Author: Carma Henry

Violence in Healthcare: Profit over Care

But proposals floated this year by House Republicans and by analysts working for the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 would severely underfund or cut these services entirely for many people. While the federal government currently provides 90 percent of matching federal-state funding to ensure that all eligible individuals are covered (according to a provision of the Affordable Care Act), the House Republican plan and the Project 2025 proposals would reduce the federal share significantly, transferring costs to the states and to individuals.

     I don’t ask this to be cynical, but rather to expand the reach of what should be a global day of connection and collective inner reflection. International Human Rights Day is Dec. 10. It’s an annual honoring of the day in 1948 when the newly formed United Nations, in the wake of World War II, adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which publicly recognizes “the inherent dignity and . . . equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family.” 

      Yet a lot of organizations, brands, and politicians put out discussion guides and talking points to help their supporters “win the debate” at holiday gatherings, or change the minds of their family and friends who hold “opposing” views.   

    Everett Hamilton of Hamilton Multimedia was honored at center stage and presented the first John Herman Williams Award for outstanding work in multimedia at the Black-Tie Awards and Dinner Gala held on December 1, 2024 at Benvenuto Banquet Facility, Boynton Beach, FL.  The event was hosted by the historic Lambda Alpha Alpha (“LAA”) and Sigma Delta Delta (“SDD”) Chapters of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

       Now married 43 years with two daughters, four grandchildren and a great grandchild, Pamela and Jonathan are living through a season that no one could have anticipated. Following her successful career as a media specialist for 25 years in the Prince George’s County, Maryland School system and amidst his exemplary career as a pastor, humanitarian, and businessman extraordinaire, she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, the most common form of dementia, characterized by progressive memory loss and cognitive decline.

       Purvis Young is a celebrated artist and Miami native. His art is in museums and the private homes of celebrities like Jane Fonda, Damon Wayans and Dan Aykroyd. After learning of the “Freedom Walls” in Detroit and Chicago, Purvis decided in 1972 to create his own public mural at the intersection of Northwest Third Avenue and 14 Street in Overtown.

       I had the pleasure of seeing Giovanni during a lecture series at North Carolina State University while attending St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh.  Professor Diane Cherry asked a classmate and I if we were interested in seeing her, and of course, it was a resounding yes. After all, we had studied Giovanni’s most prominent poems and reviewed a few of her books in our American Literature class. 

       November’s labor market data reveals a troubling shift in employment equity, with Black women facing a sharp increase in unemployment rates. While the U.S. unemployment rate overall saw a slight rise from 4.1% to 4.2%, deeper analysis by demographic highlights a widening gap, pointing to the need for targeted policy and support.

       Second Lieutenant Briona Carswell stands at the intersection of military service and environmental innovation. Preparing to return to active duty, she’s making history as the first Florida A&M University (FAMU) graduate from the Materials Science and Engineering Program at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.