Author: Carma Henry

      There’s a breathtaking hubris at work when a political party seeks to suppress the votes of an entire people, then claims its leaders are the champions of that same people. You don’t have to look far to find such hubris in the Republican Party today.

     Below are several strategies to help grow Black homeownership in the U.S.: Federal Student loan forgiveness for purchasing a home.  African Americans are disproportionately impacted by student loan debt forcing many to forgo homeownership. A program that addresses this disparity and forgives student loan debt would help many Black Americans achieve their homeownership dreams.

     This entrepreneurial trend transcends specific sectors, impacting industries such as tech, healthcare, hospitality, and retail alike. It is hoped that 2025 will continue this growth, particularly among women of color. These entrepreneurs founded enterprises at record rates and created growth-oriented firms that resulted in job creation and transformation.

Lawson’s commitment to nonviolence and civil rights profoundly impacted the movement.

     Allen, 52, died suddenly while in Mexico on vacation, according to the team.

     Doug Porter, a longtime football coach at multiple HBCUs, has died at 94- Porter was the oldest living member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Since taking office, President Biden and Vice President Harris have prioritized advancing racial justice and recognizing Black history as an essential component of American history.

    Motown is as homogenous as “Ice Cream and Apple Pie.” If you haven’t heard a Motown song you like, then you just haven’t heard the right song. That affection placed Berry Gordy’s record label as the vanguard musical advent for the Civil Rights movement. We all learned in school the story of how an $800 loan turned into a global passion for Soul music. What schools do not teach is the impact Motown had on the Civil Rights movement. 

     You’ve told everyone where to be and what to bring (Grandma’s favorite dessert!) and someone will set up games to occupy the kids. Your whole family celebrates Juneteenth, so maybe it’s time to bring these two great books to your jubilee…

At a public meeting today hosted by the Department of Interior (DOI) at Union Baptist Church, Springfield community members called on President Biden to commemorate the site of 1908 Springfield Race Riots as a national monument. Brenda Mallory, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and Shannon Estenoz, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, attended the meeting and heard from community leaders as they expressed robust support for President Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate a national monument in Springfield.