Author: Carma Henry

     Garth Coleridge Reeves Sr. was one of the original Old Timers. Before he died Nov. 25, Reeves was the group’s oldest and longest member. He was 100 years old before he succumbed to pneumonia. His next birthday would have been Feb. 12. He had one employer apart from the U.S. military – The Miami Times. He was its publisher and he used the newspaper as his bully pulpit to beat down injustice and elevate Black people.

     In 1995, Boone became the first Black woman hired by Portland Fire & Rescue. Though there have been barriers she’s had to overcome, Boone said, she fell in love with the camaraderie of the fire bureau and helping make Portland better.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Rho Omega Chapter’s President Jeannie B. Floyd was informed that there were several chapter members whose families lost everything after the destruction of the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. This was the worst natural disaster to ever hit the Bahamas.

Thanksgiving is about coming together as a community — and KOP Mentoring Network (KOPMN) is all about kids and community, the Delray Beach-based nonprofit organization joined the City of Delray Beach Community Improvement Department and its community partners recently to celebrate a free Thanksgiving turkey giveaway at Atlantic High School

     Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA) presents Building a Feminist Archive: Cuban Women Photographers in the US; an exhibition that features ten women artists whose works in photography provide a glimpse into diverse histories of migration, community, activism and resistance.

The Coop and The Loop

     Thanksgiving is a family tradition and rituals designed to spread warmth and love to family members and friends who have not been seen for months and years. A time to catch up with family members’ health, their new jobs, who is in college, new babies, and just to share.  Everyone has a special dish to prepare, and everyone comes back for seconds and thirds.

      Psychologists agree being rejected can incite negative feelings and emotions. This could explain the on-air unhinged criticisms of Sheriff Richard Roundtree by Augusta, Georgia radio host Austin Rhodes.

Thanksgiving in spite of it all

African Americans carry to this day the scars of one of the darkest periods in our nation’s history during which racist whites hung innocent Black people for sport. Making an analogy between a hate crime and our constitutional duty to investigate his flagrant abuse of power is a clear example of how unsuited this man is to lead our nation. Those who have tried to whitewash this despicable remark or do not condemn it should hang their heads in shame for they are just as reprehensible. It has been heartening to witness Republican lawmakers hold Trump accountable for his recent actions in the Middle East and effort to shake down Ukraine’s president.