Everyone knows that since the start of the war with Iran, Americans have been paying much more money for gas and other energy. That money has to be going somewhere and, in case we didn’t know where, Donald Trump has revealed the not so hidden secret.
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I am told that there is a great deal of voter apathy floating around. In a democratic form of government, the vote is the electoral voice. You get to have a say about what is important and which direction you want to see your community go. Candidates generally structure their campaigns around policy positions that are of interest to voters. Consider this: African Americans have not always been free in the United States. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery. Elected officials had to vote to abolish it. To pass the House of Representatives, a two-thirds majority was required. A total of 175 votes were cast: 119 for the 13th Amendment and 56 against. Had the result been 116 for and 59 against (a difference of three votes), the amendment would not have passed, and freedom for African Americans would have been delayed. There were no African Americans in the House of Representatives. The measure barely passed.
Virtual meeting to bring the sickle cell community together to inform future drug development
Approximately 150 cancer fighters and survivors from across South Florida will be celebrated during the 6th Annual Ella’s Day: A Day of Pampering for Cancer Fighters & Survivors on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ken Thurston Inverrary Community Center in Lauderhill.
I watched my parents go to the polls to vote in the early 1960s. They had to recite the preamble to the constitution while ignorant and illiterate white people waltzed right in. Racists poll workers had jars of jelly beans. Black voters had to guess how many. Then the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.
I watched my parents go to the polls to vote in the early 1960s. They had to recite the preamble to the constitution while ignorant and illiterate white people waltzed right in. Racists poll workers had jars of jelly beans. Black voters had to guess how many. Then the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.
As corporations scaled back Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives and government agencies faced sweeping cuts, Black women were among the hardest hit. Between spring and late 2025, more than 300,000 Black women either lost jobs, left the workforce or were pushed out of employment, according to labor data and economic reports tracking the crisis. Unemployment among Black women climbed from 5.4% to as high as 7.3% by the end of the year — one of the steepest increases of any demographic group.
Such is the story of Emma Mike and Lillie Mike, two little Black girls whose lives were stolen in Calhoun County, Georgia, in 1884 during one of America’s many acts of racial terror. One child was reportedly only six years old. The other was just four.
Empowered To Thrive Inc., founded by Deetra Sands Durham, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to building meaningful partnerships and sharing knowledge, awareness, and essential services to support all women affected by cancer particularly minority women who often face disparities in care and re-sources.
Venus and Serena Williams are partners in a new initiative to provide opportunities for young people from under-resourced communities through tennis and education.