Author: Carma Henry

     Edmonia Lewis is inarguably the most renowned mixed-race artist in American history. Her father was a free West Indian and her mother was part Chippewa and an artist in her own right. Edmonia’s groundbreaking sculpture was the gargantuan 3,000-pound work, The Death of Cleopatra. She devoted  four years of her life to this marvel.  This led her to Rome to rid the shackles of being a creative Black and a  woman in the Reconstruction Era. 

     Titillating bits of conversation run the ground work for this fairly engrossing British spy/drama/thriller. Within minutes audiences will figure out the problem, complications and where the intricately laid out script by David Koepp (Mission: Impossible) will take them. It’s all administered and guided by the Oscar®-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic), who is back on his game–big time. He makes this excursion intriguing from beginning to end.  

       We need wise and responsible leadership, something sorely lacking in the reckless governance we have seen. The future of the nation depends on leaders who prioritize wisdom over impulsiveness, truth over misinformation, and service over self-interest.

       American Oversight, a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog dedicated to transparency and accountability, is monitoring the situation closely. Chukwu expressed serious concern over the administration’s apparent lack of oversight and protocols in protecting classified information, particularly the use of encrypted messaging apps like Signal to communicate sensitive war plans.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Meanwhile, the new Education EO jeopardizes funding for students seeking a higher education. Duncan states, PellGrants are in jeopardy after servicing “6.5 million people” giving them a chance to go to college.

       The move is part of a flurry of funding freezes, staffing cuts and contract cancellations by the Trump administration at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, changes that have instilled widespread uncertainty in the affordable housing industry.

 BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE – Bots make up 42% of social media traffic and manipulate conversations and algorithms. This inspired the creation of the Digital Green Book for Culture. The guardrails are gone. Black users face disinformation 2.7 times more than the general population.

The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project held its Police and Youth Conference with the Miami Heat and Dedication 2 Community at Kaseya Center, home of the Miami HEAT.

       Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Florida selected Broward County volunteer mentors Brian McGrath and Samara Minichiello as Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year for the state of Florida. McGrath and Minichiello, who were chosen from more than 10,000 mentors at 11 agencies across the state, are now in contention for the National Big of the Year awarded by Big Brother Big Sisters of America.  The national honor will be announced in April.

       Medically Unnecessary is 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. Part One of a four part series