“The House of Representatives cannot effectively create public policy that benefits all Americans if the people making policy decisions do not look like America,” — Spencer Over-ton, President of the Joint Center Black Talent Initiative.
Author: Carma Henry
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City of Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert is challenging his City to get active, fit and healthy together by joining the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge! Residents are invited to attend the kick-off event.
The atmosphere remained colorful, festive and exciting with song, visual entertainment and the taste of Haitian cuisine.
The Cure Sickle Cell Initiative seeks to develop cures for a far broader group of individuals with the disease, and it is initially focusing on gene therapies that modify the patient’s own hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which make red and other blood cells.
Two congressmen from Florida—Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Democrat U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings—have revised their proposal to ban the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption.
The weeklong event also celebrated a power shift sweeping the nation: Black women are leading voter drives, running for office and winning. “We know that Black women have changed the world and continue to do that through our activism,” said Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever.
One week before iconic comedian Bill Cosby faces sentencing in his assault case and just a week after defense attorneys filed a motion asking for Judge Steven T. O’Neill to recuse himself, Camille Cosby arrived in Harrisburg, Pa., seeking relief.
During September – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – Men’s Health Network is urging men to talk to their healthcare providers about prostate cancer.
Hurricane Trump, Season 2
“By refusing to join with an overwhelming majority of his colleagues to protect women against gendered violence and fund vital programs that offer key support services to victims, DeSantis showed his true colors – and why he is unfit to serve as Florida’s next governor.” U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, (D-FL)