Author: Carma Henry

The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, in collaboration with Arts Garage, will welcome 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.

Wednesday, March 31, at 4 p.m. Tamarac’s District 1 Commissioner Marlon Bolton will partner with the City’s Housing Division to hold a Virtual First-Time Homebuyers Purchase Assistance Workshop to educate residents about programs available to help them take a step toward home ownership.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumna Caryn Wilson is the New York Times (NYT) weekend audience editor.

Florida Memorial University held its annual Honors and Awards Ceremony both in person and digitally. This year’s theme was Celebrating The Pursuit of Excellence.

      Meet Dominic Darby, an 11-year old student from St. Catherine, Jamaica, who has recently won the XPRIZE Connect Code Games competition after creating his own video game for the first time. He was one of the only 17 winners out of the 3,000 people who joined the global competition last year.

At just 12-years old, Alena Wicker is set to start college at Arizona State University, majoring in astronomical and planetary science and chemistry. She plans to be an engineer for NASA someday.

Sister scientists Drs. Myla Patterson-Smith, Shuntae Williams, Charletha Irvin Joseph, and Elethia Tillman have partnered to create the Black Scientist Cooperative (“BSC”) Podcast. These HBCU graduates were raised and educated by the Black community and are ready to leverage their expertise to make science and healthcare information clear and simple for their viewers.

     She holds the national records in the bench for reps, the strict curl, and Ironmaiden categories. Murphy was named the WNPF Lifter of the Year in 2014. And she now holds New York state records and national records across multiple WNPF age brackets.

     High sugar intake leads to high BMI, obesity, a decline in oral hygiene, and diabetes. However, what’s not often discussed is the significant impact of a high sugar diet on mental health.

A National Call for Moral Revival