Author: Carma Henry

Johnson championed STEM, women’s rights, veterans, fair housing, transportation, and the Affordable Care Act throughout her career.

Many others were also lost in 2023, and though too numerous to print, they too are also fondly recalled and their contributions not forgotten.

     In a statement, Gay said “it has become clear that it is in the best interests of Harvard for me to resign so that our community can navigate this moment of extraordinary challenge with a focus on the institution rather than any individual.”

Prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes is not only an undue burden on law enforcement but will also create unintended consequences in underserved communities

      2024 in America is here and it is time for Black people to talk to each other, and trust each other. There is no one answer to the dilemma and problems facing Black people in America, but it is incumbent that we do something positive and take action.

      We all have our reasons for getting alarmed about the climate crisis. With bare ground at Christmas and no snow on the horizon, my neighbors just got theirs. This Northern Maine valley nestles against the border of Canada – and winter without snow is unfathomable.

Some Moments Never Go Away

     Thanks to 20th century aquariums and marine theme parks, orcas – also known as killer whales – are the most iconic whales in America. When the public learned their captivity involved torture, orca shows disappeared from those parks, as they should have. Now there are signs that certain groups of orcas could disappear entirely.

     The rate of Black homeownership in America has never reached 50%, a level other racial and ethnic groups hit in years past. The closest the Black community has ever come to it was in early 2004 when it hit 49.7%. It has been rapidly declining in the nearly 20 years since, hitting its lowest point in early 2019 at 40.6%.

Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandela’s first years of freedom after his release from prison, has died. He was 91.