We may be finally moving past the immediate medical concerns, but what is largely missing from the recovery conversations is the impending epidemic sitting on our doorstep: homelessness. The pandemic exacerbated an already dire housing situation, with millions struggling to find and keep shelter. Thus far, federal relief for Covid-19 managed to curtail complete disaster through the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) eviction moratorium and the government’s limited rental assistance. With the CDC’s eviction moratorium expiring on March 31, disaster looms.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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The Scott Speech
COVID-19 WILL LEAVE HOSPITALS WITH RECORD INCOME AND YOU PATIENTS AS BROKE AS A CHURCH MOUSE
Madam Vice President – 100 Days
Yes, Senator Scott is an Uncle Tom (Uncle Tim), when he defends the party whose policies have kept Black families down all these generations, and allow police to kill Blacks for walking down the street. All of this is White supremacy at its best, and our leaders must call it out, and fight it.
Chauvin Is Guilty. Our Work Is Cut Out for Us.
Melanated Glow is a local spoken word artist and business owner. Born and raised in South Florida, she has a strong desire for her people to become Whole: Mind, Body, and Spirit. As a writer, she can introduce perspectives that have the potential of bringing awareness to the mental change in a person so they will be able to analyze their situation wholistically. As a Florida A&M University alumna with majors in Computer and Electrical Engineering, she is dedicated to assisting to create a system that, as a people and culture, we can thrive in.
Broward School Board Chair, Dr. Rosalind Osgood, announced today that she will run for the late senate seat being vacated by Senator Perry Thurston who is running for the Congressional seat formerly held by the late Congressman Alcee Hastings.
Florida A&M University (FAMU) mourns the death of alumnus Joseph Hatchett, who pioneered a legal career that took him to Florida’s highest court and the federal judiciary.
John W. Boyd, Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), released the following statement in response to the filing of the White Farmers Lawsuit after the final passage – as part of the larger bill “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” – to provide Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color.