Author: Carma Henry

The August Primary election results launched the battle for the Governor’s mansion between David Jolly, the Democrat and Republican Byron Donalds. Donalds spent over $55 million on the primary only to end up doing poorly with 53% of Republicans voting against him. And most of those votes were cast for his White opponents in MAGA rich rural counties.  “Talk about saying the quiet part out loud. The Republicans don’t like Byron Donalds and we know why. All the money in the world won’t change that,” said Stephanie Seawright a healthcare administrator. Seawright is among the growing number of Black women who believes David Jolly will bring affordable living back to Florida and end the oppressive policies that have hurt Black families

Celebrating Labor Day In America Is A Rich And Time Honored Tradition

     However, Floridians have even more to celebrate: Florida’s commitment to safeguarding worker freedom as one of 26 states with a Right to Work law, a commonsense, popular protection for the workers we celebrate on Labor Day.

It’s Possible to Salvage Canadian-American Friendship―and Much More

    While Iran was being threatened by Donald Trump with economic D-Day, Canada was being threatened with a political D-Day. While a dispute over tariffs had appeared to be the cause of a breakdown in negotiations, Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested that something else was responsible.

    Are you a terrorist if you disarm the weapons of a terrorist? If you knew a terrorist in your town had weapons ready to use and you went and destroyed those weapons, are you a terrorist? The US government answers yes.

       Bear with me. I’m talking about being funny. This is not what I expected to be writing about today, and nothing feels the least bit funny to me about the world I’m living in – or about the stumbling leg pain and imbalance the aging process has bequeathed me, not to mention . . . huh? What did you say? Oh yeah, I can barely hear.

    But hope is not strategy and it risks blinding Democrats to a harsh reality. Despite widespread dissatisfaction with the current administration, the Democratic Party remains less favorable in voters’ eyes than the Republican Party. Criticizing Trump is not enough. To regain voter confidence, they must also reevaluate and change their own policies and positions.

Broward County’s first Black county administrator, former Fort Lauderdale city manager, and founding leader of NFBPA leaves a legacy of public service, mentorship, and opportunity

At 46 years old, I am learning that one of the hardest realities to accept in life is that