Author: Carma Henry

Coronavirus Report: April 19, 2021

     Cancer is a term that describes a collection of related diseases. Cancer occurs when some of the body’s cells divide continuously and invade surrounding cells. Cancerous cells can start anywhere in the body and spread to localized regions (around the point of origin) and then to distant parts of the body, away from the site of origin.

Heroes help, not harm

Venessa “Dr. V” Walker was appointed to the Broward Regional Health Planning Council (BRHPC) Board of Directors by Broward County Commissioner Barbara Sharief. Her term on the Council runs from January 27, 2021 through January 27, 2023.

Florida House Democratic Leader, Rep. Bobby DuBose (District 94), today announced that he is running for the seat recently vacated by Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (District 20). Hastings had served from 1993 until his death earlier this month. Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to announce a special election in the next few weeks to be held later this year to fill the seat.

     HBCU Field of Dreams is an initiative started by NFL Hall of Famer Willie “Honey Bear” Lanier, to raise $50 million over the next 3 years to install state-of-the-art playing surfaces at nearly 3 dozen HBCU football stadiums. Through the efforts of the Honey Bear Project, Lanier hopes to level the playing field for students attending HBCUs.

     Paulla McCarthy, a single Black mom from NYC, is the owner of YSS WaterWorks, a spring water bottling plant in upstate New York. She has made history as the first Black woman to own and operate this type of business in the entire state!

Athletic chalk company, Friction Labs, has launched an initiative that aims to make climbing and fitness more accessible to underserved young people. The inaugural event kicked off at local climbing gym, Coral Cliffs, owned by Abby Dione.  

     “The Black Press has been able to survive – and thrive – at least since 1827 because of its remarkable ability to speak to the immediate needs and interests of the constituency that it represents: African Americans,” stated Gerald Horne, an American historian who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and who authored the book, “The Rise and Fall of the Associated Negro Press: Claude Barnett’s Pan-African News and the Jim Crow Paradox.”

Don’t Forget the Legacy of Calvin Peete