Author: Carma Henry

When Did African Americans Actually Get the Right to Vote

The founding Charity Ladies were pioneers, women, who along with their husbands, purchased plots of land in Carver Ranches, which included the Hyde Park section  first developed by the Veteran Administration to provide veteran housing for their families within the Carver Ranches.

 The City of North Miami’s 2020 Black History Month Celebration will conclude at The Rap UP, the official NoMi Music Fest After Party. The Rap UP will take place Saturday, Feb. 29, at 10 p.m. at the NoMi Red Garden, 12351 N.W. Seventh Ave, North Miami.

The City of Miramar’s Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis will host the Afro Carib Festival at the Miramar Amphitheater, 16801 Miramar Parkway on Saturday, Feb. 29 from 6 to 11 p.m. This signature event is part of a month-long celebration of Black History Month.

     The Haitian American Chamber of Commerce (HAAMCC) is proud to present internationally known folksinger, TiCorn, in concert with BélO on Saturday, March 7th 2020, at 7  p.m. The concert will be held at the NSU Art Museum 1 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Fla., and tickets are at $30 and available at Eventbrite.

     For some time, concerns about Parchman have rankled inmates, family members, and others, including hip-hop superstar Jay-Z who is suing the state demanding better conditions at the prison. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, and others, have lobbied for officials to shut down the controversial prison. The conditions at Parchman, which once was a plantation that contained hundreds of slaves, were highlighted in January when cell phone video made its way to the internet displaying a cache of problems.

       My great grandmother Jennie (Patton) Farmer Williams, 1856-1938, was a former slave in Jefferson County, Florida who became a midwife for 20 years. She was born in December 1856 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was also a member of the Mt. Herman Lodge No. 3517 Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (G.U.O.of O.F.) in Bartow, Polk County, Florida.

Voting Rights in the Early 1960s: “Registering Who They Wanted To”

The Newest False Promises

     Campaigning for the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump promised that, if he was elected, “American worker[s] will finally have a president who will protect them and fight for them.”