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Election Data Sits in a Database: County Election Office Is Denied Access

June 11, 2020 Carma Henry 0

 The Supervisor of Election, as defined by Florida statutes, is the custodian of all election documents and records, from voter registration to candidate filings and election results. So, you can imagine my surprise when a senior election office official acknowledged that while they maintain custody of the Microsoft SQL Server database where all votes are recorded, no one in the office can log into the database or query its data. […]

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COVID-19 another death threat inside of hell

June 11, 2020 Carma Henry 0

     Allow me to be the one to tell you a secret, to share something with you that most of these men in here won’t even allow themselves to say out loud, where men in prison began to understand the reality of what the Corona virus was, the dynamics and method by which it unleashed death and the circumstances that accelerated the speed at which it could spread. […]

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Necessary protest

June 11, 2020 Carma Henry 0

In my opinion, I believe that protesting is necessary because it is one way  our voices can be heard. I’m thankful for the Black Lives Movement because it’s a movement that changes the way we are treated by fighting for our freedom, liberation and justice. […]

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City’s settlement good for Durrs -Now what about Wingate?

June 11, 2020 Carma Henry 0

   The 33311 zip code seems to have been uniquely overburdened in South Florida with a proliferation of toxic sites and industries.  Not two miles away from the Durrs neighborhood, the former Wingate Landfill and Incinerator operated by the City of Fort Lauderdale and Waste Management for 24 years,  (1958-1974,) spewed toxic ash and fumes onto the homes of Black Americans “red lined” into that  neighborhood in the 1950s. […]