Author: Carma Henry

The basketball world mourns the loss of Mutombo, a Hall of Famer and humanitarian known for his feats both on and off the court

       Suffrage is the legal term for the right to vote. It is synonymous with women, because for the most part White men had the right to vote. We are not taught in school that Black-women were demonstratively active in the movement. It was a tenuous effort, because of residual racism from the antebellum period. Many of the women did not integrate and had Black only suffrage clubs. Let’s meet some of our prominent nubian advocates.

       Pompano Beach Arts is honored to present a powerful solo exhibition by Anthony Torres entitled An Island in the Shape of a Prison. This introspective collection delves into the artist’s exploration of self, his Puerto Rican heritage, and the lasting impact sustained during his deployment as a soldier at Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq. Through his art, Torres confronts the complexities of identity, and the profound psychological wounds inflicted by war.  The exhibition will be on display from until October 19, 2024, at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center’s Digital Media Center. Learn more at www.pompanobeacharts.org.

       Voters rights groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Florida Secretary of State, Florida Attorney General and election supervisors in several Florida counties challenging the state’s “exact match” voter verification process.

       On Saturday, a historical marker was unveiled at the intersection of Western Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue —  next to land where the Black suburb Belmont would have been. Commissioned by the Maryland State Department of Transportation, the marker is due to the efforts of public historians Kim Bender and Neil Flanagan.

   In a time when segregation defined every aspect of American life, Mary Cowser Alexander made history. She became the first Black woman to model for Coca-Cola, breaking through racial barriers in both advertising and education. Her story is not just about a woman in an ad—it’s about resilience, representation, and legacy.

       Willie Williams, Jr., one of the founding brokers to charter SC’s first NAREB chapter with four other South Carolina brokers, served as the Keynote Speaker for the 50th Anniversary Gala. He inspired the audience to unite and create opportunities to generate wealth for future generations. He explained how the times are not so different in the last 50 years.

  Former Bethune-Cookman University head football coach Charles Wesley Moore, 84, died at his home in Houston, Texas on Thursday, Sept. 12. Known as “Wesley,’’ he was one of the most successful head football coaches  in Bethune-Cookman’s history.

JCSU football 5-0 for the first time since 1969

  “Reggie Bush received all the accolades a college football athlete could receive during his three years playing football at USC,” a lawsuit filed by Bush’s attorneys Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court states. “And while Bush received the accolades, Defendants, NCAA, USC, and the Pac12 Conference received all the money.