Author: Carma Henry

       As Americans continue to navigate the ongoing pandemic, my office and I have been working around the clock to deliver relief and advocate for the priorities of South Florida, our state, and our nation amid this crisis. As we gear up for the work ahead in the new Congress, here is a look back on our accomplishments in the 116th Congress.

Betty Wright a Reincarnation of our Grandmother?

Coronavirus Report December 28, 2020

     James McCrae, RN and nurse manager of the Critical Care Unit, was the first frontline healthcare worker at Broward Health North to be vaccinated. McCrae, a veteran who dutifully served in the United States Army, has worked at Broward Health North for more than 20 years, having worked his way up the ranks to now oversee his unit. He was vaccinated by longtime co-worker Rosietta Da Silva, an ICU nurse.

The State of Georgia played a major role in the Outcome of The Civil War in 1864 and can make the Pendulum Swing again toward Justice in our 2020 Civil War.

Senate Conundrum:

     “What can be done?” many are asking about so many of our societal failures. This type of questioning often leads to a response of learned helplessness and a return to apathy.  “Nothing,” we conclude and so we return to distracting ourselves from the very real problems screaming for our attention. 

President-elect Joe Biden has introduced his foreign policy and national security team, and it is certainly a far cry from the haphazardly organized group assembled under Donald Trump.  These people—seven nominated so far: Antony Blinken for Secretary of State; Alejandro Mayorkas for Homeland Security; Avril Haines for Director of National Intelligence; Linda Thomas-Greenfield for UN ambassador; Jake Sullivan for National Security Assistant; John Kerry for climate envoy; and retired Gen. Lloyd Austin for defense secretary—are highly experienced policy wonks, brought together to send two messages: the seriousness of purpose with which the United States will reenter world affairs, and the new president’s aim to put foreign affairs in capable, re-liable hands so that he can focus on domestic problems.

Tempress “Tee” Solomon, of Tampa, was installed recently as the first president of the Fl State Coalition of NCNW Inc.

     “This city, not only is not safe for Black people, but the city officials, they’ll say one thing and do another and we just want people to be aware of that and to continue to organize,” said Hana Abdur-Rahim, the co-executive director of Central Ohio Freedom Fund, according to the Columbus Dispatch.