Author: Carma Henry

The City of Lauderdale Lakes proudly honored internationally acclaimed reggae artist Tarrus Riley with an official proclamation recognizing his outstanding contributions to music, culture, and community service. The proclamation was presented during the 2026 Caribbean American Unity Fest, where Riley served as the event’s headlining performer.

        Four decades of service is a remarkable achievement in any profession. It represents commitment, perseverance, leadership, and a dedication to serving others that spans generations. Broward County is fortunate to have two outstanding public servants whose careers exemplify those qualities: Chief Deputy Mary Hall of the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office and Conrad Strong, Assistant Director of Operations at Port Everglades.

       Members of the U.S. Armed Forces help safeguard the freedoms Americans enjoy every day. In return, programs such as Cell Phones For Soldiers provide meaningful support to veterans in need by ensuring they have access to reliable communication.

       For more than 50 years, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) has been an effective federal safeguard to ensure that Black, Latino, Native Americans and other economically marginalized people have fair access to safe and affordable credit. Enacted with bipartisan support in Congress and signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1974, ECOA has been a legal backbone in the fight against financial discrimination for literally millions of qualified borrowers.

“If the President wants to improve the Black jobless rate, he needs to stop firing federal workers,” Gbenga Ajilore, chief economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, told TheGrio

ROLLING OUT — Crucially, Williams did not read the comment as a real farewell. She said she did not believe Sabalenka truly wanted to leave, calling such an outcome a loss for both the player and the sport.

     The spotlight will shine on some of the best baseball and softball talent in HBCU athletics this weekend as the sixth annual Minority Prospects HBCU All-Star Game returns to Charlotte, North Carolina.

ROLLING OUT — The tournament is the largest in World Cup history, featuring 48 teams divided into 12 four-team groups. Thirty-two teams will advance to the knockout stage, with the top two finishers from each group joined by the eight best third-place teams. The final will be played July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Under the South Florida sun and surrounded by community leaders, elected officials, family members, supporters, and generations of lives she helped shape, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson received one of the highest honors a community can bestow — a street bearing her name. The historic street-renaming ceremony took place Friday in Miami Gardens, where city officials formally dedicated a roadway in honor of the longtime educator, mentor, legislator, and congressional representative. (Miami Gardens)

  Too often, we evaluate leaders, policies, and decisions based on a simple question: “What have they done for me?” While that question may seem reasonable, it can be dangerously incomplete. A leader who does something good for me may not necessarily be good for everyone. Personal favors, individual advantages, and special access can cloud our judgment and prevent us from seeing whether decisions are truly advancing the common good.