Author: Carma Henry

BURGESS Funeral services for the late Grant S. Burgess – 61 were held June 6 at Church of God Christian Center. DAVIS Funeral services for the…

GARDNER Funeral services for the late Cynthia Cooper Gardner – 94 were held June 7th at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. JACOBS Funeral services for…

Kaylan Striggles and Richard Yeargin III is proud to announce, “Father to Fatherless,” a transformative event aimed at empowering fathers or father figures, including women, to guide young men in their search for identity within minority communities. This event will take place on June 16th, starting at 6pm with meet and greet opportunities, including pictures and a book signing with the author. The program will commence promptly at 7pm, providing a platform for open discussions and networking.

 In February 2023, the Florida Department of Education convened a statewide group of content experts to review current state academic standards for alignment to s. 1003.42 F.S., as amended by House Bill 7 (2022). After their initial review, the decision was made to draft a new K-12 African American History strand of social studies standards and benchmarks.

Native serves with U.S. Navy

     The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Iota Pi Lambda Chapter, provided eight high school graduates from the South Dade community with scholarships as part of the organization’s  “Go to High School, Go to College” national initiative. Close to $8,000 in scholarships were awarded through the Iota Pi Lambda Education Foundation.

In the wake of the NAACP Florida Travel Advisory for the Black, LGBTQIA+ and undocumented communities, the South Dade Branch of the NAACP is saddened and angered to learn of the senseless death of Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens.

The HBCU icon of the week is Jackson State’s W.C. Gordon, a quintessential husband, father, Christian man of God, educator and highly acclaimed and accomplished football coach. Born in Nashville. Tennessee on June 30, 1930, Coach Gordon took his heavenly flight on October 23, 2020. Between those years represented by the dash, he left an indelible legacy that surely stands the test of time.

Not winning a game in Miami placed the Heat in an untenable, desperate situation that required a must win – win or go home. I observed two combatants willingly put it all on the line, leaving nothing in reserve. Last night in Denver the better team won: more talented, more athletic, and more driven.

     With much anticipation, today’s School Board meeting in Broward county is expected to be like a precursor to the Fourth of July show.  With a boldness like none seen before, Dr. Earlean Smiley has put together an organization chart and placed people in positions to “ready the district” for the change needed to move forward towards excellence.  Whether you have agreed or disagreed with her, there is no doubting that Smiley is a strategic leader who has demonstrated a great deal of vision, competence and confidence not seen in Broward in a long time. She was described by her former student, Board member, Torey Alston as “unbossed” and “unbothered”, and that she has been.