Author: Carma Henry

     “We went to — I’ll call her the matriarch of our South Florida community when it comes down to phenomenal heroine Black actresses — and that was Toddra Brunson,” Pride said. “We went to Toddra, and we said, ‘Toddra, you know, you’ve been such a tremendous collaborator with us, we want to do something for you. What is the role that you’ve always wanted to play? What show do you want to do?’ And she said, ‘I want to play Shug Avery in ‘The Color Purple,’’ and we were like, ‘Done!’

   This past April, The Miami Times reported worsening health outcomes for Black communities as two Florida health plans near their end. With both plans experiencing setbacks due to structural, political and funding challenges, research on the community level has become increasingly important.

         U.S. health officials warn that emergency room visits for tick bites are higher than normal in many parts of the country, putting a renewed focus on tick-borne diseases, including one that can cause a red meat and dairy allergy.  

       Growing up in our home, the belt represented more than discipline. It represented direction. It represented correction. It represented accountability. It represented love wrapped in responsibility. My father never used it to destroy us; he used it to keep us from destroying ourselves.

       As deaths from suicide, overdoses, and alcohol abuse rise among Black Americans, experts warn that cultural expectations around masculinity, mistrust of mental health systems, and a shortage of Black providers are preventing many men from getting help before it is too late.

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       Father’s Day is a special time to recognize the fathers, grandfathers, mentors, and father figures who have helped guide us through life. A good father teaches lessons that go far beyond words. He teaches responsibility, respect, hard work, and how to face life’s challenges with courage.

       We are launching the Know Thyself Grassroots Movement not as a program, but as a reckoning. A spiritual awakening. A cultural uprising. A return to the power buried beneath generations of distortion. From the sacred walls of the Luxor Temple in ancient Kemet (Egypt) comes the eternal command: “Man, know thyself, and you will know the gods.” This was not poetry, it was instruction. Among ancient Nile Valley people, to know oneself was to unlock the divine force within. And somewhere along the journey of African history… we were taught to forget.

   A nuclear reactor produces power only because its most dangerous forces are never allowed to run wild. Control rods slow the chain reaction. Cooling systems remove heat. Containment structures help trap radioactive material. Backup systems stand ready if one safeguard fails. The reactor is not safe because its fuel is harmless. It is safe because danger is separated, cooled, restrained, and monitored.