Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Children’s Services Council of Broward County (CSC) Announces new Chief Equity and Community Engagement Officer

November 4, 2021 Carma Henry 0

The CSC is proud to announce that Dr. Sharetta Remikie has joined staff as the first Chief Equity and Community Engagement Officer. Dr. Remikie began in her new post on October 18th, 2021. The newly created position replaces what was previously the Chief Communications Officer one, that was held by Sandra Bernard-Bastien. Ms. Bernard-Bastien retired on September 30th. […]

Retired Black Surgeon on Global Mission to Educate How Vitamin D3 Can Help Combat Covid-19

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Yet the international award-winning surgeon and retired doctor says that does not have to be the case for millions of people. Now, Matthews is on a global mission to inform how doses of Vitamin D3 can help prevent the contraction of COVID and minimize the symptoms related to the devastating sickness. […]

Ribbon Cutting for HBCU National Center Set for November

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Because of the tight economics of interning in a federal office, particularly for Black college students, some have suggested that interns should be paid. Most internships in Congress went unpaid for several decades but after a great deal of lobbying in 2018 interns on Capitol Hill now earn at least $1,800 per month. […]

Defendants in Ahmaud Arbery Case Say Slavery-Era Law Enabled Them to Arrest, Shoot Black Man

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 65, and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, plans to defend their actions by claiming they were making a citizens’ arrest that went awry only after Arbery resisted. […]

Knight Foundation’s $1.5M grant helps transform newFAMU Amphitheater into 21st centurytech-forward student hub

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Florida A&M University (FAMU) announced during its Homecoming celebration today that it received $1.5 million from the Knight Foundation to add multimedia functionality to the University’s new amphitheater. This new public space, which includes the Will Packer Performing Arts Amphitheater, will be known as the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Plaza. […]

Giving Voice and Hope to Children with Sickle Cell Disease, One Duck at a Time

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

As part of our ongoing commitment, My Special Aflac Duck has been enhanced with features specifically designed to help children with SCD cope with their unique care and treatment routines. Did you know fluctuations in temperature and dehydration can often lead to painful SCD crises? Kids with SCD can mimic their need to stay warm by bundling up their Duck in its very own customizable blanket, and they can learn to stave off dehydration by providing virtual water breaks through the duck’s improved, free companion app. […]

Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year A Striking Number Are Black Girls

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year A Striking Number Are Black Girls […]

Fighting the Cycle of Violence with Stipends and Mentorships

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

The program seeks to steer vulnerable individuals like Hill away from violence. It provides participants as much as $1,000 each month to meet anti-violence goals like completing classes or acquiring a job. […]

Meet the Memphis School Nurse Who Helped a Shooting Victim Survive

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Instinct set in. The 73-year-old Taylor bolted out of her office and ran to the opposite end of the school, putting on two layers of gloves on the way. When Taylor arrived, she learned a 13-year-old boy had been shot in a stairwell by another student just minutes earlier. […]

“THE NEW RECONSTRUCTION”

November 3, 2021 Carma Henry 0

It’s about time the U.S. Justice Department began protecting the elected school board members of this nation, whose lives are being threatened on a daily basis by neo-Nazis and other ultraconservative, know-nothing, low-IQ Fox News watching fascist numbskulls. […]