Author: Carma Henry

     “They don’t have culturally competent messages for us,” Karenga said, claiming that at least 46 percent of coronavirus victims are Black. “Even though Black people are in the emerging hot zones… Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, New Orleans…we lack the ethnic data. Who’s tested positive? Who has died? We don’t have any of that.”

On that Friday, March 27th, things took a drastic turn for the worse, as it relates to my health. I began to cough, and what I thought would be regular phlegm coming out, turned out to be a significant amount of bright red blood. As this continued to happen, I made the decision to call Dr. Varon and share my update. After hearing my status, Dr. Varon implored me to come to the UMMC Emergency Room (ER) immediately, which I prepared to do. Before I got off the phone with him, however, he hit me with the update I was anxious to finally receive, but with some news I was definitely hoping and praying not to hear. Dr. Varon informed me that I had tested “POSITIVE” for the Coronavirus.

Under the leadership of Broward County Library Director Kelvin Watson, Florida Library Association’s 2019 Librarian of the Year, Broward County Library (BCL) and its programs and staff recently earned local, statewide and national recognition, including being named the 2020 Library of the Year by the Florida Library Association (FLA).

Federal data has already confirmed that most of the deadly victims of COVID-19 in the United States are African American. However, many news reports are failing to report that many of those who have died from the virus were also denied tests. In fact, some were denied a test multiple times. Here are six cases:

     The brothers of the Zeta Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, have been hard at work exemplifying their cardinal principles of Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift.  Through multiple activities throughout the county, brothers have sponsored, facilitated or participated in food drives, uplift projects and mentoring activities for youth, families, fathers and the community. 

For Trump, It’s Mission Accomplished

     Georgia HateCrime Bill, HB 426, is like politicians placing flowers on the graves of Blacks murdered by racists while emboldening racists to keep murdering Blacks.

Reaching at risk Black People

Presidential Fortitude

      There are very few statistics in America on how many Black people have died as a result of the coronavirus. There is a high chance everyone knows someone who has died. Everyone is walking around with a broken heart, and dying will become a part of living during the pandemic epidemic. Everything that is bad comes to Blacks first in disproportional numbers. Our healthcare outcomes are the worst in the country, which is no surprise. In addition to all of that, recently more police and white men are using Black people as target practice.