Author: Carma Henry

     In the fantasy of white supremacy, the FBI spent millions in time and treasure to plant false evidence of Communist influence on Martin Luther King — while in reality, Russians today are using the racial tension in American to incite violence and paralyze our society, while they work towards global dominance.

     Dyer and Mina “supported, justified, condoned, and otherwise ratified” the officers’ actions through the agency’s use of force policy and failing to discipline officers for such incidents, the suit claims. Excessive force was the policy that Mayor Dyer and Chief Mina condoned in the Orlando Police Department, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation “covered up” the Departments’ actions.    

Months after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam came under fire for the racist images on his yearbook page from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1984; he remains in office, a battered and chastised, public figure. But maybe this isn’t a bad thing.

     Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis will lead a delegation of community leaders on a trade and cultural mission to Israel from June 8-17. The group will focus on investigating infrastructure, security, and environmental issues that could benefit our community and establishing connections with potential business investors. Another aspect will be strengthening relationships with officials in the Israeli government, business, and education sectors.

The race war in America

     Kahlil Green is a junior and a native of Montgomery County, Md. He made history earlier this month when his classmates elected him head of the Yale College Council, the student body organization founded in 1972 to address undergraduate concerns and campus issues at the university.

Marnel Jean, of the Miami-Dade North High School High Tech Program, today won The Able Trust’s South Florida Regional of its Jeannie Amendola Speech & Research Competition. Marnel will move on to compete with the other regional winners in the state finals on June 21, 2019, in Orlando, Fla., and will be judged by The Able Trust Board of Directors.

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Caught Between A Rock and A Hard Place

     Now, after the forces of gentrification tried to come for the city’s signature go-go music, its sights have been set on one Black-owned bookstore located in a historic African American neighborhood, where its downfall could deal a crushing blow to the city’s Black residents.