Author: Carma Henry

Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication students were recognized during the 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards in New York for a documentary about the school’s most recent Pro Football Hall of Fame member.

   Tanner Boccabello  was named AllSWAC First Team and SWAC Newcomer of the Year. Closer Pablo Torres was also named a first-teamer, as well as SWAC Relief Pitcher of the Year. Rounding out the Wildcats on the AllSWAC First Team was designated hitter  Jose Gonzalez, while first baseman    Manny Souffrain was named AllSWAC Second Team. 

  In the world of politics, perception often trumps reality. This is particularly true in the case of Donald J. Trump, an entertainer who theatrically preformed his way into the presidency. As the difference between Trump and Biden becomes painfully clear to many of us, a significant number of voters are looking at Trump’s tenure with a growing sense of longing for the so called good old days, including the perception that they were better off economically. Today, polls suggest that voters in key swing states favor Trump over Biden on economic issues by a large margin.

     “All of the ingredients are there. We still have those near-record warm waters out in the Atlantic tropical-development areas that were there last year, and we no longer have (the climate pattern known as) El Nino,” Wool said. “We actually like to have an El Nino during hurricane season, because it increases wind shear over the development areas.”

     Now, members of the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force must quickly determine how a St. Augustine-area facility would be promoted, attract charitable dollars and hold events to become self-sufficient.

     Chérizier, a former police officer, has been dubbed as one of the nation’s most notorious and influential denizens. Gangs like his have overtaken the country’s main airport, abducted hostages and released over 4,000 inmates from the two largest prisons, wreaking havoc on an already unstable environment.

   It’s beyond comprehension that former president Trump, indicted on felony charges for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results, is receiving treatment as though he’s entitled to presidential white privileges. One could easily conclude that this current felony charge is more egregious than had he faced charges of first-degree murder or as an accomplice to Jeffery Epstein. Despite displaying narcissism and exploiting unconstitutional white privileges, he’s spreading filthy lies as contemptible as filthy flies.

VOTE!

     Oh my God, the “Beloved Community”? No one talks about this – certainly not at the level of politics and national or global power. The point I’m struggling to make in this moment is that love – in the deepest possible meaning of the word– is more powerful than growling dogs and firehoses and jailcells. It is more powerful than burning crosses.  It is more powerful than 2,000-pound bombs. It is the force that is able to embrace conflict and transcend it – and it should be at the core of how we envision the human future.

     We’re in a tumultuous year, likely with more protests ahead. Conflict resolution experts say that these protests, these conflicts, are an opportunity for growth. People are invested and want to act. Understanding conflict phases and behaviors is a big help to turning conflict into moments of productive conversations rather than escalating anger.