Month: March 2019
 There is a West African (Ashanti) saying which states, âThe ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.â Based upon the evidence of what is occurring across this nation and the world, that old saying is becoming a reality at an alarming rate.
Following the passage of legislation in a Florida Senate committee to gut the intent of the voters when they passed Amendment 4 last November, Andrew Gillum made the following statement:
Accomplished Principal Casandra Robinson, as well as the Vice President of BABSE, welcomed all participants to her campus. BABSEâS 2019 SLICE Conference was planned in collaboration with the Department of Equity & Diversity and Dillard High School 6th-12th. The SLICE Acronyms are: S-Social Emotional; L-Leadership; I-Instruction & Curriculum; C-Community; E-Equity.
    Attorney General William Barrâs principal conclusions submitted to Congress today raise more questions than answers. The American people deserve to see the full report and findings from the investigation, not just a summary from Trumpâs hand-picked Attorney General.
A team of South African doctors have pioneered world medicine, when they became the first ever to successfully transplant a middle ear.
In a joint effort to get students involved with the Children Services Councilâs 2019 Broward AWARE! Protecting OUR Children campaign: Growing the Voices of Our Future, the Westside Gazette will engage youth in a photovoice (photojournalism) project. The youth will tell their stories through the written word and through the lens of cameras they will operate as photojournalists focusing on but not limited to the Broward AWARE campaign.
A Walmart in Long Island, New York, is under fire after locking Black hair care products in a glass case while allowing other hair products to remain on open shelves.
Dehlia Umunna has been appointed Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. She has been a lecturer at HLS since 2007 and is Deputy Director and Clinical Instructor at HLSâs Criminal Justice Institute (CJI), in which she supervises third-year law students in their representation of adult and juvenile clients in criminal and juvenile proceedings and arguments before Massachusettsâ Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals court.
In the continued spirit of giving, the South Florida Black Business Directory has been celebrating Womenâs History Month by helping âSis secure the bag!â