Author: Carma Henry

     The Florida Education Association‘s (FEA) Human and Civil Rights Committee recently presented Mr. Mike D. Payne, from the International Longshoremen’s Association with the prestigious “Cesar Chavez Action & Commitment Award” during their “Evening of Inspiration and Celebration Event in Orlando, Florida.

  Dr. Sherrie Poitier-Liscombe is a 23-year veteran of Broward County Public Schools, BCPS who has worked with every level student from Elementary to Community School and has expansive knowledge in inspiring at-risk youth to reach their full potential. This beacon of light has been blessed with a supernatural gift of speaking hope into disenfranchised youth.

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Medgar Wiley Evers was one of Mississippi’s most impassioned activists, orators, and visionaries for equality and against brutality.

     Hosted by the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center, a nonprofit founded by a bipartisan group of African American leaders from across the country who advocate for criminal justice reform, the event includes a host of Democratic presidential hopefuls, local officials, and other stakeholders.

     Delaware could soon see its first African American justice on the state Supreme Court.  Gov. John Carney nominated Associate Justice Collins Seitz to be the state’s next Chief Justice.      

     I had the pleasure of interviewing Randy Corinthian. Randy has been an active musician for over 20 years. As CEO of RC music group, Randy holds degrees from Florida A&M University and Florida State University. He’s performed alongside many notables including Rhonda Rawls and Rodney Kendrick, Gerald Albright, Bobby Caldwell, Ellis Marsalis, Marilynn Butler and Alex Bugnon. He currently serves as adjunct professor of music at Broward College in Davie Florida and maintains an active schedule, performing a wide variety of musical styles.

Rayfield Family Literacy, Inc. (RFL), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the care of the developmentally and physically disabled, hosted its first annual Cookout “Field Day” for the city of Hollywood and its residents on Saturday, October 19, 2019.

      The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Marching “100” Band has been selected to perform at the 2020 Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase in Atlanta.

    On October 28, 2019, I attended A Crucial Town Hall Meeting focused on Lessons From the Past.  It specifically addressed a blueprint for a more productive future in education and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).