Author: Carma Henry

        Lawmakers in Florida approved a bill to prohibit certain additives in drinking water, effectively banning fluoride, and the measure now goes to Gov. Ron DeSantis for a signature.

       I had a nightmare that my mom was being deported. I dreamed of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents coming to our home and taking her away. The current climate has unlocked a childhood fear.

       Marie Ange Blaise, 44, was pronounced dead on Friday night at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Fla. ICE says her cause of death is under investigation.

Spotlight by Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County 32nd Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon We are proud to recognize Sister Yvokia Davidson as one of our 2025 Mothers of the Year.

   Melody Evans has achieved a major milestone, officially earning her Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from Florida A&M University’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (FAMU-COPPS). The accomplishment marks the next step in a long-standing commitment to healthcare and education — and sets the stage for an exciting future.

 President Trump during a national televised interview asserted that pending information from his Attorney General, expressed uncertainty about his need to  provide “due process”. And frankly, this assertion does not suggest that he will not uphold the Constitution. The oath taken by the President during the swearing-in to the Presidential Office is not merely a ceremonial oration. It is a binding legal oath with both legal and constitutional mandates.  However, a Constitutional crisis could occur when the President loses  at both a lower court and the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and defies SCOTUS’s orders.

    When the storms come harder and the heat comes earlier, it does not matter who you voted for. You still have to rebuild your home. You still have to find a way to breathe clean air. You still have to keep your family safe.

             “A shining city on a hill, teaming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace. Its doors open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here,” is what Reagan told the nation. Answering his question by stating that the nation (under his leadership) was more prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years prior to when he first took office.

       Oddly, there is talk of investigating the 13 other members of the search committee for violating the N.D.A., or non-disclosure agreement as a criminal act. What should be examined, foremost for criminality, is the extreme qualification difference between the top three finalists and the fourth finalist. Amazingly, no other committee member has supported or backed the claims of the two vice chairmen. The Board of Governors should investigate the uneven metrics and scales that weighed a non-qualified applicant fit to advance as a presidential finalist. 

       The “3.5 percent rule”—identified by political scientist Erica Chenoweth—should be on the lips of every American anxious about the Trump administration’s headlong drive to replace our democracy with authoritarianism. After studying more than 300 nonviolent resistance campaigns, Chenoweth and colleagues’ research revealed a startling truth: when just 3.5 percent of a population engages in sustained, strategic civil resistance, authoritarian regimes fall.