Author: Carma Henry

Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, stated that the app had 150 million active users in the United States. It has influenced the online experience in ways that extend far beyond its own platform. Any potential app ban would be more than just a legal battle.

     The family of a Tamarac couple kidnapped during a recent trip to Haiti is pleading for help as their whereabouts remain unclear, even as an initial ransom was paid to their kidnappers.

Those unscripted moments  helped to underscore why the Disney Dreamers Academy  has meant so much to so  many children for 16 years.

A Florida House panel on Wednesday approved a sweeping measure that would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors, including children already receiving treatment such as puberty blockers or hormone therapy.

     The state board Wednesday discussed efforts to distribute money approved by the Legislature, including $800 million earmarked in this year’s state budget for raising teacher salaries. That money is part of an effort to raise minimum teacher pay to $47,500.

     After the Senate gave final approval Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday quickly signed a bill aimed at helping shield businesses and insurance companies from lawsuits. 

      During the 2023 State of the Union Address, President Joseph Biden called on Congress and America’s pharmaceutical companies to cap the price of insulin at $35 per month for the 30 million Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes and dependent on the drug to control their symptoms.

With approval Friday from the Florida House, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s $711 million effort to make housing more affordable for working Floridians is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

     Love your Black and African elders and treat them with respect!

  When I was in school a zillion years ago, we sang a cute little song, School Days, that talked about the three R’s: Reading “Riting” and “Rithmetic”!