Author: Carma Henry

     After plummeting early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of inmates in Florida prisons is expected to continue steadily increasing in the coming years. A new report from the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research estimated that the prison system will have 88,240 inmates on June 30, the end of the state’s 2023-2024 fiscal year. That number will increase annually and reach an estimated 94,059 inmates at the end of the 2028-2029 fiscal year.

Redemption Song

  I hope this letter finds you well and filled with the same pride and joy that we have experienced throughout this incredible football season. On behalf of FAMU Athletics, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support that played a pivotal role in making this year truly historic for FAMU Football.

 The CDC emphasized the importance of staying updated on vaccinations against respiratory viruses. Beyond COVID-19 and influenza, a global uptick in pneumonia cases in children is…

I have decided to print this letter just the way it came to me. – Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Publisher

 Trump as the 45th president, desecrated  America’s presidency. He immediately fashioned himself as a  well-dressed, no nonsense, know it all outsider, rich and successful businessman. Yet, he demonstrated extraordinarily little knowledge and leadership skills as a president. Instead of surrounding himself with competent Cabinet members and staff, he recruited incompetent   sycophant individuals who lacked integrity. He then, without any fear of Congress, decided to run the government as a proverbial political pimp, criminal, and aspiring dictator (PPCAD).

December 17, 2023

During the City of Tamarac’s Dec. 13, Regular City Commission meeting, the Tamarac City Commission unanimously voted to appoint District 2 Commissioner, Morey Wright, as the City’s Vice Mayor.

Renowned actor Andre Braugher, celebrated for his compelling performances in iconic television series such as “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street,” has died at 61 after a brief illness.

Lawrence-Walls opened her first community farm, Ivy Leaf Farms, in 2019. Hoping to use agriculture to promote food security within the neighborhood that raised her, she partnered with fellow farmer Jeremy Peaches and founded Black Farmer Box. The community support program provides locally sourced produce to residents in underserved communities. Lawrence-Walls and Peaches also saved profits from their business and opened Fresh Houwse Grocery in 2021, serving residents in the historically Black Sunnyside neighborhood of South Houston.