Author: Carma Henry

     If there is one thing you should not do: don’t tell him what he can’t do.  Don’t tell him he can’t attend one of the most prestigious schools in Florida and arguably the United States, because he did, the University of Florida in Gainesville.  He accomplished this by doing something very few young Black men will do – he turned down football scholarships in favor of pursuing academics at the University of Florida.

GLADYS H. KEITH, the eldest daughter of the late Reverend Roosevelt Hardy, Sr. and Dorothy M. Brown Hardy, has been selected to receive the U.S. Minority Development Agency (MBDA) Access to Capital Award. Gladys was a high school cheerleader and homecoming queen. She received her Bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Miami.

In a continuing campaign to weaken civil rights protections, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new rule that would gut key protections under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The Act’s disparate impact standard has been used for nearly 50 years to challenge the systemic discrimination that pervades housing, lending, insurance, and other financial institutions. The gutting of this rule comes on the heels of attempts to destroy other important requirements under the FHA. National Consumer Law Center advocates call on HUD to immediately rescind the new rule and restore key civil rights protections.

A Look Into: Black Independent Filmmaking by Mann Robinson is a guide to succeeding in the world of filmmaking. If after watching a movie, you have ever wondered about creating a movie yourself, or have thought of bringing your imagination to reality via filmmaking, Mann Robinson is the person for you.

It’s not just that Black men get killed – it’s also that Black families are strained by Black men’s daily encounters with cops.

The longest continuously operating Black-owned investment banking firm in the country, Blaylock Van, LLC, is helping more investment managers, pension funds, and companies interested in diversifying their inclusion of Black- and women-owned firms in the wake of the global pandemic. With offices in eight markets from coast to coast, Blaylock Van’s services include public finance, corporate banking, debt and equity, sales and trading, structured finance, research, and more.

     Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., addressed the inaugural session of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA)  Mayors’ Institute for Racial and Economic Justice, an initiative launched to train Black mayors.

R.H. Boyd, since 1896, has published Sunday School books, church hymnals, Vacation Bible School marketing materials and study guides for the nation’s 8.5 million African American Baptists. Boyd Publishing is one of two independently Black-owned publishing companies that produces and prints Christian inspirational resources for African American churches and communities across the country.

     Welcome to a three part series on ‘Is My House On Fire?’ Getting insured during a pandemic. In part one we will cover Does being in a pandemic affect my ability to get quality and affordable coverage.

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