Articles by Carma Henry

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

Hopefully the Herschel Walker loss ends the Trump era

December 21, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan was a guest commentator on CNN’s coverage of the Georgia Senate Runoff between The Rev. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.  Duncan didn’t hold his tongue at all.  He lambasted former U.S. President Donald Trump for personally picking Walker for the race.  He pointed out that several of Trump’s handpicked candidates failed miserably in the mid-term elections.  He would emphatically call for the Republican party to distance itself from Trump. […]

National News

Black Americans saw crypto as a path to building wealth. Now they’re bearing the brunt of its decline.

December 21, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     Given many Black Americans’ exposure to crypto, as well as the fact many hopped aboard late — investing at higher prices than their peers — these investors have been particularly impacted by crypto’s decline over the past year. Following the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX in November, cryptocurrency trading volumes plummeted 50%. Since last year, crypto’s market cap has lost nearly three-fourths of its value, with bitcoin and ethereum, both down nearly 75% from their record-highs in November of 2021. […]

National News

An Executed Death Row Inmate Leaves a Journal behind

December 21, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 2,414 death row inmates awaited death in 2022. Eighteen of them were executed. Looking at the statistics makes it easier to overlook these individuals as just numbers. But Kevin Johnson left a journal behind, humanizing the heart-wrenching experience awaiting an inescapable death, per the Kansas City Star. […]

Sports

Lorenzo White: Michigan State’s Newest Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

December 21, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Lorenzo White, one of the greatest running backs in the history of college football, is finally getting his due.
Elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in January, White’s name was added to Michigan State’s Ring of Fame on the east upper deck at Spartan Stadium earlier this season and he will be recognized during Saturday’s Homecoming game against – appropriately enough – Indiana. White’s signature Spartan performance, and his favorite game-memory as a player, came against the Hoosiers in a milestone victory that clinched the 1987 Big Ten championship and sent MSU to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 22 years. […]

Sports

FAMU and JSU should not play in the OBC

December 21, 2022 Carma Henry 0

    The last two years, basically the SWAC title for football has been decided on Labor Day, for all practical purposes.  FAMU and Jackson State played in the Orange Blossom Classic in 2021 and 2022 and both ended with the Rattlers losing and being on the outside looking in for the rest of the season. […]