Author: Carma Henry

If elected, Lee, 76, would be the only Black woman in the Senate, and only the third in its history.

‘Anger, Disbelief and Heartbreak’ after a Teacher at the Studio Kids Little River Painted Toddlers’ Faces Black in Class

     The lies, misrepresentations, and half-truths Gov. DeSantis is regurgitating about Black History is nothing short of a calculated strategy to destroy the truth of who we are and what we have accomplished. And what has been done to us by those who enslaved us.

     Even the most uninvolved persons in our community know it is time to draw up plans that everyone can at least know or discover. It is time for our leaders to call us together, not to march, not to sing, but to confer with each other and make plans to organize a better life without fear and violence. Plans must include jobs, housing, economic development, and education about our history.

     America’s laborers/consumers have long existed at the mercy of corporate entities dating back to the 19th Century. In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act established the minimum wage at $0.25 an hour. Since 2009, the Federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 per hour. Do the math.  This represents  a mere .03 percent increase over eighty-four years.

Only the Poor

   Ol Pete has sand up to the waist but it’s not keeping The Detective from dredging along in search for clues.  It’s Black History Month and Peter Traceit is interested in how teachers in schools are celebrating Black contributions and remembering the struggle that paved the way for Blacks and so many others. So many spit critical race theory (CRT) from their lips without really understanding what it actually is and that the theory of CRT has been used by other groups in their quest for diversity, equity, and inclusion to level their playing field. 

February is National Heart Month. A time when the nation focuses on heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first proclamation in 1964, among the millions of people in the country who had suffered heart attacks. Since then, U.S. presidents have designated February as American Heart Month. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people delayed or avoided going to hospitals for heart attacks and strokes.

“They do not recognize me. I’m just some Black woman who wants to lend a hand. And that’s exactly what they perceive. I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t want to support a Black-owned business, but they clearly don’t.”

“Test Your Bible Knowledge”