Author: Carma Henry

     Because of the work of Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the Evers’ house at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, will now become a national historic landmark. The house where Medgar Evers’ was fatally shot was built in the first planned middle-class subdivision for African Americans in Mississippi after World War II. Thompson has been working on the honor for Evers for over ten years.

“We send our children to school to get an education and learn to be future leaders in the world. We put our tax dollars into public schools, trusting that the institutions will make sure expectations are carried out in a safe environment,” Hudson said. “It’s obvious expectations are not being met in the Penns Grove-Carneys Point School District.”

      After over 30 years in the music business, Tionne Watkins, better known as T-Boz of the legendary, multi-platinum girl group TLC, along with the remaining member, Ronzonda “Chilli” Thomas, finished up their fifth and final studio album, but are still touring to sold-out shows around the world.

     Old Dillard Foundation (ODF) has again been awarded a grant from Funding Arts Broward (FAB!), a non-profit, volunteer-based arts organization committed to preserving and cultivating the arts in Broward County, Florida. The $`5,500 grant will be directly applied to the 2019 Cannonball Adderley Jazz Concert Series.

Local authors and aspiring writers – your time has come! Broward County Library is rolling out BiblioBoard, a new, free service that lets current and future self-published authors create and professionally format their books into digital and print-ready formats.

Cy Emery admits that he was bullied when he was a kid. Once he became a teacher, he had students who had been bullied. His own kids experienced bullying as well. This subject prompted him to write “Hiding in the Light: The Hunt” (published by Xlibris), a young adult, action-adventure, coming of age story about the effects of bullying and the measures one takes to be accepted. 

     “The EACH Woman Act ensures that every woman is empowered to make critical decisions about her own pregnancy – and has coverage for all pregnancy-related health care, including abortion – regardless of her financial situation,”

     During the event, UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax outlined a comprehensive legislative agenda for Congressional members that he said should help level the playing field for the nation’s HBCUs.

     It’s been almost a year since Herenton, who has been elected Memphis mayor five times, declared that he wanted back in. Since then, incumbent Jim Strickland has formally launched his reelection bid. And last week, District 7 Commissioner Tami Sawyer staked her mayoral claim, one that would make her the first woman to serve, if she navigated a path to victory. Lesser-known announced candidates include Pam Moses and Lemichael Wilson.

     On March 27, 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, the officer may not use deadly force to prevent escape unless the officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a threat of death to the officer and others. The use of deadly force without probable cause was held to constitute an unreasonable seizure.