Author: Carma Henry

Nunnie on the Sideline

 Florida A&M tennis defeats the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 4-1 to advance to their second straight Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship. 
The Rattlers started hot, winning the doubles point. Sara Rakim and Genesis Whitelock won the first doubles match 6-2, and Sierra Sandy and Larissa Silva won 7-5 to give the Rattlers an early 1-0 lead.    

     Congratulations to the J.P. Taravella track and field team on their impressive win at the South Plantation High School meet! It’s great to see both the boys and girls teams taking first place and having numerous individual standout performances. The team’s success is a testament to their hard work and dedication.

More than 60 years after their historic championship victories, the Tennessee A&I Tigers, the first HBCU team to claim a national basketball title, were finally honored at the White House.

     A bipartisan bill introduced on April 15 would begin the process to make the Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach a National Historic Landmark.

     On the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s historic MLB debut, the New York Mets welcomed a special guest to Citi Field for their Jackie Robinson Day celebration: Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s widow, at the remarkable age of 101.

Jazz Appreciation Month (fondly known as “JAM”) was created by the National Museum of American History in 2001 to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz for the entire month of April.

The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel’s history.

     David Comissiong, the Barbados ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and a well-known reparations advocate, called for the special tribunal for reparations during the third session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) in Geneva on Wednesday (April 17), per Reuters.

Throughout the year, the Victory Black Box Theatre, located on the 3rd floor of Fort Lauderdale’s L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center, offers an impressive lineup of performances, classes and other fun events for the entire family.  YMCA of South Florida events that take place at the Victory Black Box Theatre are open to both members and non-members.  Many of these events are recurring.