February 2018 - The Westside Gazette

PARKLAND SHOOTING VIGIL

February 27, 2018 Dvon 0

Insight on the vigil to at Mount Herman African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The murder of 3 young men,Henry Smith, Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton and the wounding of 27 young men and women in a incident on the campus of South Carolina State College, over two years before […]

Bethune statue bill heads to governor

February 22, 2018 Carma Henry 0

The statue of Bethune would replace a likeness of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, who has represented Florida for decades in the Capitol.

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American Community: Progress, but our work is far from Over Current State Of HIV in Black Communities

February 22, 2018 Carma Henry 0

We have made great progress in the fight against HIV in the United States. Annual HIV infections and diagnoses have declined in recent years as have HIV-related deaths. But the theme of 2018’s National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – Stay the Course, the Fight is Not Over! […]

Black History Month Spotlight: Tanya Wallace-Gobern

February 22, 2018 Carma Henry 0

Most people are familiar with the phrase, “If you are doing what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Well, Tanya Wallace-Gobern is one of the lucky ones doing just that. As the Executive Director of the National Black Worker Center Project, she is fulfilling her dream to serve and uplift the Black community. The National Black Worker Center Project is a fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy […]

The Black Press Remembers Lerone Bennett Jr.

February 22, 2018 Carma Henry 0

Perhaps no other voice—or pen—captured the real life of Africans and African Americans like Lerone Bennett Jr., the former editor of EBONY and Jet magazines who died on Wednesday, February 14 at the age of 89. […]

More than just another Marvel film: Actress Sydelle Noel talks to the Westside Gazette about Black Panther

February 22, 2018 Carma Henry 0

Black Panther debuted Friday, Feb. 16 and was highly anticipated as many of us were fascinated with seeing a mainly Black cast, a rarity in Hollywood, led by Black Director, Ryan Coogler, another rarity in Hollywood. […]

“Black Panther” Breaks Records at the Box Office

February 22, 2018 Carma Henry 0

According to Entertainment magazine, “Black Panther” is already the eighth-largest single-day gross for the film industry ever and the third-biggest opening for a superhero movie.

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Race Forum

February 22, 2018 Carma Henry 0

Ready for a sequel? I have to admit, my buddy Don Valentine hit a home run with his inspiration for this forum. Not only is it a worthwhile exercise for the contributors, in terms of honestly analyzing their thoughts and feelings, but the reader response has been off the charts!

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