Author: Carma Henry

       As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in 2025, his administration is shaping up to be more radical and dangerous than ever. From his embrace of vaccine skepticism to his disturbing judicial agenda, Trump’s latest cabinet appointments reveal an alarming willing-ness to elevate unqualified and ethically compromised individuals to positions of immense power. Most troubling among these picks is Matt Gaetz, a man with a sordid history that should disqualify him from public office, let alone a cabinet position.

       I met Vincent Pascoe on a beautiful, balmy Saturday afternoon to conduct an interview about his life; his warm smile and calm demeanor is a testament to how he has overcome adversity and moved forward in life.  It is a story of a young Black boy who willed himself to a better life and has persevered through the storm to become the man he is today.  This is Vincent’s Pascoe’s story.

       Recent changes to state law have empowered parents and residents to challenge school library books and required districts to submit an annual report to the state detailing which books have been restricted in their schools. Florida continues to lead the country in pulling books from school libraries, according to analyses by the American Library Association and the advocacy group PEN America.

       While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a qualifying condition for medical marijuana use in Florida, an expert in the field of HIV research and treatment says cannabis will only help suppress symptoms of the disease.

       Thanks to advances in Medicine, more than 95% of children with congenital heart disease survive to adulthood in developed countries, including the United States. Despite this, it is estimated that 60 to 90% of them do not receive care by an adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) specialist. Achieving health equity in populations with congenital heart disease (CHD) requires recognizing existing disparities throughout the lifespan that negatively and disproportionately impact specific groups of individuals.

      Image of an older Black woman with another Black woman’s arms around her shoulders. Among Black Americans ages 70 and older, 21.3% are living with Alzheimer’s, a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Learn what the Alzheimer’s Association is doing to provide care and support and address disparities for African Americans living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

America has a problem. And like those in Columbus, citizens must demand action from politicians who ignore the very laws designed to protect us. Words of condemnation are not enough. The failure to enforce legal protections only signals complicity.

        The 2024 election ushered in a new kind of American voter, the “uncommitted”. Allegedly, some qualified United States voters who practice the Islamic faith stated they would not cast votes for any Presidential candidate.

       South Florida has lost a Historian and Baseball enthusiast in the person of Danny Phillips. Phillips passed away on November 7, 2024, after a brief illness. Phillips was the Founder and Director of More Than a Game, Inc., a Non-profit organization based in Fort Lauderdale FL. Phillips started More Than a Game alongside fellow Baseball enthusiast Eddie Edwards Jr. in 2004. The organization educated the Community both young and old on the era of Negro League Baseball when Blacks weren’t allowed to play in the Major Leagues due to segregation.

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