Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Entertainment

Jazz in the gardens presents poetry in the gardens, a national spoken words competition winner receives $10,000

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Presented by the City of Miami Gardens, Poetry in the Gardens is an exciting addition to the Jazz in the Gardens brand that explores the best in spoken word and poetry. The much-anticipated competition, under the theme “Speak Your Art”, will provide a forum for spoken word artists to share their creativity to generate meaningful conversation and use their voices to influence positive changes. […]

Entertainment

MORE THAN MUSIC, ARE YOU READY TO GRUB AT JAZZ IN THE GARDENS?

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Jazz in the Gardens food vendors are counting down to the highly anticipated music festival. […]

To whom It May Concern,

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My name is Brittany Poitier and I am a proud resident of Broward County. I am also a race car driver, autism advocate, and Broward County Public Schools 2018-2019 School Related District Employee Of The Year […]

Jussie Smollet leaves everyone asking why?

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Jussie Smollet leaves everyone asking why? […]

Director Spike Lee Wins First Oscar at 91st Annual Academy Awards

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Wearing a purple suit and hat and seated in the front row at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, Lee was nominated for two Oscars: Best Adaptive Screenplay for “Blackkklansman,” and for Best Director of the same film. […]

Petition Seeks to End Practice of Charge Stacking

February 28, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Turning one crime into many is easily done, and with this in mind a prosecutor can easily circumvent laws of double jeopardy in order to lump, for example, drug offenses with conspiracy – some laws like this are broad and easily manipulated to fit many cases – gun use, money laundering, and a laundry list of other charges together. […]

Dr. Sheila Brooks, Author and Emmy Award Winner, Nominated for NAACP Image Award

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Dr. Sheila Brooks, the founder, president and CEO of SRB Communications, a full-service Washington, D.C.-based advertising and marketing agency, has earned an Image Award nomination in Outstanding Literary Work as one of the authors, (along with Clint C. Wilson) of the new book, “Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice.” […]

Dirk enjoys final NBA All-Star Weekend representing MAVS

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The 40-year-old Nowitzki kept a busy weekend in Charlotte – serving as coach of the World Team for the Rising Stars Challenge – in which he coached teammate Luka Doncic – participated in the 3-point contest and participated in the All-Star Game on Sunday night as part of Team Giannis. […]

House Chairs Tell Barr They Expect Mueller Report to Be Made Public

February 28, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Today, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their expectation that he will make Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report public “without delay and to the maximum extent permitted by law.” […]

A New Year’s Resolution for Children in New York: School Improvement

February 28, 2019 Carma Henry 0

If we want to improve education outcomes and strengthen our state, we need to improve our schools and assure that every child has access to a high-quality education, no matter their zip code or the color of their skin. […]