February 2019 - Page 18 of 18 - The Westside Gazette

Cosby’s Publicist Blames National Enquirer for Drone

February 5, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Wyatt told NNPA Newswire that Cosby was walking across the yard for his daily exercise and prison officials were also escorting the blind comedian to his new quarters, in a veteran’s wing of the new prison, when the drone was spotted. […]

Make Venezuela Great Again? Let the Venezuelans decide how. Five ideas from peace research.

February 5, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Have we not learned a thing? As the crisis in Venezuela continues to unfold, we are witnessing yet another blatant US regime-change operation “for the Venezuelan people.” […]

Disarmament, Not Low-Yield Nukes

February 5, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Disarmament, Not Low-Yield Nukes […]

NAACP Mourns the Passing of Actor Kristoff St. John

February 5, 2019 Carma Henry 0

The nation’s foremost civil rights organization issued the following statement regarding the passing of actor Kristoff St. John, who passed away today at age 52. […]

NAACP Chair to Attend State of Union to Highlight Climate Justice as Civil Rights Issue

February 5, 2019 Carma Henry 0

To bring attention to the important issue of climate justice, tonight, Leon W. Russell , Chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors will attend the State of the Union address as a guest of Florida Congresswoman Kathy Castor, Chair of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. […]

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he prosecuted more than a decade ago when he was a US attorney was committed by the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner.

February 4, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Christie, who chaired Trump’s transition team for a short time, has recently been drawing attention to his relationship with Kushner and his father, the real estate developer Charles Kushner, while promoting his new book, “Let Me Finish.” […]

Leja Williams interviewing Bonita Williams-McKenzie (Caregiver)

February 4, 2019 Dvon 0

Leja Williams interviewing Bonita Williams-McKenzie (Caregiver)

Respected scholar explains how immigration harms native Blacks

February 4, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Dr. Claud Anderson, best-selling author and President of The Harvest Institute, says, “Whether it is building a wall or open admission of immigrants, the partisan debate on immigration shut down the federal government and furloughed hundreds of thousands of employee, but has ignored a core issue: the effects of immigration on Native Blacks, the most vulnerable citizens.” The Harvest Institute, a Washington, D.C. based non-profit policy and advocacy organization, has released an article on its website at www.HarvestInstitute.org, meant to address that issue. […]

Virginia Governor’s Blackface/KKK Photo Blasted

February 4, 2019 Carma Henry 0

A medical school yearbook photo of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam in either blackface or a KKK hood is eliciting calls for his resignation. This comes on the heels of comments Northam made earlier this week about abortion legislation in which he seemed to advocate infanticide. Members of the Project 21 Black leadership network are speaking out against the embattled governor. […]