Author: Carma Henry

     We are now at a moment of Trump 2.0. Trump’s administration will constitute an ideal fundraising tool for the Democratic Party to raise huge amounts of money battling the diabolical Trump, but it will also be used to divert attention from the Democratic Party’s complicity in committing genocide with Israel in Gaza, in fueling the Russia-Ukrainian war, in massive and unnecessary military spending, and in allowing corporate directors (who are also corporate donors to the Democratic Party) to be placed in high ranking government positions.

     Let those words resonate across the planet. The speaker is Yahya Al-Batran, a Palestinian man – a dad – imagining the words his newborn son would have said. The boy, Jumaa, froze to death in the family’s tent. The infant had a twin brother who was also lying still in their bed one morning recently. The parents rushed the boys to a functioning hospital, where Jumaa’s brother, at the time NBC’s story came out last week, was still fighting for his life.

     For 10 years we have heard the far right’s cry to Make America Great Again. But how did America become a superpower; what is it that made America a great nation? I contend that it is the founding principles declared in the Declaration of Independence. They were written by Jefferson, who embraced Enlightenment philosophy.

Moore was best known as half of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame soul duo behind “Soul Man” & “Hold On, I’m Coming.”

  According to reports, Curry’s remains were found after her home burned down in Altadena amid the severe wildfires devastating the Los Angeles area.

       Reality TV ‘Rob & Big‘ star Christopher “Big Black” Boykin made everyone smile, laugh and say “do work, son” for over five seasons in new shows and reruns on MTV. In 2017, the loveable Boykin passed away. But what made it even more heartbreaking was that he was only 45 years old.

  Gloria Jean Berry, an eagle-eyed copy editor for The Birmingham Times, died on January 4. She was 76.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley, home to 42,000 residents, has long stood as a beacon of Black homeownership and middle-class stability. With 18% of its population identifying as Black, Altadena also hosts a diverse community that includes Latino and Asian American residents. Tragically, the Eaton Fire alone destroyed over 1,000 structures, killed at least five residents in Altadena and displaced thousands.

Audiences won’t want to miss the opportunity to see Step Afrika!, the world’s first professional dance company dedicated to the tradition of stepping and one of the top 10 African American dance companies in the U.S. Step Afrika! will to kick off Black History Month, performing in the Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker on January 29 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Broward Center’s Mosaic Series. 

   Well, his pursuit of academic excellence has led Dr. Rolle to the completion of a neurosurgery residency program at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital in June, and now, a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.