Author: Carma Henry

“A growing body of social psychological research suggests that information about increasing ethnic diversity can lead white Americans to express greater concerns about their ethnic group’s status and, further, these concerns can have implications for interethnic attitudes as well as political attitudes,” said Dr. Maureen Craig, a WalletHub expert and assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at New York University.

such an important movement can be felled by its own excesses. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, people are immediately rushing to judgment and to punishment of any accused individual — in many cases, without due process

No stranger to the small screen, Russell Hornsby has been delighting fans with powerful performances on top shows like “Gideon’s Crossing” (NBC), “In Treatment” (HBO), “The Affair “(Showtime), “Seven Seconds:” (Netflix) and now “Proven Innocent” (Fox).

Beverly L. Winstead, Esq. made history when she was appointed as Chair of the Tax Division for the Maryland State Bar Association — the first Black woman and person of color to hold the position since the organization was founded in 1896. She’ll serve her first term through fall 2019.

The U.S. Senate has recently passed the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of results for Students (HBCU PARTNERS) Act.

Broward College and Florida Children’s Theatre (FLCT) have teamed up in a new partnership that will increase performance opportunities and student engagement for both organizations.

ArtServe recently spotlighted the rising stars in South Florida’s art community during its annual juried fine art exhibition, ArtBRAVO. Featuring works from 92 artists from more than 40 municipalities in South Florida, ArtBRAVO showcased the region’s top talent and awarded a total of $1,250 in cash prizes.

NAACP Restructures to Advance Advocacy Strategy

Nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump will move forward with a federal lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences, Inc., following a California judge’s ruling upholding pleadings against the company in separate litigation. Crump has announced plans to sue the company over its deliberate actions to put profits ahead of the well-being of patients affected by HIV/AIDS, many of whom are minorities.

     Let us teach our Black daughters and our white daughters about civil rights and activists for freedom during Black History Month. Let us care about women of color. Could the civil rights movement have happened without black women? No, indeed.