Author: Carma Henry

     The annual Turkey Giveaway will take place Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038.  During the drive-through event, 4,000 families will each receive one free turkey – over $100,000 in donations sponsored by 1-800TruckWreck.

       Have an arrest record in Broward County? Now’s your chance to take a major step toward a fresh start. The Broward State Attorney’s Office is hosting a FREE Arrest Sealing and Expungement Workshop on Friday, November 14, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Broward County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Jury Room #03320, located at 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.

       Henniyah, Helaina, and Henri Rivers, 18-year-old triplets, are hoping to represent Jamaica in alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. If they qualify, they would become the first triplets to compete in the same Winter Games and potentially the first Jamaicans to medal in alpine skiing.

Job seekers across Broward County are invited to take part in the Pathway to Success Community Job Fair, a two-day event designed to connect residents with immediate employment opportunities and essential career resources.

       As members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. across the world celebrate Achievement Week (November 10–17, 2025) and prepare to honor Founders Day on November 17, we pause to reflect on the legacy of four men whose vision changed the course of history: Brothers Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper, Frank Coleman, and Ernest Everett Just.

       In this season of life, I’m choosing to lead with kindness, not ego. To give without expecting credit. To love without needing an audience. Because at the end of the day, our legacies won’t be measured by titles or trophies; it’ll be measured by the lives we’ve touched and the hearts we’ve lifted.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The United Nations reports that Hurricane Melissa has scattered nearly 5 million tons of debris across Western Jamaica, hindering crews from delivering aid and restoring critical services promptly.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe that can only be described as state-engineered cruelty.

         So, why would a lender give a Local Liability Company (LLC) that had a less than 550 credit score $1   For a good reason. Sator Investments, LLC., had “acquired” the deed for the Elks Lodge #652 at 712 NW 2nd Street, at the edge of Fort Lauderdale’s booming downtown, and gentrification of surrounding areas. Kevin Eutsey, representing Sator, got enough Elks Lodge leaders to ink a fuzzy deed deal because the Lodge was up tight for funds to upgrade the deteriorating property.

Kenneth Smith Jr. was nominated for Minister of Music/Pastor of Worship of the Year by Founder & C.E.O. of Florida Gospel Music Awards, Jorad L. Holmes. Your votes counted and he won the Award! ! The Award Ceremony was held October 4, 2025 in Tampa, Florida.