Author: Carma Henry

The Our Fund Foundation announced it will award a total of $370,00 in grants through its 2025 Arts & Culture Fund to support 19 organizations and LGBTQ+-specific projects in Broward and Miami-Dade counties that inspire creativity, foster belonging and strengthen community through shared experiences.

Black Alphabet and South Florida Black Pride announced today the Shades of Black Film Showcase, featuring an unforgettable evening of films that highlight powerful stories of identity, resilience, and joy in the Black LGBTQ+ community. The event will take place on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Victory Black Box Theater at L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center (1409 Sistrunk Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale) as part of South Florida Black Pride. A live post-screening conversation will dive deeper into themes of representation and healing.

       The ancestors are speaking, and this time, they are not whispering. They are roaring through the corridors of power, rattling the bones of empires, and calling the world to account. On September 25, 2025, at the United Nations General Assembly, the earth itself seemed to pause as African leaders stood together, not as beggars, not as former colonies, but as the original stewards of civilization, demanding justice. Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, declared that the Transatlantic Slave Trade was “the greatest crime against humanity,” and announced a formal motion for reparative justice on behalf of Africans and their descendants around the world. He said it plainly and powerfully: “Reparatory justice is not about pity. It is about recognition, responsibility, and restitution.” And in that moment, you could almost hear the applause of the ancestors, the ones who were stolen, silenced, and buried in unmarked graves, rising to bear witness. Because this was not just a speech it was a summoning.

       Local outlet Caribbean National Weekly reported that her relatives found her unresponsive in her apartment on September 23. Police are treating the case as a suspected suicide.

   Many of you are familiar with inspirational and aspirational aphorisms such as “ If you can conceive it, you can achieve it” or “Where there is a will, there is a way “ or  “failure is not an option “ or “ The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. These simplistic, motivational phrases instill in highly successful people that with the proper mental approach, no obstacles are too difficult or insurmountable.

       Police responded to a call on the night of April 12 that Lacy had discharged a firearm in Houston and fled the scene, ESPN reported. After a official pursuit, Lacy was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his car. The athlete reportedly took his own life at the age of 24.

Is There A Ceiling To What College And Professional Athletes Make These Days?

       It’s a battle soaked in SWAC tradition, a contest with division title implications, and a nationally televised showcase for two of the league’s top programs.

      The World Food Programme (WFP) warned Thursday that escalating gang violence in Haiti’s capital is crippling humanitarian access, worsening hunger, and forcing the agency to slash food rations and suspend life-saving programmes amid a severe funding crisis.

Trump drew attention at Quantico Marine Corps Base when he told top military leaders there are “two N-words” that cannot be used. He also joked about firing generals, praised U.S. nuclear power, and boasted about peace efforts abroad.