Author: Carma Henry

Each election cycle we hear about the importance of the Black vote. Black voters, particularly, have been the standard-bearers for the Democratic Party. We have carried the tremendous weight and responsibility of upholding our democracy through each and every voting cycle. Yet, we find ourselves inadequately included or represented in the government we’ve worked so tirelessly to support and protect. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is no exception.

On November 18, the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) announced the launch of a comprehensive multi-channel campaign entitled RISE for Rare. This campaign is the first large scale activation of BWHI’s Rare Disease Diversity Coalition that was formed in May 2020. The purpose of the RISE for Rare campaign is to build awareness around the health disparities, specifically with respect to rare disease, that many communities of color face. BWHI, through RISE for Rare, aims to ultimately reduce the time from symptoms to diagnosis, enhance the quality of care and improve health outcomes for patients of color. 

Hardly Any Black People Trust The Covid Vaccines, New Survey Confirms

   In this witty and dramatic large-scale work, the artist interprets Howard Chandler Christy’s  historical painting, Scene at The Signing of the Constitution of the United States.  “It’s about time we re-imagine our own constitutions,” says Renee Cox.

  The Bureau of Prisons then detailed a plan for a new socially responsible residential reentry center in Ward 7 and awarded CORE DC the contract to run the center.

     “What is becoming clear each hour is that record numbers of Americans of all races, faiths and religions chose change over more of the same,  giving us a mandate for action on Covid-19, the economy, climate change, and systemic racism. They made it clear. They want the country to come together, not continue to pull apart,” says President-Elect Biden.

     Dinkins was viewed as a compromise candidate during a time of turmoil in New York. Elected a year after the infamous 1989 “Central Park jogger” incident that led to the wrongful convictions of five Black and Hispanic boys, Dinkins proved to be a cautious and stoic figure who was a competent caretaker of the city, including its many fiscal, social and political challenges. Dinkins’ administration followed that of one of New York City’s most storied politicians, Ed Koch.

      Drew S. Days III, who was the first African American to head the civil rights division of the Justice Department and later became solicitor general under President Bill Clinton, died on Sunday in East Haven, Conn. He was 79.

The rich cultural landscape of Miami’s heritage communities is something that the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Art of Black Miami (AOBM) program has been intentional about promoting. The celebration of the vibrancy of the arts and history within Greater Miami’s diverse neighborhoods is even more poignant this year. AOBM, led by the GMCVB’s Multicultural Tourism & Development Department, creates opportunities to showcase the community’s rich heritage.

     Those were the words of Calvin Royal III in an interview in September. That month, he became the first Black male principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater (ABT) in more than two decades. Desmond Richardson was the ABT’s first Black male principal dancer, who went on to dance with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.