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Haitian American Voters Empowerment Coalition (HAVE) Calls on the Biden Administration to Fulfill its Build Back Better Campaign Commitments to Respect Refugee Rights and Dignity to Haitian Migrants and US Foreign Policy to Haiti

September 29, 2021 Carma Henry 0

The HAVE Coalition stands in unity with the diverse assembly of civil rights leaders, US elected officials and human rights organizations who vehemently object to the inhumane and excessively cruel treatment of Haitian refugees by United States Customs and Border Control (CBP) along the US-Mexico border at Del Rio, TX. At a broader level, we also question, along with others, why the Biden-Harris administration is blatantly failing to meet the expectations it set regarding respect for the human rights and dignity of refugees. Last week’s images of CBP agents on horseback herding Haitians, as if they were cattle, traumatically triggers memories of an America thought to have been left behind after the US Civil War. President Biden–we must do better. […]

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The Search For Gabrielle Petito, Imagine if Mainstream Media Covered Missing Black Women and Girls As Extensively

September 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

     Many of you have probably heard about the story of 22-year-old Gabrielle Petito, the woman who left New York on July 2 for a months-long cross-country trip full of sightseeing and camping with her fiancée, 23-year-old Brian Laundrie. If you’re not familiar with Petito, you can simply Google her name and see her name, face and story pop up on the New York Times, the New York the spread of the Delta variant and the substantial threat it poses to children,” Bourla continued. […]

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The Trial of Henry Lewis

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

      A packed courtroom was on hand last week for Henry Lewis’s latest court hearing. At just 15 years old, Lewis has amassed more than a few charges. His latest court appearance is for a competency hearing to determine if he has the mental capacity to face trial for his latest charges: second-degree murder and armed robbery. […]

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‘Engines Of Opportunity’: The White House Celebrates HBCU Week

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

      The significance of historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country spans far beyond the realm of education. The institutions serve as cornerstones of Black culture and have produced scholars who have been at the forefront of transformative change. President Joe Biden’s administration recently unveiled an initiative centered on celebrating the rich legacies of HBCUs. […]

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Suicide Rates are soaring for Black people during the pandemic

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

      World Suicide Prevention Day is a hard day to commemorate, especially if you have personally lost someone from suicide. Last year during the pandemic, medical officials worried that COVID-19 would have a serious impact on people’s mental health. With months of isolation, millions of deaths and economic hardship resulting in a heartbreaking number of job losses, experts warned of suicide rates skyrocketing. […]

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Senator Cory Booker (D-NY), Environmental Justice Advocate, Proud to Receive NNPA Leadership Award

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Sen. Booker, who served two terms as Newark mayor before his election to the Senate, will receive the 2021 National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) National Leadership Award for excellence and innovative leadership in Black America. Drs. James Hildreth and Ebony Hilton, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-Missouri), and Olympic record-setter Allyson Felix also will receive National Leadership Awards from the NNPA, the trade association of more than 230 African American-owned newspapers and media companies. […]