Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of the Environment will host the 2019 EnergyWaterFoodNexus International Summit, November 6-8, in the Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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It’s flu season again and it’s time to be flu safe. Did you know the flu can be especially dangerous for young children, the elderly and people with certain medical conditions
Going to College – earning a bachelor’s degree is one of the most important symbols of success in our culture. The demands of earning a degree prepare young adults for the responsibilities of adulthood and grooms them for the role of being productive citizens. Attending college is considered the logical move after graduating high school, a necessary step in the march towards social and financial independence. This belief is so ingrained in our society that to deviate from this path is deemed a missed opportunity and a waste of potential. The college degree is considered the best road to financial and social success.
With this Sunday’s lost, the Dolphins now fall to 0-4 for the season. The Chargers came into the game at 1-2, which gave the Dolphins a chance to get their first win of the season. It was a close first half, but then all hell broke loose in the second half.
Across America, the statistics are sobering for Black women. African American women are more likely to have late-stage breast cancer compared to white women. The odds get worse for Black women who are living in areas where poverty rates are high. Study after study bears out these grim statistics.
Marco and his 10-year-old son, Troy, rose early on Saturday to spend all day together. “The early bird catches the worm,” Marco would always say.
If you follow Stephanie on Twitter, then you know she does not bite her tongue. She reminded me that she was and will always be a Brooklyn girl. “It is unfortunate that we have some African American who do not know their worth. I know my worth and it does not require that I withhold speaking truth and biting my tongue.”
Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) advances its community initiatives with the launch of its website and public repository.
While the Mueller investigation dragged on for the first two years of President Trump’s time in office, it turned up nothing damning enough to warrant impeachment. But a phone call Trump had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky just two months ago and a whistleblower complaint regarding it have even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — who had previously held out on supporting a formal impeachment inquiry — changing her mind.
What one does for his fellow man often leaves an unmistakable, indelible imprint on community, society and the world. So it is with Coach Johnny Alexander, who was honored Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Westin Hotel in Fort Lauderdale by the Eta Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Pompano Beach, Florida as its third Lifetime Achievement Award recipient following in the footsteps of previous honorees – former Blanche Ely principal James L. Jones and legendary St. Thomas Aquinas football coach/athletic director George Smith.