Author: Carma Henry

Maple Ethel Burns Merritt – 85   Funeral  services were held  April 13th at Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church with  Rev. Henry Green, Jr officiating.   Leroy Edward…

     Artist Faith Ringgold, well known for her story quilts depicting African American experiences, has died. She was 93.

‘Test Your Bible Knowledge’

      In the military annals, the mythical unicorn is a Black father-son Generals and it has only happened  once in U.S. history. The first Black Army General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (Brigadier General 1940) and his son the first Black Air Force General (1998) are unicorns. General Davis Jr., made his father proud by attending West Point in 1932 and graduating in the top 12% in 1936. That made him the fourth Black cadet to graduate from West Point and the first in the 20th century.

Chief Gunner’s Mate Nick Green, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, teaches handling and firing techniques for the M9 pistol during weapons familiarization training while underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 2, 2024. Harpers Ferry is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Sasnett, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 106, which operates the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet, nicknamed the Rhino.

     According to NBC News, the caucus of African American Leaders, whose members include various civil rights groups like the NAACP and National Coalition of 100 Black Women, voted last week to petition the Maryland state government to reconsider the name of the Baltimore bridge.

Jacksonville Beach is honoring Margaret Ann McQueen, the first Black Jacksonville Beach City Council member, by naming a street after her! Margaret leaves behind a legacy of community service and leadership in her community! What a special way to honor this Black leader!

Nunnie on the Sideline

    Regrettably,  women have suffered denial  of their inalienable rights  by white men for Centuries. Sadly, the resistance to defend women’s reproductive rights  faces constant roadblocks. SCOTUS gleefully overturned  Roe v. Wade. Now Arizona’s Supreme Court reaffirmed an 1864 law, which banned abortions  at all stages. Farmers controlled and labeled their farm animals as livestock and poultry. Republicans at the federal and state levels  are passing laws literally treating  women  as livestock and poultry.