Author: Carma Henry

Florida Healthy Kids doesn’t work for many medically vulnerable kids. Here’s whyThis is part three of a four-part series examining how children with complex medical needs are faring after losing Medicaid coverage and being pushed onto state-run health insurance not designed for their needs.

Dear Money Lady,  I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I don’t know what to do.  I have about $63,000 in credit card debt that I have been trying to pay off for over 2 years.  Some of this is school debt, but mainly it’s just debt from everyday living.  I just finished my university degree, but I hardly earn enough to pay rent and food every month.  A friend said I should declare bankruptcy, but my parents think that I should keep trying to pay it off.  I’m not a bad person, but I feel ashamed and overwhelmed.  Help!  Jen P. FL

“Test Your Bible Knowledge”

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Kappa Kappa Omega Chapter, is thrilled to announce that Mayor Rex Hardin of Pompano Beach has awarded Kappa Kappa Omega with a proclamation for Women’s History Month in recognition of our commitment to service and community involvement.

        Zimbabwe is mourning veteran journalist and human rights activist, Geoffrey Nyarota, who died on Saturday of colon cancer.

       The Supervisor of Elections is excited to announce the upcoming launch of our annual High School Voter Registration Drive, scheduled for April.  Broward County Election officials will visit approximately 30 local Broward high schools during the month of April to assist high school students and staff as they conduct voter registration drives. The school with the most registered students will receive an award from the Supervisor of Elections.

       Madam C.J. Walker’s meteoric, trailblazing business sojourn, employing nearly 40,000, is nothing short of phenomenal, especially considering the repressive era of American history in which it occurred—a time when slavery had just been outlawed and women lacked voting rights. Yet, her exploits are barely mentioned in schools. 

Nunnie on the Sideline

During the 1972 Olympic Trails, Rey tied the World’s Record in the 100M (9.9).

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