Author: Carma Henry

On Christmas Day 2023, a group of teens of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter of Jack and Jill of America joined former Florida lawmaker Chris Smith in bringing holiday cheer.

According to a statement issued recently concerning U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, a U.S. House of Representatives panel has opened up an investigation on her.

     Five former and current Black University of Washington police officers have been awarded $16 million after accusing the department of racism and discrimination, the Atlanta Black Star reports.

Three local entities made pitches to the group, which also discussed other potential homes for the museum.

     GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing backlash for omitting slavery as a cause of the Civil War.

     A new state law set to go into effect Monday, Jan. 1, will help law enforcement create databases of individuals within their community suffering from disabilities.

     On January 1, 2024, several laws are set to take effect. They were all passed earlier in 2023 by the Florida Legislature.

MLK Day and Black History Month Plans

  Trump as America’s 45th president clearly demonstrated that an unfit narcistic  white man can become president. His qualifications at this time summarily included  racists, xenophobia, and procurer of prostitutes. Trump launched the “Birtherism Movement,”  and exploited racial tension to gain the presidency. Again, in pursuit of the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, his defining qualifications now include: convicted rapists, self-anointed dictator, insurrectionists, and indicted felon.

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