Author: Carma Henry

     President Trump watched Fox News coverage of riotous protests in Portland, Oregon, and thought: I’ll do something about that. I’ll help out that city, send in the National Guard, and restore law-and-order.

   It was mid-May and Pérez, a Venezuelan mother of two, couldn’t survive on her own in Chicago anymore. She’d been relying on charity for food and shelter ever since her partner had been detained by immigration authorities after a traffic stop earlier in the year.

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Dorothy Mangurian Comprehensive Women’s Center at Holy Cross HealthPlex, Holy Cross Health Foundation hosted a Women’s Wellness Brunch on Friday, Oct. 3. The event brought together community leaders, physicians and supporters to raise funds for state-of-the-art mammography units that will expand access

      Some National Guard members ordered to Illinois by President Donald Trump now are protecting federal property near Chicago ahead of a Thursday court hearing on their deployment.

 BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — With the federal government shutdown grinding on, the nation’s economic picture is collapsing into silence and uncertainty.

     The U.S. Agriculture Department issued a public health alert for the meals, which were produced by FreshRealm, the San Clemente, California-based company linked to an expanding listeria outbreak tied to heat-and-eat pasta meals.

The President Donald Trump administration announced that two million undocumented immigrants have been deported or self-deported in the first eight months into his second non-consecutive term.

      Florida A&M University announces the appointment of Michael Smith, associate vice president for finance and administration, to serve as interim director of Athletics, effective Monday, Oct. 6.

     The partial shutdown of the federal government has led to the closure of one of Atlanta’s most significant civil rights landmarks — the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park — leaving visitors disheartened after traveling from across the country.

      Bethune-Cookman quarterback Cam’Ron Ransom continues to make a statement in the SWAC.