Author: Carma Henry

Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861

  Women throughout history have proven that they’ve had to become a force of reckoning. They’ve had to prevent America’s white male’s dominated society from treating them as glorified chattel. In marriage, they’ve had to assume the surname of their husbands, shoulder the responsibilities of bearing  and raising the children, and  leaving politics/ voting to their husbands.

     We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Julie Hunter, Broward County Library’s former Associate Director for Public Service. The recipient of the Florida Library Association’s 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, Julie came to Broward County in 2002 as the executive director of the newly opened African American Research Library and Cultural Center. Prior to that, she held a similar position at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Atlanta, Georgia. She was promoted to Associate Director in 2007 and retired from Broward County in 2013 after 47 years as an esteemed library professional.

Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Recipes for Joyous Living: A Story of Inspiration by Julie Spencer Washington & Sulie Gooden Spencer.  Mrs. Spencer is a 65-year resident of Dania and this is her first book publication.  The 5” x 8” Color Paperback, Color Casebound and electronic versions in the RELIGION / Christian Living / Inspirational category are available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

     Matthew Majestic Hyde was born in Norfolk, Virginia on February 8, 1986, and died on July 14, 2022. He is fondly remembered by his parents Michael C. Hyde and Renee Pfeilsticker, his son Jabari Bonane, his younger brother Michael J. Hyde, nephew Kayden Hyde, and extended family, as well as a wide circle of friends who loved him deeply.

     White America has always struggled with the role of the Black church, because Black Christianity told the truth about racism and injustice. White Christianity remained quiet about the treatment of Black people, and White supremacy was never questioned but accepted.