Author: Carma Henry

   Nancy Abudu, former legal director for the ACLU of Florida, will be installed as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday in Atlanta. In doing so, she will make history as the first Black woman to serve on that court.

     The book restrictions happening across Florida aren’t just an attack on our students’ educational experience — they are an assault on parental autonomy in the classroom. As parents, it’s our duty to support and guide our children through their educational journey. We push them to learn as much as they can within the parameters we set. We have a responsibility to set those rules and boundaries for our own kids — and no one else’s.

For many teachers, adapting to their students’ needs means a greater emphasis on children’s mental health. As anxiety, depression, and behavioral issues are on the rise in kids, some lesson plans have been expanded to help struggling students succeed despite facing significant challenges.

Despite the high number of denials, many state Medicaid agencies reported that they did not routinely review the appropriateness of MCO denials.

     A day long civil rights summit convened September 27, 2023, at the B.B. King Museum and Interpretative Center, 400 2nd Street, Indianola, MS to possibly provide some answers to the aforementioned question and enlighten the residents of the Delta that they hold the stories that are now being monetized and marketed to the world. Stories that have been suppressed for generations because of fear and retaliation by the white minority that to this day keeps a strangle hold on the wealth that was built on slave labor.

However, the shocking revelation came when Bankman-Fried explored the possibility of paying Trump himself not to run, with sources suggesting Trump’s price tag for withdrawal was a staggering $5 billion.

     Every fall for the past 10 years, caring South Floridians have teamed up with the American Red Cross to create a little holiday cheer for our troops overseas and local veterans in hospitals and nursing homes. The organization’s Holiday for Heroes project invites your community to write messages of thanks and donate snacks, playing cards and other small items for holiday care packages — which are delivered in colorful stockings hand-sewn by Red Cross volunteers. 

An evening of profound significance unfolded in Fort Lauderdale as New Era Lodge No. 69, in conjunction with esteemed community partners, came together to mark the 60th anniversary of the tragic 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. Held at the Sunshine Cathedral, this event served as a poignant tribute to the lives lost and a reaffirmation of the enduring legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.

 Over the course of the entire weekend, Maryland dispensaries earned $10.4 million for adult-use and medical sales, compared to $3.9 million in 2022 when only medical use was permitted. From July 1 to July 7, Maryland dispensaries grossed $20.9 million in medical and adult-use cannabis sales, according to an MCA report.

     And why should you? If it’s not right, you make it right. If it can be better, well, then get at it. You find the solution or you go on to the next thing because good enough is never good enough.  As in the new book “Bayard Rustin,” essays edited by Michael G. Long, there’s always work  to do and good trouble.