Author: Carma Henry

The Honorable Bob Graham and The Bob Graham Center for Public Service will honor Florida A&M University Trustee Nicole Washington as the “Young Floridian of the Year.” She will receive the award on May 10 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla.

     FAMU students in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Latarence Butts and Daziyah Sullivan, were honored with academic leadership awards at the Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference held in Washington, D.C.  

     Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) Board of Trustees and Interim President Hubert Grimes will launch a nationwide campaign to raise funds for completion of the Mary McLeod Bethune National Statuary Hall Campaign.

America’s first Black professional nurse, Mary Mahoney, is known not only for her outstanding personal career, but also for her exemplary contributions to local and national professional organizations.

But will HUD Secretary Ben Carson enforce the Fair Housing Act and effectively administer an agency that can make a difference in the quality of life for low-income people?

Are We Too Nice?

Lt. Colleen Benjamin, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gives a speech during a celebratory event for National Women’s History Month

The charitable arm of Upsilon Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, PEARLS Foundation, hosted their Second Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Night of Service event at Plantation Elementary School.

Ford Motor Company recently presented $20,000 in scholarships to four deserving young girls at the “Tea & Bytes” annual fundraising event benefiting Tech Sassy Girlz, an Orlando-based nonprofit that provides minority girls, grades 6–12, with exposure and access to STEAM fields through college preparation, career readiness, mentoring and hands-on learning experiences

The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation has recently launched a partnership with Health Foundation of South Florida, supported by a $110,000 grant, to help children in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties receive critical health coverage. A combined 69,000 children in the two South Florida counties are uninsured, and an estimated 35,000 qualify for free or low-cost insurance coverage through the Florida KidCare program.