Author: Carma Henry

   Real Talk for Women was a powerful and unforgettable gathering where over 125 dynamic women came together to reclaim their health through honest conversations, shared wisdom, and mutual empowerment. 

In observance of National Trauma Survivors Day, Broward Health hosted a heartfelt celebration to honor trauma patients, emergency medical teams and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) partners.

       The Lumipulse blood test became the first “in vitro diagnostic device” to be endorsed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which cleared it earlier this month as a new tool in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.

        The Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) will hold its 56th Annual International Convention on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach from July 30 to Aug. 3.

       Now I may be some dumb but I aint plum dumb ain’t nobody giving up that kind of money or gift without expecting something.

       In hard times, people look for answers. The decimation of American manufacturing starting in the 1990s with trade agreements like NAFTA led to decades of downward economic mobility for working families. That creates ripe conditions for demagogues to come out of the woodwork offering an easy answer for people’s pain. And if history teaches us anything, that answer is usually someone else to blame.

       This was the United States in 1850 when Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, legislation requiring that all escaped slaves be returned to the slave-owner and that officials and citizens in free states must cooperate. Aiding or harboring a slave meant prison and steep fines. Habeas Corpus was suspended under this law. Citizens were required to return a runaway slave to the chains of bondage or face the wrath of the federal courts.  

       You know, value everything, including the disposables of life. I guess I’ve always had this wacky inner protest going on, not against order and cleanliness per se, but against the clank of the trash can: “throwing stuff away,” then assuming it’s permanently gone from our universe, rather than floating in a river somewhere or buried in a landfill.

  Let us be clear: this is not about law enforcement. It’s about power—who holds it, who questions it, and who gets punished for doing so. These charges are not rooted in justice; they are rooted in retaliation. This administration is sending a message: that when Black women lead with integrity and courage, they will be met not with respect, but with resistance and reprisal.

    There exists a gross misperception that local mental health agencies and churches will take care of those people with mental health issues or disabilities. Taos is blessed to have multiple human service agencies, but they all have limited funds, space, personnel and resources. A few churches provide weekly food banks, will cover a single utility bill, or give free clothing. These gestures, while helpful and authentic, are paltry in contrast with the extremely challenging, occasionally dire, circumstances some of these people face. Many of my clients receive SSI, SSDI, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, EBT (food stamps), Public Housing or Section 8 housing. These are a critical safety net in many cases, and not easy to come by.