Author: Carma Henry

     Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature need to lay off the Sominex and wake up.

     At the heart of the story that President Biden preserved last week by creating our newest national monument are a mother and son, Mamie Till-Mobley, and Emmett Till.

      If head counting is any indication, Russian diplomacy in Africa is slipping. A Russia-Africa summit meeting held in St. Petersburg drew only 21 African heads of state, far fewer than in 2019 when the summit attracted 45 heads of state. (By contrast, 50 attended Pres. Biden’s Africa summit last December.)

  Submitted by  Ryan Duffy      CLEWISTON, FL – This fall, thousands of Glades-area students will be heading back to school with new uniforms, backpacks, and school…

     When I go on social media I will frequently shake my head, glance at the clock, and say to myself, “Well, there goes four minutes I’ll never get back.”

The commemoration not only honored the courage and sacrifice of Black Veteran but also highlighted the profound impact of diversity on the strength and capabilituies of the military.

Under the Court’s order, Mississippi voters who need assistance due to disability, blindess, or inability to read or write may select a person of their choice to assist them with delivering or returning their absentee mail-in ballot.

Hollywood veteran & Howard University grad, TeeJ Mercer, is the founder and creator of Move-In Day Mafia (MIDM), a non-profit organization of volunteers that provide dorm room makeovers and everything underserved HBCU freshmen need to kick off their college journey at Prairie View A&M, Paul Quinn College, & Fisk University College move-in day season is fast approaching. Attending college is expensive and for the freshmen who have aged out of foster care, getting from the first year to graduation can seem like an impossible goal.

     Founded in 2022, Move-In Day Mafia (MIDM) is an initiative of Project Dreamlight 501(c)3. Ultimately, it’s a “mob” of volunteers who descend upon HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) to provide dorm room makeovers and ongoing assistance primarily for freshmen who have aged out of foster care, are homeless or need more financial support.

     On August 1, the law that Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed earlier this year was to take effect.

       Nyajah Davis, a 2023 graduate of Cardinal Gibbons High School in Ft. Lauderdale, has accepted a track scholarship to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She began her track career at the age of 5 with the All Heart Track Club in Atlanta, Ga. Additionally, her dad coached track so she was always around the sport, her interest piqued early and things evolved naturally.