Author: Carma Henry

The Dangerous Consequences of Bias

As we weather the COVID-19 pandemic together, U.S. Bank is here to help. We have developed a single site full of online resources where customers can go to find helpful information regarding their financial needs. Through this online resource and other partnerships, U.S. Bank aims to provide simple, clear information to help individuals and small businesses get through the pandemic and tangible financial assistance to support our communities.

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Campaign, Muslim Advocates, NAACP, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, along with 110 additional organizations committed to racial justice and civil rights, called on the U.S. Department of Justice to open a full and thorough hate crimes investigation into the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The groups also called on the DOJ to conduct a federal civil rights pattern or practice investigation into the local district attorneys, as well as the Glynn County Police Department, for systemic constitutional abuses.

Soul singer Betty Wright has died from cancer, according to reports from multiple media outlets.

    We cannot predict the future. But we can create it. This quote was delivered by Ilya Prigogine who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977. We as a people stand in the doorway of no return and this is not our first time.

As the entire world continues to feel the impacts of COVID-19, my office and I are hard at work to put Floridians first, including the needs of workers, families, and small businesses. As we end National Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week, I am so grateful for the dedication and professionalism nurses and teachers, and all essential workers, who are working harder than ever during this crisis to support our communities’ needs.

However, we, as African Americans, have to take extra precautions because we are being affected at a disproportionate rate by the virus.

     May Week is a national program of Delta Sigma Theta that was created in 1920 to highlight academic achievements and to emphasize the importance of higher education in the Black community. This year, the program will be a virtual red-carpet event because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Florida Medical Center welcomes our families back

After Mae Jo Fulton’s 100th Birthday some of her family members went to the Social Security Office and found out a mistake was made with the birth day dated May 12, 1918, which was incorrect. Her correct birthday is May 12, 1917 which makes her now 103 years old. Happy 103rd Birthday!!!