BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Trust in America’s mainstream media has fallen to its lowest level on record. Gallup reports that only 28 percent of adults say they have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in newspapers, television, and radio to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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The 2025 Black Achievers Awards will honor exceptional individuals who have made lasting contributions in arts and culture, business, community service, and education.
Nearly 50 longtime members filed a lawsuit on September 23, 2025, against Rev. Dr. Ezra L. Tillman, Jr. and the church’s Board of Deacons, alleging financial misconduct and violations of Piney Grove’s constitution.
Coconut Palm K-8 Academy in Homestead transformed its STEM education after winning an FPL STEM Classroom Makeover Grant for the 2024-25 school year. The school created an innovative hydroponics lab where students engage with sustainable agriculture technology, exploring hands-on learning opportunities that connect to future careers in environmental science and agricultural innovation.
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to give God the leftovers of your life? The prayers you utter while rushing out the door, the quiet thanks whispered between texts and emails, the small pieces of attention left over after a busy day. We wouldn’t serve guests yesterday’s cold food and call it a meal, so why would we offer God anything less than our best? He deserves the main course of our hearts, fresh, intentional, and overflowing with love.
Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, Sr., epitomized the definition of an influencer. His tenure as the president of Florida A&M University was a whirlwind of academic, social, and civil rights progress that would come to define Black exceptionalism. He singlehandedly dismantled the stereotypes surrounding Historically Black Colleges and Universities while elevating academic standards, equipping thousands of students with the tools to succeed in the world. While the Fred Humphries “Golden Era” will be hard to duplicate, his statue is a fitting reminder that “Excellence with Caring” is not a symbol; it is a mandate to stay in the fight to preserve the legacy.
The Florida chapter of the national Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association’s goal is to educate and train Black Florida ranchers and farmers on the latest techniques of farming for economic improvement and self-independence for economic improvement and self-independence, while promoting and marketing their products and providing cultural fellowship.
“If the Democrats were so concerned about this when Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer were running Congress, they could have made them permanent,” Donalds said on “The Evening Edit” regarding the Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed the Rev. Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop Saturday, a landmark moment for the predominantly white denomination.
From a humble beginning in a bush harbor in 1925 to a thriving ministry at the heart of Fort Lauderdale’s historic Sistrunk corridor, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating 100 years of faith, fellowship, and service.