Author: Carma Henry

The Gantt Report  By Lucius Gantt       Almost every day someone is “banned” from a social media site. Black religious leaders, Black community activists and even…

Rainbow Pride -> “Love Thy Neighbor”

 Latent guilt, not diminished economic or social well-being, is more likely the cause of rising White mortality.  A March 2017 Brookings article by Ann Case and Sir Angus Deaton, Mortality and Morbidity in the 21st century, suggested the shocking increase in mid-life mortality among White non-Hispanic Americans is primarily caused by “deaths of despair” from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.

This past Tuesday, The FMU Lions announced the rebirth of their football program as they are set to compete in the Sun Conference as members of the National Association of Intercollegiate athletics in 2020.

The Iota Pi Lambda Education Foundation, Inc. (IPLEF) congratulates its 2019 Golden Standard in Education Award (GSEA) Recipients: Ms. Rhonda Y. Williams (Barbara Hawkins Elementary School) – Administrator, Ms. Julie Francis (Miami Shores Elementary School) – Fourth Grade Teacher, and Mrs. Pamela Tiensley-Hall (Herbert Ammons Middle School) – Head Custodian.  Impart to our community partners – Casa Faroy, Target, Massage Envy, Office Depot, and Apple – this year’s GSEA nominees received select gift card prize packages in addition to an award. 

More than 500 guests attended the Broward League of Cities 62nd Annual Gala on May 18, 2019 at Margaritaville Beach Resort in Hollywood, Fla. During the gala, the Broward League of Cities, representing Broward County’s 31 cities and more than 120 associate members, installed Mayor Daniel J. Stermer of Weston as its new president, as well as the 2019-2020 executive committee and board of directors.

In bragging about my mentor, I am always eager to tell people that Suzzette Turnbull is the owner of Uncommon Marketing, an established social media marketing & training firm that brings 20 plus years of business and industry authority. Most recently Turnbull was recognized with the Entrepreneurial Excellence Award and named one of the 100 Most Successful Women in Business. She is a transformational leader and highly sought-after voice of social media marketing and business acumen.

     McBride Masonic Lodge No. 390 was organized and chartered to operate as a subrogated Lodge, May 24, 1914, working under the protection of the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge located at 410 Broad Street, Jacksonville, Florida by the late Grand Master C. H. Henry.

     “This report should serve as a wakeup call to the world. We won’t meet the SDGs with 40% of girls and women living in countries that are failing on gender equality,” said Melinda Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

     According to the history of Juneteenth, on June 19th, 1865 and more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which became official on Jan. 1, 1863, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and slaves were now free.