Miami, FL – October 30, 2017 – The Fifth Annual Pumps, Pearls & Politics presented by the Connection Committee of the Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority switches its signature event to a community conversation format with the hot topic of Obamacare taking center stage.

In an increasingly polarized political environment, health care reform has been caught in the cross fire of the partisan struggle, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction. Special guest, health-care attorney and author Daniel E. Dawes, will present the truth on the secret backstory of the Affordable Care Act, shedding light on the creation and implementation of the greatest and most sweeping equalizer in the history of American health care. His eye-opening and authoritative narrative written from an insider’s perspective, 150 Years of ObamaCare, debunks contemporary understandings of health care reform. It also provides a comprehensive and unprecedented review of the health equity movement and the little-known leadership efforts that were crucial to passing public policies and laws reforming mental health, minority health, and universal health.

If You Go:
What: Pumps, Pearls & Politics 2017: The Truth About the Affordable Care Act
When: Sunday, November 5, 2017, 4:00 PM
Where: Allen Chapel AME Church, 1201 NW 111 Street, Miami, Florida 33167
Admission: FREE (Register at http://pumpspearlspolitics2017.eventbrite.com.)

For more information email Natasha Hines, Connection Chair at [email protected].

"The single-most powerful word in our democracy is the word 'we.' We the People. We shall overcome. Yes we can. That word is owned by no one. It belongs to everyone. Oh, what a glorious task we are given, to continually try to improve this great nation of ours." —President Obama: http://go.wh.gov/Selma-speech ‪#‎Selma50‬ ‪#‎MarchOn‬

Good morning, family! When Mitt Romney chose Sanford, FL as one of his final campaign stops, that sent a clear message to me as a black person; a reasonable person and an American. Sanford, FL is the site of the most controversial, racially-tinged shooting/murder of a black teenager by a white man in America in a long time. Sanford, FL was virtually unknown by most people and then it gained international infamy when George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin.

It is understandable that Mitt Romney wants to win the presidency of the United States but at what cost? I don't know Mitt Romney personally but what I have seen during this campaign is disturbing and causes tremendous concern if he is this nation's next president. Not the manufactured fear that the Republican Party and Anti-Obama forces have managed to inject into this campaign, but genuine concern for the typical American and the future of this great nation. 

If one listens to the flip-flopping of Mitt Romney and the outright lies of he, Paul Ryan and the various Republican-leaning Super PACs, it’s crystal clear where this nation is headed and it is not in a good direction. The people supporting Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are not voting for the two of them as much as they are voting against President Obama. What is even more disturbing is that those same people attending that Romney-Ryan campaign rally in Sanford yesterday fail to realize that they are a part of the 47% and the 99%, not the 1% that Team Romney-Ryan is really fighting for.

Just so you don’t get this twisted, I do not worship President Obama. I have not agreed with every decision he has made but I think he is the best President the USA has elected in a long time. On the other hand, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are not trustworthy and anyone that votes for them is either only concerned about protecting their wealth or just plain delusional or maybe both.

This is a picture of the latest hair creation adorning the head of the one and only Rebecca "Butterfly" Vaughns. Many of you already know her as the poet divine and one of the most talented people in this area. 

Her hair design tribute to the Barack Obama in 2008, made it to the pages of JET magazine. Now that he's President, let's see if this one does also. Her barber has some mad skills, don't you agree? 

Rebecca "Butterfly" Vaughns' tribute to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign in 2012.

Flashback to 2008

Butterfly's Obama tribute in 2008 that was featured in JET magazine. That's tight work!

We are days away from General Election Day 2012 with Early Voting starting Saturday and voting by absentee ballot already begun. Many people have expressed their support of the re-election of President Barack Obama and now they are needed to step up to help the President win Miami-Dade County.

The Democratic National Convention officially starts today in Charlotte, NC. First Lady Michelle Obama is on deck tonight so don't miss her highly anticipated specch. A number folks from south Florida are among the Florida delegation and we'll follow them for the next couple of days. The culminating event is Thursday evening when President Barack Obama delivers his acceptance speech. 

The nation is especially looking forward to the Dems Convention after the Republican Convention last week in which Clint Eastwood's Invisible Obama routine is still getting more traction than Mitt Romney's acceptance speech. 

Stay tuned to the DNC and let us know what you think. 

Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you know President Barack Obama recently publicly affirmed support of marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. It was a bold move on his part as it is a highly controversial issue, especially during an election year. Furthermore, black people, no matter where we are from, tend to be the most intolerant group when it comes to homosexuality. 

Here’s a comment on the President’s decision from CJ Ortuno, executive director of SAVE Dade:

"The President has made a gutsy decision in the face of a major election to stand on the right side of history. Ultimately the president evolved to a place of understanding that we all have when it comes to marriage - that it is not about politics, but about love, commitment, and being responsible for the person you care most about." 

What say YOU about the President's decision?

Democratic National Committee Chair, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz & Tracy Mourning are hosting First Lady Michelle Obama at a dinner and reception with supporters of the re-election campaign of President Barack Obama.

The Obama Victory Fund 2012 - Dinner & Reception with the First Lady is scheduled for 5:45 PM, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at The Signature Grand, 6900 West State Road 84, Davie, Florida. Click here to RSVP.