Author: Carma Henry

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Her refusal, a rare and powerful act of public accountability, represents perhaps the most pointed backlash yet from within the convicted Jan. 6 ranks.

       Harvard University will relinquish ownership of the earliest known photographs of enslaved people as part of a historic legal settlement announced Wednesday by nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

   Most data shows that depression impacts fewer Black Americans than white or Latino people. Depression among Black people is 6.7%, while among white people, it is 8.9% and Native Americans 11.2%, the National Institute of Mental Health reported in October. But that data is influenced by a number of factors:

        The slaughter goes on, usually in the name of war, which reduces human life to, at best, a strategic abstraction. Dead civilians – dead children – are collateral damage, which means they’re nothing at all. 

        When ICE and other agencies began arresting, detaining, and deporting immigrants this past January under orders from Donald Trump, unions stepped up to support immigrant workers. They called for the release of workers detained and imprisoned without due process, offered know-your-rights workshops and legal assistance, accompanied workers to their ICE check-ins, and gave public displays of solidarity, such as the May Day marches this year.

       Fire has always helped shape our forests, especially in the West. But those forests have evolved around natural frequencies and intensities of fires. What we are seeing now is new. This early-season smoke is a stark reminder that fire season is no longer confined to the West or wild areas, and more intense and longer-lasting fire seasons are the new normal.

       Let’s talk about the retirement panic that has folk hitting the Social Security button faster than folks rush to buy Beyoncé tickets. People are claiming Social Security at 62 like the system is about to disappear overnight. All this stress over “What if it runs out?” has folks locking in the smallest Social Security checks of their life, all in the name of FEAR.

   A new study finds that while Black voters remain overwhelmingly loyal to the Democratic Party, Black Christians are notably more socially conservative than other Democratic voters.

        Florida A&M University has selected Charter telecommunications executive Marva Johnson as its 13th president, a decision that comes after weeks of controversy, emotional testimony, and deep concern from many students, supporters, alumni, and faculty.

        Marva Johnson’s path to the presidency of Florida A&M University was dealt a significant blow Friday.  The FAMU Foundation, responsible for supplementing presidential salaries, took no action on Johnson’s salary. By a unanimous vote, the Finance Committee tabled budgeting for the salary that could top out at $750,000,00 a year.  That came after members voiced numerous concerns over their fiduciary responsibilities to students and priorities that ranked above and beyond Johnson’s salary.