Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Abuses at Florida ICE Detention Center Exposed by Mobile Billboard

April 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Today, immigrant rights organizations launched a mobile billboard campaign that highlights the abuses occurring at the Baker County Detention Center (Baker). The billboard, showcasing quotes from immigrants detained at Baker, stopped in Orlando and Miami where immigrant rights advocates of the Shut Down Baker Coalition held press conferences, urging for the closure of the facility in Macclenny, Florida. The detention center is operated by the Baker County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) through a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). […]

Guess What Damar Hamlin, Who Nearly Died During A Monday Night Football Game, Is Doing Now?

April 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

When Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football game, the whole country watched in shock as everyone, including players on the field, wondered if the Buffalo Bills’ safety would ever wake up again. […]

Phanord & Associates and Partner Agencies Share Important Information on Oral Cancer

April 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. The dental team at Phanord & Associates, along with their partner agencies, are joining other dental professionals across the nation to highlight the importance of early detection and encourage patients to schedule their regular dental checkups. […]

“#?” Mobilize, Organize and Prioritize

April 5, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Crystal Foster is a woman who was forced into community activism. After the killing of her brother Edward Foster at the hand of Law Enforcement she immediately jumped into action as a make-shift investigator. […]

Origin of Affirmative Action

April 5, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Affirmative Action [AA] is a ubiquitous phrase that we all have heard. Not many of us know its origin or history. In order to grasp the entire scope of this equality tool you need to know its lineage. The foundation for this statute dates back to the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, commonly known as the Wagner Act. It decreed that employers using discriminatory labor practices would be required “to take such Affirmative action including reinstatement of employees with or without back pay.” […]

Senate Passes Union Restrictions

April 5, 2023 Carma Henry 0

The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would place new restrictions on public-employee unions, including preventing dues from being deducted from workers’ paychecks. […]

In Eviscerating Rep. Jolanda Jones in a Resignation Letter, the Democrat’s Ex-Staffers Want Her to ‘Own Her Own S.H.I.T.’

April 5, 2023 Carma Henry 0

They presented Jones a resignation letter full of accusations of wrongdoing. […]

We Rise in Support of Black Women’s Fundamental Rights

April 5, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Everyone has the right to bodily autonomy – the right to make decisions about if, and when, to have a child, how to bring up a child, as well as a safe and sustainable environment to raise that child. As we celebrate Black History Month and Women’s History Month, we also honor the reproductive justice movement, developed by Black feminists in the 1990s that continues to be led by communities of color today. […]

State Says Abortion Precedents ‘Clearly Erroneous’

April 5, 2023 Carma Henry 0

As lawmakers consider barring abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office late Wednesday urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject more than three decades of legal precedents that have protected abortion rights in the state. […]

Poll: Religious service attendance a bit down after pandemic

April 5, 2023 Carma Henry 0

A “stable share” of Americans has participated in religious services in some way – virtually or in person – during the coronavirus pandemic, though in-person attendance is slightly lower than before the COVID-19 outbreak. […]