Author: Carma Henry

     Make some calls and write your elected officials express your concerns and remember elections have consequences.

     Trump claimed that the mass firings were necessary to save money and make the government more efficient. But the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, Everett Kelley, retorted that the firings were really “about power,” with Trump “gutting the federal government, silencing workers, and forcing agencies into submission to a radical agenda that prioritizes cronyism over competence.”

     Thus begins one of the most stunning letters I have ever read, written almost four years ago by former U.S. Attorney James H. Reynolds to President Joe Biden, pleading with him to exonerate former American Indian Movement (AIM) leader Leonard Peltier, who had been convicted of murdering two FBI agents at South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975.

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Flack revealed in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which had taken away her ability to sing.

         Mabel Landry Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died Thursday. The Chicago native was 92. 

       The 2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl has concluded, with Team Robinson winning 17-14 over Team Gaither in the fourth installment of the Black College Football all-star event.

            The fourth annual HBCU Legacy Bowl is among us, with 90 of the top draft-eligible HBCU football players putting their talents on display for the final time with their respective schools on their helmets. 

The 2025 recipients of the YMCA of South Florida’s Dave W. Cash Leadership Awards and Spirit of Community Awards were announced during the Y’s 21st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Inspirational Breakfast in Broward County and Inspirational Luncheon in Miami-Dade County, both presented by Delta Air Lines.

On Saturday, February 22, 2025, the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. – Fort Lauderdale Chapter hosted its highly anticipated Diamond Jubilee Gala at the Renaissance Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The evening was a dazzling celebration of 75 years of service, scholarship, sisterhood, and finer womanhood, bringing together distinguished guests, community leaders, and members from near and far to honor the chapter’s legacy and impact.