Author: Carma Henry

“Test Your Bible Knowledge”

     The institution, whose history dates back to 1636, last week tapped Claudine Gay, who is currently dean of Harvard’s faculty of arts and scientists, to take over from current president Larry Bacow in 2023. She’ll be Harvard’s 30th president and only the second woman. Every other Harvard president were white men.

     U.S. Postal Service has announced that civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis will be amongst the latest to be included in their upcoming 2023 stamp releases. This honor is meant to celebrate the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest freedom fighters.

     Before Thursday’s confirmations, there were 14 vacancies out of 62 authorized judges in the D.C. Superior Court and two vacancies out of nine authorized judges in the D.C. Court of Appeals.

U.S. Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Camron Parker, from Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., checks gauge readings in the main engine room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73).

     Last week, Barkley announced that he intends to give $1 million each to Bethune-Cookman University in Florida and Jackson State University in Mississippi. Now, he’ll have to call up their respective advancement offices to let them know.

eet Willie “Bill” Dawson, a World War II veteran from St. Louis, Missouri, who is now 108 years old. He says that his secret to a long life is mainly staying active all the time.

     Pettus & Dawkins have previously worked on high-profile financial fraud cases involving the likes of former NFL players Fred Taylor (Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots), Clinton Portis (Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), Lito Shepard (Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders), Plaxico Burress (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, New York Jets, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals), Jevon Kearse (Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles), and others.

Chaired by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming), the committee released a 161-page summary that focused on Trump’s involvement in the effort to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

     Mark your calendar! The School Board of Broward County, Florida approved the 2023/24 school calendar at its Tuesday, December 13, 2022, School Board meeting. The first day of school for the 2023/24 school year is Monday, August 21, 2023. The last day of school is Monday, June 10, 2024.