Author: Carma Henry

     Not long ago, I was in a conversation with someone, and they said something that stuck with me: “All snakes don’t hiss, they fist bump nowadays.” At first, I laughed. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized they were speaking straight facts.

     Janai Nelson, a longtime civil rights attorney, was the woman who argued on behalf of Black voters and what is left of the VRA in Louisiana v. Callais. It was Nelson’s first case before the Supreme Court, marking a historic day for the UCLA School of Law-educated lawyer.

     In our community, family means everything. It’s the bond that carries us through challenges, the love that comforts us, and the commitment that strengthens us. For many of us, pets are part of that family story. A loyal dog guarding the front porch or a gentle cat warming our lap is more than companionship—it’s family. And just like any family member, they deserve care, protection, and love.

       The American Cancer Society released new statistics showing a marginal decrease in the mortality rate. Although Black women have about 5 percent lower incidence of breast cancer, their mortality rate is roughly 38 percent higher.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their experiences in the first 1,000 days of life.

   Racism is not innate—it is a learned behavior sustained by social, psychological, and economic rewards. Though neuroscience focuses on the trauma racism inflicts upon its victims, it rarely examines the hidden gratification it gives its perpetrators. The truth is stark: racism endures because it delivers pleasure—feelings of power, belonging, and superiority that activate the same dopamine-driven reward circuits as other addictive behaviors.

        Speaking with democracy activists recently from Hungary and Poland, former President Barack Obama warned about the “rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe,” even in countries once believed unsusceptible to an erosion of liberties.

 Double standards have always been a part of the culture but it has now reached that category of Ridiculousness!

   Let me go back a few centuries. Centuries before the days of slavery, people of African ancestry had benevolent leaders who believed in unity and harmony. We loved to live in unity and harmony. We loved to sing and dance.

We’ve Crossed the First Tipping Point. All of America Will Pay the Price.