Author: Carma Henry

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.  

     FAMU, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s in physics and completed his doctoral coursework. He then headed west to conduct research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) High-Energy Density Center in Livermore, California, under the direction of FAMU Physics Professor Ronald Williams, Ph.D., and Lawrence Livermore physicist Ronnie Shepherd, Ph.D.

James Amps, of Amps International, LLC is looking for 25 high school and college students in St. Thomas to participate in the Amps Entrepreneurship Leadership Institute retreat, February 3rd – the 5th. It’s a Youth Entrepreneurship opportunity, where you are competing for $Dollars!  There is NO COST to the students, BUT you must apply at AmpsInstitute.com.  Amps International is a South Florida Company that is partnering with the global giant, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, to introduce students to Youth Entrepreneurship in the area of Conservation and Agriculture.

Artist Marvin “Murf” Murphy began his full-time career as a professional artist during the first year of the now-iconic Las Olas Art Fair. He continued showcasing his paintings with each Howard Alan Events festival, selling enough to eventually raise four children, and support the family through their respective college years. Now, Murf will be joined by his daughters Tyler, Kelsi, Brittany and Alanna as exhibiting artists during the return of the Las Olas Art Fair (Part I) on January 7 – 8, 2023.

The bill declared that Taney’s actions “renders a bust of his likeness unsuitable for the honor of display to the many visitors to the Capitol.”

     Not long ago, I was surrounded by friends and relatives in the basement of a church, following a funeral, and the food served was fried chicken, mac n’ cheese and assorted cakes, pies and other desert items.

     Back in August, I wrote that getting “back-to-school” this year would also mean getting back to fighting far-right attacks on education. The threats included a rising number of efforts to ban books, and the Right’s efforts to take over local school boards.