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
Entertainment

Experience a Unique Side of African Culture at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts with Tall Spirit – Stilt Artistry of Black Immigrants

August 4, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     The concert premieres the commissioned work of two highly regarded Stilt Mask Guilds: Nanfoule Folklore Ensemble of Washington, D.C., and Miami’s USVI Mocko Jumbie Stilt Dancers. The event also features regional, national, and international drummers, dancers, folklorists, and actors.  Local groups Delou Africa Dance Ensemble, Sikan Afro-Cuban Project, and the Haitian inspired TLL Dance Ensemble also present cultural connections to the theme. […]

Local News

Congresswoman Wilson Votes to Address and Prevent Child Hunger

August 4, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Today, the Education and Labor Committee held a markup hearing to discuss the newly-filed Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act, legislation which works to address and prevent child hunger by reauthorizing federal child nutrition programs. Voting to advance the proposal, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) applauded the inclusion of a key provision that expands access and plant-based options like salad bars in public schools which she championed last year. […]

Opinions

America’s Archenemy–Itself!

August 3, 2022 Carma Henry 0

  America’s  archenemy  surreptitiously has always been itself. Before America won its independence  in  1776, it revered white supremacy and still does. This inhumane ideology waged  genocide  against  Native Americans  and enslaved  Black people for  246 years. Now it threatens to destroy America. […]