Author: Carma Henry

      For generations, Black Americans were denied equal access to higher education through segregation, discriminatory admissions policies, unequal public school funding and laws that barred many colleges and universities from admitting Black students. Even after legal segregation ended, persistent racial wealth gaps left many Black families with fewer financial resources to pay for college.

 The NAACP is making the largest midterm election investment in its 117-year history, unveiling a $20 million voter mobilization campaign aimed at reaching millions of Black voters before the November elections.

   A  kleptocracy is a system of government in which those holding political power use public office to enrich themselves, their political allies, and wealthy supporters rather than serving the public interest. The word originates from the Greek words klepto (to steal) and kratos (rule or power), meaning “rule by thieves.” Critics argue that when political influence becomes a commodity available primarily to the wealthy, democracy gradually begins to resemble a kleptocracy.

   Thunderous applause echoed through the San Francisco Opera House on June 26th, 1945, as diplomats signed the United Nations Charter. It was hailed as a victory over war itself. Eighty-one years later, the UN has many accomplishments to celebrate. But the Charter’s opening pledge to save “succeeding generations from the scourge of war” remains painfully unfulfilled.

   Reading James Baldwin’s 1964 weighty but buoyant tome, “Nothing Personal,” struck like lightning as he shredded the myths that blind. Buoyant because it is replete with lightning strikes illuminating the coarse world created by myths, or lies; buoyant because it lights the way forward, in a scant 60 pages, to a human world.

For more than 30 years, the Lindsey-Owens-Allen-Ford (LOAF) Family Reunion has been much more than a family gathering. It has become a cherished tradition rooted in faith, love, education, and the enduring belief that strong families build strong communities.

‘Test Your Knowledge Of The Bible‘

Are You Financially Prepared for Hurricane Season?

        The Trump administration has shelved the decade-long effort to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill— while simultaneously pushing to put Trump’s face on a brand-new $250 bill.

       Broward County Public Schools will increase lunch prices by $1 next school year as the district looks for ways to address a $90 million budget shortfall and strengthen its financial reserves.