Author: Carma Henry

       Kristian Hobbs has made history as the first female JV head coach of the boys’ basketball team at Fort Pierce Westwood Academy in Fort Pierce, Florida. A former standout player from Martin County, Hobbs enters her first season as head coach with a mission to inspire and lead her team toward success on and off the court.

    The Dolphins’ season came to a screeching halt even before late afternoon loss to the New York Jets. You see, any opportunity the Fins had of making the playoffs was predicated on the outcome of the Denver Broncos/Kansas City Chiefs game and the results were never in doubt. That’s  what happens when your destiny is in another’s control. Denver’s decisive victory over the Chiefs eliminated both the Dolphins and the Bengals from the playoffs, though Cincinnati’s 19-17 victory over Pittsburgh kept their playoff hopes alive. The Dolphins’ defeat reflects their middle of the road NFL status. A good draft, a foray into free agency, a trade or two and possibly working something out with Tyreek will elevate the Fins.

 This week’s arrests and sentences of more alleged offenders show effort by the Department of Justice hasn’t stopped as they continue to attempt to hold those involved accountable for the violence that disrupted American democracy.

Among them were groundbreaking figures, including two Black women Senators and two Black U.S. House members from Alabama serving simultaneously for the first time.

        Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than 50 years ago.

       The newly disclosed video depicts the suspect sitting on a bench near the Democratic National Committee (DNC) building, removing what law enforcement officials identified as a pipe bomb from their bag and placing it outside the facility

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr.Willie Jolley, Les Brown, and Dr. George C. Fraser. In a memorable ceremony, the trio was honored with the prestigious “Titans of Public Speaking” award.’

In a letter to the president, the lawmakers described the case as rooted in prosecutorial misconduct designed to discredit Garvey and undermine his work for racial justice and empowerment.

    AARLCC has established a residency for the Art Prevails Project (APP), a South Florida-based nonprofit dedicated to strengthening underserved communities through literary and performing arts. This dynamic residency will feature a series of engaging programs designed to inspire creativity and self-expression among participants of all ages.

        Call him a misguided hero or villain, but the man who killed the United Healthcare CEO struck a nerve, exposing a deep rage shared by many Americans across the political spectrum — anger at an industry that earns obscene profits from the suffering of others. His chilling act shifted the national conversation from immigration to corporate greed. Finally.