Author: Carma Henry

Miami Times Dominates 2018 NNPA Foundation Merit Awards

  Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Alexander issued a proclamation declaring “Black Press of America Week” in the waterfront city in Southeastern Virginia, kicking off the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) annual convention at a welcome reception at the Chrysler Museum.

      When one explores the average cost of post-secondary education, it can potentially cause an upset stomach. Despite these concerns, there has been a group of men who consistently attempted to help relieve the pressures of financing some of Broward County deserving students in fulfilling their dreams and goals of receiving a post-secondary education.

     Black girl magic was in full effect earlier this month when Mareena Robinson Snowden became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT in Nuclear Engineering.

Recently, the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program (NDIP) welcomed its largest class since its inception in 2000. The 2018 NDIP class consists of more than 30 of the top students re-presenting Colleges and Universities across the country. Amongst those selected is Nealyn Lea, a native of Daytona Beach, Florida.

AME Church and Black Banks Launch New Partnership for Black Wealth

The two brothers who were born 11 minutes apart, Malik and Miles George, went to Woodbridge High. They both scored excellently on their SATs and were both named valedictorians of their graduating class. Because of their good work, they will both be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on scholarship.

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The Devil and the Babies

Recently, in an article captioned, Turnaround office to begin work with failing Richmond County schools, the Augusta Chronicle reported, “Georgia Department of Education Chief Turn-around Officer Eric Thomas confirmed that his office has been invited by Richmond County School Superintendent Angela Pringle to begin work with some of the district’s 13 chronic-ally failing schools when the school year begins in August.”