Author: Carma Henry

     The Red Lobster Band of the Year competition is heading into its fourth year, and some familiar HBCU marching bands are starting the 2026 season near the top.

And there comes a time when people who have been pushed, divided, labeled, ignored, and taken for granted must stand up and say what the great civil rights warrior Fannie Lou Hamer told America more than half a century ago:

The U.S. Navy is considering changing the name of an aircraft carrier that was set to honor Black World War II hero Doris Miller. Internal discussions have reportedly included renaming the carrier after President Donald Trump.

What began as an effort by the Broward College Board of Trustees to remove President Torey Alston has ended with a $430,000 settlement agreement, the dismissal of Alston’s lawsuit and internal complaint, mutual releases of potential claims and growing questions within Broward County’s Black community about the treatment of Black leadership.

    Although Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon’s ties with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) appear limited, the Republican Party of Florida appears determined to use that association to paint her as unelectable.

   Sixteen BCPS high schools have been ranked among the top 26% of schools in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026/27 Best High Schools rankings. Four — Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy, Pompano Beach High School, William T. McFatter Technical High School and Cypress Bay High School — landed within the top 5% nationally.

   For more than seven decades, the Zeta Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. has been woven into the history of Black Broward County. Its members have served as attorneys, judges, educators, ministers, businessmen, journalists, public officials, mentors, and community leaders.

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       Among the most significant revelations were records showing Metcalf and his twin brother previously spray-painted racist and antisemitic graffiti, including “KKK Kill All Black People,” “Heil Hitler,” the N-word and an upside-down cross. The brothers received 12 months of juvenile probation through Denton County, according to court records.

       For the most part, primary season is behind us, and we are headed toward the general election in November. Yet the reported voter turnout numbers are paltry. I cannot think of anything more asinine than Black people choosing not to vote. I cannot fathom anything more important than voting. It is the very lifeblood of having a voice in this country.