Author: Carma Henry

      The Democratic Black Caucus of Florida held its 40thanniversary at the Rosen Centre on May 19 – 21/ 2023.  Forty years ago in 1981, the Florida State Democratic Party Convention in Hollywood, Florida realized there was a need for more Blacks in the party. A decision was made at the convention to unite Black Democrats across the state.

      Nowadays, politicians are constantly talking about witch hunts. Every time a politician gets charged, indicted, convicted, or made liable for a crime or criminal misconduct, they run straight to the microphones and TV cameras to claim that any accusation about them is a witch hunt.

     Approximately 3 million temporary and contract workers are hired each year in the U.S., and managers have long relied on temps to keep their businesses humming. How can they make the most of this layer of cover and support?

 Voted pro football’s greatest player of the 20th century, Brown earned induction into the Hall of Fame in 1971. But football wasn’t the only sport in which he excelled.

     Pompano Beach Arts is thrilled to welcome back musician Melton Mustafa Jr. to the Ali Cultural Arts Center as we celebrate Black Music Month. The grammy-nominated saxophone player will be performing with a group of outstanding musicians and will take audiences on a melodious journey through the history and impact of jazz. The evening will also feature the art of spoken word by renowned poet Eccentrich. This free performance will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Please register at  www.pompanobeacharts.org.

This June, as summer vacations begin, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts presents escapes for the entire family with Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical, Beetlejuice and Madagascar The Musical as well as a night of music with Tink & Friends.  

     As the story coalesced — two missing men, one deputy, zero charged — another stunning aspect was that there was so little media coverage. It was straight out of the “missing white woman syndrome” lesson from journalism school on how media often fail missing people of color while saturating coverage on young, pretty missing white women.

The national and global influence of Gabby Douglas (2012 Olympic Gold Medalist) and Simone Biles ( three-time All Around Champion) is remarkably impactful, especially for young, aspiring athletes of color.

      Bethune-Cookman’s baseball team (27-23) took two of three games from rival Florida A&M (24-25) in Tallahassee from May 12-14.

     “I’ve had the hiccups since last July and I’m getting a medical procedure done the end of this week, I think, to try to remedy it,” he said.