Local News
Month: August 2019
Feature
After Five Years, NY Police Officer Who Chokes Eric Garner to Death on Video is Finally Fired
On August 19, New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced the firing of Officer Daniel Pantaleo. Pantaleo. Pantaleo choked Eric Garner, 43, to death on a sidewalk in Staten Island New York on July 17, 2014, after Pantaleo stopped Garner for selling loose cigarettes. […]
Feature
NAACP Observes 400th Anniversary of Slave Trade in Journey from Jamestown to Jamestown
The two-week-long observance included a Monday, August 19, visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture which was followed by a trip to Ghana, West Africa, and onto Jamestown – thus the organization’s theme: “Jamestown to Jamestown.” […]
Feature
The “Adventure” of Reading…
Fulfilling the dream of author Carolyn Brown Poitier has become a life changing mission and will one day produce a supernatural legacy for Dr. Sherrie Poitier-Liscombe. DNA is a life definer, yet it is the recognition of purpose and The Adventure of pursuit that solidified a life legacy. In the 1970’s, early 80’s, Carolyn Brown Poitier […]
Editorials
My confession is that I have helped contribute to this foolishness
My confession is that I have helped contribute to this foolishness […]
Local News
Growing the Voices of Our Future
The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these editorial contributions made by local students. […]
Advice
The Legacy of Our Icons
Althea Gibson, a sharecropper’s daughter, entered the world of sports when segregation severely limited opportunities for African Americans. She eventually became the first Black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis and golf. […]
Local News
Positivity Changes Lives for the Better
Bertram King Gillings is a man on a mission. He has a core belief and heartfelt desire to pursue a better life for himself and those around him. Since 2012, he has held several roles in the Entertainment Industry and continues to use his platform as a Host to influence our generation, promoting a message of peace, positivity and unity. […]
National News
Rally scheduled in New York to Rename Street after Obama
“We request the New York City Mayor and City Council do the same by renaming a block of Fifth Avenue after the former president whose many accomplishments include: saving our nation from the Great Recession; serving two completely scandal-free terms in office; and taking out Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind Sept-ember 11th, which killed over 3,000 New Yorkers,” the petition reads. […]
Opinions
Shooting Yourself in the foot
Shooting Yourself in the foot […]