Author: Carma Henry

Ben Jealous to step down as NAACP President

President Obama’s to make colleges more affordable has some good points, but could disproportionately harm Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs),

Barry White gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Increasing the minimum wage would disproportionately benefit Black workers and push the country closer to racial and economic equality, according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute, a non-profit think tank, focused on economic policies that affect low- and middle-income workers.

Viola Davis says women should stop using hair to destroy one another

The Urban League of Broward County, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering communities and assisting individuals and families in the areas of education, jobs, housing and health, recently turned up the technology switch in their digital classrooms with laptops funded by Fort Lauderdale-based Florida Career College (FCC) as part of a new corporate partnership.

Broward College is offering four $10,000 ($10K) baccalaureate degree options in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs. Broward College was one of 24 state colleges that accepted Gov. Rick Scott’s “$10,000 Degree Challenge.”

State Representative Sharon Pritchett (D-Miami Gardens) was presented with the 2013 Service Award from the Women Elected to Municipal Government in Florida.

California Department of Corrections made the announcement that, effective immediately, inmates across the 33 prisons within the state will be allowed to “marry” their same gender partners.

The Red Gala’s “Love Boat”