Author: Carma Henry

To The Editor

       When we do that and take our responsibility seriously, we will then be able to give this Earth its natural rhythm back. From the worms to the birds, to the bees and the plants, to the animals in the sea and the ones roaming on the land. We will then care about their habitat and not spray harmful chemicals to get rid of the “weeds”, that are actually healing herbs, in exchange for grass that can’t nourish our bodies because we are unable to process it. These pesticides are chemicals that are killing the insects and killing us slowly. When we tune in to what is going on around us, we will then recognize the seasons of the fruit trees and the flowers and observe the natural cycles in the World that they symbolize, we will then be in rhythm with the divine Cycle of Life.

     The Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department is pleased to announce that an extraordinary array of photographic and video works by the nationally acclaimed creative team of Hillerband + Magsamen will be on display at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center through June 22, 2021. The exhibition is free to the public and is open for viewing by appointment only via the website. In addition, the duo will be taking part in a special live artist talk and interactive performance on June 9. This is a free event, but guests must register at www.pompanobeacharts.org/programs.

     Despite that, the International Olympic Committee reissued their stance on barring political speech or silent acts of protest at the games, with a specific reference to the phrase “Black Lives Matter. Participating athletes will be banned from wearing apparel or any forms of merchandise with the movement phrase, along with taking a knee or raising a fist.

The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, in collaboration with Arts Garage, will welcome back Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen and Dr. Joan Cartwright to hold a special concert and “Talk Back” session, as the focus of the 2021 Juneteenth Celebration.

“But if the U.S. Justice Department develops evidence that a local or state entity like a police department is failing to abide by the U.S. Constitution or other federal laws, it can go to federal court and seek an order of some kind requiring the entity to cease its illegal activity and perhaps implement some measures to prevent its recurrence. ”Caitlin Kizielewicz, a spokesperson for the Crime and Justice Research Alliance, told NNPA Newswire.

     In this case, Colonial Pipeline said the ransomware attack Friday affected some of its information technology systems and that the company moved “proactively” to take certain systems offline, halting pipeline operations. In an earlier statement, it said it was “taking steps to understand and resolve this issue” with an eye toward returning to normal operations.

     “It has become clear to me that we cannot have a full economic recovery until we get the thousands of available jobs in our state filled,” Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, said in a statement Monday, adding that the benefit will end next month.

     For Tierra Price, though, the movie provided much more than a few good laughs. A lover of animals at a young age, she found inspiration from the film, enough so to channel a passion for cats and dogs into a pursuit of a career in veterinary medicine even though she had never seen a Black veterinarian.

With this funding for Older Americans Act nutrition programs, states will be able to continue home-delivered meals as well as “drive-through” or “grab-and-go” meals for older adults who typically would participate in meal programs at community centers that have been closed due to the pandemic. It will also allow states to re-open meal program locations safely that might have closed during the pandemic.