Author: Carma Henry

     A window allows me to look outward at people, circumstances, systems, and situations. A mirror invites me to look inward at my tone, my posture, my motives, my habits, and my heart. Both are necessary. But wisdom, I am discovering, begins with knowing which one I am standing in front of.

       As I stated in last week’s editorial, it was time to do my homework. Fort Lauderdale deserves a building that meets the needs of all its residents and businesses.  And, for sure they need to hear from those of us that are not usually or earnestly solicited for input. Here’s what I found:

Intelligence and intellect is shown not advertised!

       On Sunday, May 17, 2026, Mt. Hermon AME Church of Fort Lauderdale will celebrate its 120th Glorious Anniversary with two Holy Ghost-inspired worship services honoring the church’s rich legacy of faith, leadership, and community activism.  The celebration begins at 9:00 a.m. under the direction of Mt. Hermon’s dynamic and visionary spiritual leader, Rev. Henry E. Green III, affectionately known as “Pastor Trae,” who will deliver the morning message.

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   Being born in the era of staunch segregation, when Jim Crow reigned with impunity, I find myself sickened, disjointed, and angry at the country’s insidious and pervasive direction under leadership whose principles appear forged in anarchy, shameful incompetence, and overt, unmistakable racism. Much of this backlash was born from the election of America’s first Black president and intensified by the election of one of the most virulent, incompetent, and despicable facsimiles of a human being ever to occupy the Oval Office, even being chosen over a highly qualified and competent former attorney general and vice president simply because she is both female and minority.