Author: Carma Henry

Essay 1: A Change Must Come

   Sometimes, the people around you can see your potential before you can see it yourself. As teenagers, we are still trying to figure out who we are, what we’re good at, and what we want to do with our lives. During that process, having someone believe in you can make a bigger difference than they may ever realize.

In the Windy City, Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells spotlighted what Washington wanted forgotten

       In this political season, we need a sycamore tree—something rooted firmly enough in truth to lift us above the noise, fear, greed, and deception threatening to rot the heart of our society.

       From baby, to child, to teenager, to young adult, to grown man, to senior elder, there is something sacred about the journey of a Black male. Every version of us deserves protection, correction, guidance, accountability, and love.

  But there is a frightening difference. In Russian roulette, the reckless player chooses to gamble with one’s life. With unregulated AI, a handful of corporate developers, technology titans, military planners, or government officials could effectively spin the cylinder for everybody else. The pistol  aim is not merely at one human skull but at the nation’s entire infrastructure.

Nunnie on the Sideline

       The 2026 World Mental Health Day theme, “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change,” highlights an important truth: people who have navigated mental health and substance use challenges firsthand must have a meaningful voice in shaping the systems designed to support them.

       A Florida jury has acquitted former Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy Eddie Duran of manslaughter in the 2024 killing of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson.

       Now let’s tell the truth about what it takes to get approved for a residential unit here in Florida.