Author: Carma Henry

This past weekend, we proudly welcomed a new group of young men into the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project. Their induction marks the beginning of an inspiring journey toward leadership, mentorship, and success.

The 17th Judicial Circuit’s Judge Elijah H. Williams took the stage at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on 1/7/25 and swore Broward’s newly elected Tax Collector Abbey Ajayi into office amid pomp and circumstance. Ms. Ajayi is the first ever elected Tax Collector in Broward County! Congratulations!

       The Tennessee Federation of Republican Women is facing backlash for using Adolf Hitler to promote a reading list for children.

       Kentucky authorities have launched an investigation after racist Ku Klux Klan (KKK) flyers telling immigrants to “leave now” surfaced in multiple cities.

The significant increase in estimated risk means that roughly 514,000 Americans could develop dementia this year alone, with projections rising to approximately 1 million new cases annually by 2060.

       A statewide poll from No Kid Hungry Florida shows this challenge is not only felt by families hovering near the poverty line. Middle-income households have reported buying less healthy foods to stretch their grocery budgets, while lower-income families are making difficult decisions between paying the rent and purchasing groceries.

      As you recall, the fable “ The  Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs” was used as a metaphor to highlight the urgent and potentially catastrophic fate of America’s Federal Budget. If government officials don’t intervene to stop the budget from being gutted, we could be hurtling toward a severe economic crisis. It’s not the greedy and senseless farmer robbing the budget. It remains a platoon of clandestine thieves operating as accounts payable personnel, lobbyists,  fraudsters, and complicit, wasteful executives/managers.

       WOW! What a statement from a Yale man. And with this, they have a plan. If this is it, then we are all in trouble because this rhetoric is no bubble—it’s reality. This is what he truly believes, conditioned by his own narrow world view. Hillbilly Elegy may be in his bones, but that philosophy is kicking me and all others like me from the very land we’ve called home—land that has been ours for centuries, long before 1619 or even 1492. Millions had already roamed, lived, and made this land their birthright and their God-given right to exist, free of atrocity and injustice. And now, here we are, confronting a vile, diabolical idea that threatens our existence once again.

       We are proud to celebrate Dr. Germaine Smith Baugh, President and CEO of the Urban League of Broward County, on being recognized as a 2025 Leadership Broward Fun Lunch Honoree. This prestigious event honors Leadership Broward alumni and members for their outstanding contributions to the community and the Leadership Broward Foundation.

“Test Your Bible Knowledge”