Author: Carma Henry

Letter to the Editor  By Jon Hochschartner I was happy to learn the San Fran-cisco-based company Eat Just is planning to build the world’s biggest cultivated-meat…

GILES Funeral services for the late Ruth Yvette Taylor Giles were held June 18 at Mt. Hermon AME. Rev. Henry Green III officiating Rev. Henry Green,…

CAMPBELL Funeral services for the Broslloyd Campbell – 71 were held June 25th at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. FAWCETT Funeral services for the late Michael H.…

DARVILLE Funeral services for the late Catherine Gipson Darville – 80 were held June 25th at Mount Bethel Baptist Church with Bishop C.E. Glover officiating. HUNTER…

       At a recent news conference in Fort Myers, Everglades Foundation CEO Eric Eikenberg referred to those he disagrees on water issues with as “knuckle draggers.”

     I continue to process what occurred on Tuesday with Broward’s Blind Nine and Superintendent Cartwright. Considering the fact that the building is named after the late and great Kathleen C. Wright, it is a disgrace that the behavior of the ten supposed leaders on that dais represent nothing of what she emulated: Justice, Truth, Transparency and Fairness.

New Research from AARP Shows Black Women Voters Are Concerned About Rising Prices, Retirement and Feeling Unheard by Elected Officials

     On Monday June 20, state and federal buildings were closed for the historic Juneteenth holiday. But Mayor Hazelle Rogers and her staff opened the Lauderdale Lakes Multipurpose Center to host the Broward County Democratic Black Caucus’ Black Town Hall.

The NextEra Energy Scholarship for Black Students in SECME: A merit award of up to $20,000 for college-bound high school seniors who have at least one year of experience volunteering in the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering (SECME) and plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university for the entire upcoming 2021-2022 academic year. The reward will be $5,000 per year, renewable for up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. 

     But something interesting happened in 2016. Miami-Dade Blue began to gravitate toward Red and now it is more of a Purple county that is struggling to maintain its Blue Hue. Palm Beach, especially the more affluent areas akin to Mara Lago, are also adding some Red flavor to the Blue punch. Broward county maintained it Groovy Blue status in 2016, but six years later, something feels funky.