Author: Carma Henry

Potentially setting the stage for a legal fight, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that will place additional restrictions on public-employee unions, including preventing dues from being deducted from workers’ paychecks.

     The bill, which awaits a decision by Gov. Ron DeSantis, is part of years-long efforts aimed at giving Black farmers an entry into Florida’s now-flourishing medical-marijuana industry.

     The new funds are part of a growing group of endowed funds for the arts at the Community Foundation, which met the BBX Capital Foundation challenge by identifying new or existing fund holders to establish or add to funds dedicated to the arts.

     It’s a monumental step in a fight I’ve been part of for more than a decade, since we launched the NAACP’s climate justice program and reported on the disproportionate harm to Black communities from coal-fired power plants.

It is a change from the 2016 recommendation, in which the task force recommended that biennial mammograms (breast x-rays) begin at age 50 and that the decision for women to screen in their 40s “should be an individual one.”

     Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) play an essential role in the education of Black students in America. HBCUs open the path to higher education for Black students who did not have an opportunity, because Blacks were barred from a higher education.

      In the TV version of what went on in Dodge City, gunslingers, and lawbreakers were told to “get out of Dodge”.

The Old Dillard Foundation has been a long-time supporter of the African diaspora and is proud to present Melvin Dawson’s play ‘Soul of a Black Woman’. This original play written and directed by Melvin Dawson is an exploration of the struggles, joys, and triumphs that Black women experience in modern society.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed three bills intended to curb the influence of the Chinese government in Florida.

    Ol’ Pete is getting tired of traveling down the same dusty trails. The sand is there but it’s the same ol, same ol craziness on the path. So, be patient as Pete runs through the tunnels for you.