Articles by Carma Henry

About Carma Henry
Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861
Local News

The Florida State Conference of the NAACP elects new officers at its 78th Annual Convention

October 2, 2019 Carma Henry 0

     Natural hair wearers have the support of the NAACP Florida State Conference. Last week, at the 78th Annual State Convention of the NAACP Florida State Conference, Florida delegates unanimously approved a resolution recognizing that hair discrimination is race discrimination while fighting to prohibit such practices as they relate to employment, education, sports, housing accommodations, and public accommodations. […]

Feature

Robert Alexander, President Of The South Florida SCLC In Miami, Supports City Commissioner Mike Gelin’s Fight Against Police Corruption

October 2, 2019 Carma Henry 0

“After the recent Commission meeting, our current County Sheriff wanted to meet with me,” said Mr. Gelin. “I was very honest about what happened to me and how I felt. He made an offer for us to work constructively together to bring about positive change and I will do that because I am about action,” said commissioner Gelin. […]

Arts & Culture

The Legacy Of Our ICONS

October 2, 2019 Carma Henry 0

       “Thomas Jennings was the first African American to receive a patent, on March 3, 1821. His patent was for a dry-cleaning process called “dry scouring”. The first money Thomas Jennings earned from his patent was spent on the legal fees necessary to liberate his family out of slavery and support the abolitionist cause. […]

Opinions

Schumer OP-ED Congress Must Act to Address Gun Violence

October 1, 2019 Carma Henry 0

The conclusions are clear: Black Americans face a grea-ter risk of being victims of gun violence compared to their peers. The only question that remains is what will be done about it. It is obvious that our current laws are not doing enough to prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands. Now, more than ever, we must do more to protect our children from the scourge of gun violence. […]

Opinions

“Hell No!” That is my message to those who would divide us

October 1, 2019 Carma Henry 0

In framing the profound impact that organized labor has had on the civil rights movement and why this relationship must be shored up and strengthened at every turn, I wanted to start with Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first president of the new South Africa. Mandela, upon being released from the South African jail where he spent 28 years, made Dearborn, Michigan, one of his very first stops on a trip that included addressing the United Nations. He stopped to speak to UAW Local 600 members to thank them for their anti-apartheid efforts to bring freedom to South Africa and to extol the America labor movement. […]