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The Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. […]
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What Women’s Suffrage Means to Me!
It is with profound respect and gratitude that I write this lead-in into the remarkable women who have been on the forefront of making things happen here in America. I also understand that even though men play a great part in structuring what occurs, the women, especially the Black woman, were the places where nourishments sprang. Women of all colors played an intricate part in making the fabric of this Country wearable and beautiful ;however, Black women have had to stitch together a quilt made from hand-me-downs and woven them into a miracle blanket to protect all of us from the harshness of a racist and unbalanced system. The Black woman not only gave meaning to life where babies nursed from to gain their strength but also gave to the world their fortitude and the will power to march on. The strength of the Black woman is needed now more than ever to not only bring the country together but to reunite Black families in Black love. Yes, women suffrage was a movement; however, the Black woman’s movement is life. And to those Black women and women whose name may not appear in the annals of history, know that your impressions, your footprints are placed in the hearts and minds of those who cherish you. Carry on in your role as life givers. […]
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YWCA of Palm Beach County Appoints New CEO
YWCA of Palm Beach County announces Shea S. Spencer as new Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Spencer comes to YWCA with over 15 years of nonprofit experience including fundraising and community engagement. For many years, Shea has served her local community and worked to drive support for programs and services surrounding homelessness, food insecurity, education, health, job readiness, entrepreneurship, disadvantaged youth, and low-income initiatives. […]
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Officers from the same Wisconsin police department that shot Jacob Blake once killed an unarmed man after shooting him in the head at point-blank range
The shooting, which left Blake in a hospital’s intensive care unit, is not the first-time police officers in Kenosha, a town with a population of approximately 100,000, were publicly called out for excessive use of force. In 2004, an officer of the Kenosha Police Department shot and killed 21-year-old Michael Bell outside the home he shared with his mom and sister. According to an NPR report from 2014, a police officer had followed Bell to the house after he observed Bell’s driving. […]
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Fort Lauderdale and Broward County Food Banks and FREE pantries
Get information on food banks in Broward County and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A number of non-profit organizations, churches and charities operate across the region and provide free food to the low income and needy. Some pantries near you also provide clients with additional services, such as Meals on Wheels for senior citizens or the disabled. […]
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MORE ON THE MOVEMENT
MORE ON THE MOVEMENT […]
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Women in the Civil Rights Movement
Women in the Civil Rights Movement […]
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Wilson, Hastings Lead Letter Calling on DeSantis to Stop Pressuring Health Directors to Not Advise School Districts
“We strongly fear that preventing health directors from making informed recommendations endangers children, teachers and staff, and high-risk members of our community by limiting the ability of public officials to make fact-based decisions. We understand that numerous health officials have said they were pressured by your administration to not give a formal recommendation about whether to reopen schools,” the letter reads. “Consequently, without guidance, some district officials have said they felt compelled to return to in-person learning despite concerns about the potentially harmful impact on public health.” […]
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MARCH FOR OUR LIVES: THE MARCH FOR CHANGE
The student group March for Our Lives was founded by David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, Jaclyn Corin as well as several other students of the 2018 Stoneman Douglas tragedy. Since its conception, the group has rallied hundreds of thousands around the country with the utmost goal to fight for tighter gun laws. Their efforts included a nationality televised march in Washington, D.C, that landed on the cover of Time Magazine and received the international Children’s Peace Prize from Archbishop Desmond Tutu. […]
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Political commentator and writer Clarence McKee aim to dispel the myth that Obama helped Black America
It is no secret that author Clarence McKee believes President Trump’s policies are far more advantageous for Black Americans than President Obama’s efforts ever were. “There has been little, if any, criticism of Obama’s shortcomings in terms of the Black community,” he says. He adds that most Black Americans took pride in the fact that a “Black man had been elected president of the United States and that many of “their concerns and issues would be addressed.” He states that their “high hopes for Obama were unfilled and calls the failure to address those concerns the “dirty little secret not, or rarely discussed.” Despite that record, McKee writes that Obama remains the “darling of the Black political and civil rights establishments and the mainstream media.” […]