National News
The Black Ballot: Targeting Generation Z, Millennial Voters Ahead Of The Election
rgeting Generation Z, Millennial Voters Ahead Of The Election […]
Articles by Carma Henry
National News
Ford Law Career Academy Aims to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession
“I’ve felt a responsibility to work toward diversity, inclusion and racial equality from the time I was just 8 years old, and that is the whole reason I went on to study law,” said Alison Nelson, Ford counsel and program champion. “I know what it means to have strong mentors in my life, and I want that same experience for today’s students of color. As the proud product of Detroit public schools, the first kid in my family to graduate college and the first to become a lawyer, I want this generation of children of color to be the last of the firsts.” […]
Health
Heart Failure and ATTR-CM Among African Americans:
It’s important to understand the two sub-types of ATTR-CM, wild-type and hereditary. Wild-type ATTR-CM, the most common form, is usually associated with men over the age of 60 and is not caused by a genetic mutation. Most wild-type patients are White. The second type, hereditary ATTR-CM, is inherited from a relative and is due to genetics. , , , Hereditary ATTR-CM disproportionately affects the African American community because the most common mutation associated with hereditary ATTR-CM in the U.S. is V122I and is found almost exclusively in African Americans.ii, , This series will take a closer look at the signs and symptoms of hereditary ATTR-CM, while exploring the often-complicated journey to diagnosis for patients living with this condition. […]
Health
As Clinical Trials Halt, U.S. Covid Cases Surge
The difficulty in producing a vaccine for the deadly virus comes as a new wave of COVID-19 infection has begun. Data provided by Johns Hopkins University in Maryland revealed that the U.S. surpassed 51,000 new daily cases on Oct. 13, marking the first time in over two months that the number exceeded 50,000. […]
Local News
Do Your Homework Before You Do Your Voting
Do Your Homework Before You Do Your Voting […]
Opinions
America’s Under Siege = (Trumpism +Voter Cult/Insanity + COVID-19 +Conspiracy Theories + Packed Supreme Court)2
It’s amazing how simple equations and formulas can help people understand basic aspects about reality. For example, no one questions Einstein’s equation, Energy =mc2, or the formula for water = H2O. Consequently, one should be able to combine and identify certain elements of human behavior to determine if specific violation of social or political norms defines insanity. Hence, has Trumpism and his voting cult regressed to a level of insanity whereby they’re becoming a danger to themselves, other people and the Nation? […]
Opinions
DEADLY SERIOUS
Black folks’ struggle to exist in America is no game. It is deadly serious. The bloody opposition to our survival in this white dominated society is a daunting challenge for all people of color. […]
Opinions
It’s Up to Us to Defend the Black Vote
It’s Up to Us to Defend the Black Vote […]
Opinions
The illness of King Donald, or why progressives cannot concede any ground to a sympathy vote for Trump
Donald Trump ridiculed natural science. He encouraged his followers to discount all scientific recommendations regarding how to lessen the impact of the pandemic. Through public displays of contempt for mask-wearing and social distancing, Trump, in typical masculinist mode, attempted to display that his own strength and arrogance were sufficient to defeat the Covid19 plague. […]
Religion
Max Osceola Jr., longtime Seminole tribe Leader, dies from COVID-19 Complications at 70
Max Osceola Jr., a longtime leader for the Seminole Tribe of Florida as it grew larger and more successful with its high-profile Hard Rock casinos and other attractions, died Thursday evening from complications due to COVID-19. […]