Author: Carma Henry

    The suit pulls back horrible January and the invasion of Minneapolis, a.k.a., Operation Metro Surge, when armed and masked members of ICE and Customs and Border Protection began occupying the Twin Cities for the purpose of snatching and deporting (“allegedly”) undocumented immigrants, creating immense fear and chaos everywhere, and leading to huge protests.

       A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily restore approximately $127 million in grant funding that supports Black farmers and other underserved agricultural producers after the Trump administration canceled the program earlier this year.

       Alliance Community & Employment Services (ACES) will host its free Leaders with a Destiny Summit on Aug. 8, bringing together youth, families, educators, employers and community organizations for a day focused on education, advocacy and opportunities for individuals with disabilities and underserved communities.

       But the high price of vehicles is not the only financial challenge confronting Black and other consumers of color. Discriminatory and predatory practices in the sale and financing of cars have pushed millions of buyers into longer and higher priced loans. 

In many Black churches, divorced women say they face blame, invisibility and lost ministry roles, exposing gaps in how congregations handle broken marriages.

     I call it the Essential Basic Estate Plan. It isn’t glamorous. It, alone, won’t be the subject of a family governance retreat. But it is the floor everything else is built on. And without it, nothing else matters, because the people you love will be left making decisions in the dark, at the worst possible moment, without your voice in the room.

   Decades before Rose Tydus’ name was placed on a public prayer garden in Opa-locka, she was carrying her Bible to the track at Carol City Senior High School.

Federal one-year ban on Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood has expired, restoring coverage for routine care at some clinics, but state limits still apply.

The next generation of physicians and healthcare professionals took the next step in their medical careers during Broward Health’s annual Graduate Medical Education (GME) White Coat Ceremony, and that included Coral Springs native Dr. Krista Gaie Grant.

Under the auspices of Broward County Commissioner Hazelle P. Rogers, the African American Research Library and Cultural Center, in partnership with Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, will present Emancipation Day: Freedom Across the Caribbean on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale.