Author: Carma Henry

“BLACK IN AMERICA”: THE CHAUVIN VERDICT.

     “Under the new administration, accountability is finally being upheld. I applaud Attorney General Garland’s commitment to making this investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department a priority for the Department of Justice. This investigation is a direct result of using our vote to put leaders in office that will expose discriminatory police practices and acknowledge police misconduct. Let this be the first step in the long fight to advance racial equality in our criminal justice system.”

     African American police officers made more than 15 fewer stops, about two fewer arrests on average than their white counterparts, Science News found in a new study.

     PIMCO is a leading global asset management firm actively managing more than $2.02 trillion in assets. They recently launched PIMCO Black Scholarship, an opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to receive $20,000 toward their education.

Coronavirus Report: April 26, 2021

     Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie has offered to resign after his arrest last week on an alleged perjury charge.

“Your health shouldn’t depend on the color of your skin or the neighborhood you live in,” said Kim Keck, president and CEO of BCBSA. “The crisis in racial disparities in our country’s health care is unconscionable and unacceptable. While BCBS companies have made great strides in addressing racial health disparities in our local communities, there is so much more to be done.”

 A Black psychology professor prophesied the incident at the Kids ‘R’ Kids day care in Roswell, Georgia, in which a video appeared to show white children being fed lunch before their Black classmates.

Meet LaTishia Jordan and Aquarius Cain, the founders of Achieve Success Tutoring, one of the fastest-growing Black-owned online schools for students of all ages. The two of them initially had independently-owned tutoring academies but decided to merge their companies together during the pandemic to better handle the demand of parents seeking more Black-inclusive curriculums for their children.

      School psychologist Dr. Umar Johnson visited the Breakfast Club on Monday morning and waxed poetic about a number of topics dealing with education, not least of which had to do his school for Black boys in Delaware.