Author: Carma Henry

       This crisis directly affects students. The 2023-2024 school year started with over 4,000 teacher vacancies, forcing schools to rely on substitutes, overburdened staff or larger class sizes. Many students go weeks — sometimes entire semesters — without a permanent teacher, undermining their ability to learn. Research confirms that teachers are the most influential factor in student success, yet Florida’s educators are being pushed out of the profession due to financial instability.

It is with profound sorrow that we share the untimely passing of current Stillman College student Sieas Elliot and alumni Destiny Gardner and Varick Lawrence. The three were involved in a tragic automobile accident in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area on the evening of May 23, 2025.

       At that point, I had been in foster care for about three years. Nothing in my life felt certain—however, my diary remained a constant in my life. It gave me something I didn’t know I needed—my voice. I didn’t show my writing to anyone, but over time, I filled in more and more journals. That’s how I started understanding the power of storytelling. Even then, I knew I was meant to be a communicator.

A Haitian immigrant woman who died while being detained at a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) facility in Pompano Beach had legal status to be in the country, according to Washington-based CGTN America.

       Community Leader. As Mayor and President of the Broward League of Cities, championing equity, regional collaboration, and civic empowerment- I am humbled to be recognized with the ASPA Presidential Service Award at the 2025 ASPA South Florida Annual Awards Luncheon!

   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.