Author: Carma Henry

In a moment steeped in legacy and renewal, Florida Memorial University (FMU) and the St. Johns County Government will officially sign a historic lease agreement that paves the way for Florida’s first Black History Museum — to be built on the sacred ground where the university was founded.

Our family was so very blessed to have had you, James Robert Williams Sr., a true force to be reckoned with.

NAACP Fort Lauderdale/Broward Branch Membership Chair Alice Hughes, representing New Era Lodge No. 69 /G, joined forces with the Ujima Men’s Collective and the NAACP Fort Lauderdale/Broward Branch to host an impactful community conversation with Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick on the state of our nation and the government shutdown.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There is a tragedy that runs through the name Jackson—not the tragedy of loss alone, but of transformation

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   One of the best Canes sprinters ever, Wimbley rewrote the Miami and ACC record books. The superstar closed her ACC career with eight 200m titles, seven 400m titles, three 4x100m titles and five 4x400m titles. She also owns six school records, four ACC records and six ACC Championship records. Wimbley was outstanding at the

    We must begin at home for fear of being hung in effigy by the Rattler faithful. FAMU had the highest rated homecoming attendance wise, proving the loyalty, love and commitment of the myriad alumni from every corner of America. In defeating the Alcorn State University Braves, they won a conference game, pleasing the passionate Rattler following who had expressed palpable trepidation about the game’s outcome based on previous performances.

       The word used to describe the heart and soul of every note tells a story. Held in the hands of a young musician, a violin suddenly becomes more than an instrument — it can become a key. A key to confidence, creativity, and an obtainable future. That is what the Black Violin Foundation has been developing for years: doors where there used to be walls, and music where there used to be silence.

  As Halloween nears, beware of phantom energy. These “energy phantoms or vampires” are devices that are seemingly turned off but are still plugged in and drawing power. This can account for 5-10% of the average household’s energy usage and have a real impact on your wallet over time.

       Antonio Sweeney relied on a mix of private and school scholarships, plus a federal Pell Grant for low income students, to pay for his first two years at his dream school, Morehouse College, in Atlanta, the alma mater of Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) and Martin Luther King Jr. But by junior year, most of the outside scholarship money was used up and he had taken on so many activities–from serving as class president to running his own side businesses–that he hadn’t earned enough credits to keep his Morehouse academic scholarship. He filled the gap that year by taking out federal and private student loans. Now, in his senior year, his mother has come to the rescue–she borrowed $24,419 this fall from the federal Parent Plus program and plans to tap a similar amount for the spring semester. “We’re almost at the finish line and if this is what needed to be done for him to complete his education, then as a parent, I’m willing to do it,’’ says Sylvia Tripplett, a Flint, Michigan special education teacher still paying off her own student loans.