) around the country.

     “With time not on our side, there is no reason we should still be debating whether to pass a civil rights bill that will indubitably strengthen our fractured democracy by achieving the one goal our nation’s essence depends on – lending a voice to the people.”

   On Thursday, Aug. 19, Office Depot, in partnership with Broward Education Foundation, distributed 1,000 brand-new backpacks to students at Wilton Manors Elementary IB World School, a Title I school in the heart of Broward County. During the Start Proud®  event, students received brand new backpacks filled with school supplies to help them feel confident, prepared and proud as they embark on a new school year.

     In an exclusive telephone conversation from his hospital bed on Sunday, August 22, the renowned civil rights leader expressed his ongoing support for vaccinations while explaining why his wife, Jacqueline, had not received the vaccine. “I have had both my shots,” Rev. Jackson said in the telephone call from Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “My wife did not receive the vaccine because she has pre-existing conditions that were of concern.” Jackson maintained the importance of vaccination, noting that there are more stringent variants of the coronavirus.