By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. There are moments when a community must refuse to be silent simply because the people making the decisions have the authority…
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More than half a century ago, The Temptations put those words to music. It was 1970, but turn on the television, scroll through your phone, read the newspaper, or simply listen to the conversations around the kitchen table today, and you might wonder whether they were singing about 2026.
As students across Florida fill their backpacks, sharpen their pencils, and prepare for another school year, adults should be preparing for another important responsibility, the upcoming primary election.
As thousands of Omega men gather in Cincinnati, they do so during an election season that will influence the future of communities throughout America. The privilege to vote was not freely given. It was secured through generations of sacrifice, perseverance, and unwavering courage by men and women who believed that democracy fulfills its promise only when every eligible citizen participates.
How do we make the best decision if we are not given every opportunity to hear every voice?
Whether one approaches it from the biblical account of creation or the scientific understanding that humanity traces its origins to Africa, the conclusion is remarkably similar: we are one human family. From that one family emerged many nations, many languages, many cultures, many philosophies, and many ways of understanding the world.
Fort Lauderdale Doesn’t Have a City Manager Problem. It Has a Leadership Problem.
As I watch today’s political climate, I’m troubled by efforts that seem to divide rather than unite. Too often, rhetoric fuels hostility, deepens distrust, and pits neighbor against neighbor. At a time when leadership should calm fears and inspire confidence, many Americans instead question motives and priorities.
Growing up in our home, the belt represented more than discipline. It represented direction. It represented correction. It represented accountability. It represented love wrapped in responsibility. My father never used it to destroy us; he used it to keep us from destroying ourselves.
During our dinner conversation, I remarked that while the higher echelons of our communities may find ways to adapt and thrive, those struggling on the margins often continue to catch hell regardless of who claims victory.