Author: Carma Henry

Anti-American, anti-truth White House

Lock him up! Lock him up! The Flipper regime

In response to reports on Wednesday that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering allowing federal funding to be used to purchase guns for teachers, the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence strongly opposes this dangerous and misguided proposal.

A Louisiana trial court yesterday granted class-action status to a lawsuit that challenges the state’s broken public defense system, creating a path for system-wide reforms for people in need of appointed counsel.  The case, Allen et. al. v. Bel Edwards et. al, is set to go to trial in January.

       Each year, on Aug. 23, the United Nations hosts an International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition to remind the world of the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade.

     The National Academy of Engineering has 83 new members this year, including a rare three African Americans who are scheduled to be inducted in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 30.

MLB Officials Increase Diversity Efforts

“John McCain”

Why Democrats Might Not Wi in 2018

President Trump has been in office for 585 days depending when you read this article. Many conservatives and Republicans believe that he is doing a good job, and in an interview he gave himself a grade of “A+.” With 40% of Americans supporting the president’s policies and talking points, America is extremely divided, so he may be right to them.