Author: Carma Henry

     Depreciation is a way of allocating the cost of the asset over its expected usable life by expensing a portion of the cost over several years. This accounting method provides a tax deduction while also reflecting, on the books, the asset’s decline in value over time. Additionally, it helps a company determine (and plan for) the time when it will be necessary to replace the asset.

Surrounded by dozens of people who knew, respected and loved Judge D’Army Bailey, the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk’s office unveiled a new portrait of the prominent Memphis judge and civil rights activist on Friday.

   It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Ronald C. Parker, former Global Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at PepsiCo, past President & CEO of The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), and a trailblazing leader in corporate DEI and labor relations. Ron was a true champion of equity, tirelessly advocating for inclusive workplaces and fair opportunities across industries.

 NNPA NEWSWIRE — Among the immediate actions are Trump’s reinstatement of harsh immigration policies, directives rolling back civil rights protections, and a push to gut the Department of Education’s diversity programs—each item aligning with the Project 2025 blueprint.

      He’s a Black superhero who can handle his business. A Captain America who puts villains in their place.

       Later, I realized that extreme cruelty is not uniquely German. The potential lurks in all races, a latent trait in human nature. It is plain in American history with slavery and the genocide of native Americans; in French history during the bloody Revolution of 1789, in English history during the Crusades; in Ottoman history with the massacre of the Armenians and in Russia with Stalin’s carnage of his own people.

    President Trump, leading up to his swearing-in as America’s 47th President, assertively voiced his reformation plans to MAGA. Reform refers to the improvement or amendment of what’s wrong, corrupt, and immoral. Highlighting only specific reformation plans shouldn’t be considered cherry-picking. Political reform isn’t new! Remember, the Political Reform Act of 1974, targeted campaign disclosures.

On June 9, 1958, history was made on Fort Lauderdale Beach as Robert Payne became the first Black American to compete in the South Florida Beach Patrol Championships. As a member of a predominantly white beach patrol, Payne’s presence on the sand was more than just athletic prowess—it was a breakthrough moment in the fight for racial equality in aquatics.

Put thousands of hardworking Americans out of work, including 1000 people at the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 4,400 public lands workers, forest service workers, firefighters, and park rangers; 388 EPA workers with 1,100 more receiving termination warnings; 1,300 Center For Disease Control workers; 1,500 National Institutes of Health workers; and half the NNSA workers who do safety work on nuclear radioactive waste.

If we can make it a Blackout can we at least do Charcoal Gray?