Author: Carma Henry

Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, her publicist announced.

     Now, the Biden-Harris administration has decided to roll out a national push to reduce homelessness by 25% in two years.

Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin remained in critical condition Tuesday after the Bills say he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field following a tackle hour earlier, leading to the indefinite postponement of Buffalo’s pivotal Monday night showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals.

A new year is rapidly upon us, and Peter Traceit is clearing out the sand tunnels for easy access to news you can use. There isn’t much dirt piling up at 600 SE 3rd Avenue in Fort Lauderdale as all schools and district buildings are pretty much closed for the next two weeks. Traceit understands that the best creeping and sneaking is done in the pits of quiet darkness, so the sleuthing continues. Superintendent Vickie Cartwright was hired(February 24, 2022), fired (November 14, 2022), fired (November 15, 2022), and then rehired (December 13, 2022). But the rehire is unclean. The dirt left on the table says the searches for interim superintendent and superintendent are still underway. And to add insult to injury, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Daniel Foganholi to serve two years as District 1 Board member when Ron Velez, the winner of the seat, could not be sworn in because he failed to secure clemency for a 25 year old felony conviction. Foganholi is the former DeSantis appointed Board member who made the motion to fire Cartwright in November. What a dirty mess!

     Celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, Kwanzaa is celebrated in communities and homes around the world.

Three buses carrying 139 migrants from Texas arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence at the Naval Observatory.

     The act, cited as the “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Medal Act of 2021” was recently passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives, the Congressional Record shows, and now sits on President Joe Biden’s desk for the final approval.

     Wells Fargo has agreed to a $3.7 billion deal with regulators to settle charges that it took advantage of customers on their auto loans, mortgages, and bank accounts.

MOBLEY Funeral services for the late Lee J. Mobley, Jr. – 74 were held December 26 at Mt. Hermon AME Church.  

Officials in Buffalo, New York, are concentrating on restoring power, cleaning roads, and searching houses and automobiles for anyone remaining stuck days into a catastrophic winter storm that plagued much of the country, with expectations that more citizens will be found dead. In Buffalo, New York’s Erie County, at least 28 people have perished as a result of the storm, which dumped up to 50.3 inches of snow on the city and caused blinding blizzard conditions for drivers over the Christmas holiday.