It is time to stop playing around.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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The United States deported more than 160 people to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti Thursday, marking the first flight since the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians was finalized by federal courts.
A growing decline in student enrollment is forcing school districts across South Florida to consider closing or restructuring dozens of campuses, raising concerns about the future of neighborhood schools and the communities that depend on them.
A Legacy to Uphold, A Future to Build: Join the Trailblazers of Broward County!
Two Civil Rights Men, Different Parties, One Bill of Rights
When Maryland Governor Wes Moore was recently elected chair of the National Governors Association, he made history as the first African American to lead the bipartisan organization representing the nation’s governors. It was a milestone worth celebrating—not only because it broke another barrier, but because it reminded us how rare Black governors have been in American history.
‘Test Your Bible Knowledge’
A paper tiger appears formidable but proves less effective when its strength is assessed. The phrase does not indict American troops, whose courage is unquestioned. It challenges the political leaders who decide when, where, why, and how to use military power.
To outside observers, modern corporate America appears to be a meritocracy where performance dictates how far an individual can rise. Yet history reveals a far more sobering reality: No matter how much success an outsider of color accumulates, his or her place at the top is often accompanied by a question mark – by a lingering sense that acceptance is fleeting and the status earned over decades is more fragile than it appears.
That urgency should flow from the U.S. Education Department. Instead, the agency is dismantling itself, cutting support programs and eroding the protections of the Office for Civil Rights. Its latest move is to appeal to elementary schools not with tutoring, teacher training in the science of reading or proven enrichment, but with workforce development for plumbing, electrical work and mechanics. If this sounds like tracking, it is.