Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Federal Workers get the gift of Music from Jazz in the Gardens

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Miami Gardens, FL – City of Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert, III, and the Miami Gardens City Council will honor all the furloughed federal employees at Miami International Airport (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) by giving them the gift of music. […]

“Big Sister” Barbara Lee’s Advice for the New Women of Color in Congress

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

There’s a crew of new women in Congress who’ve become fast friends since the election. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have become instant progressive icons and visible markers of a long-overdue shift in legislative demographics. (Photo: Courtesy Office of Rep. Barbara Lee) […]

2019 Oscar Nominees: #OscarsSoBlack?

January 30, 2019 Carma Henry 0

2019 Oscar Nominees: #OscarsSoBlack? […]

Meet the 11-Year Old Student Who is a Physics Major at Southern University Elijah Precciely, 11-year old Physics major at Southern University

January 30, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Elijah Precciely, the young Black genius who at just 11-years old was accepted into Southern University on a full-ride scholarship, has recently started his first full semester of classes at the Louisiana HBCU. […]

Tennessee Tribune’s Rosetta Perry Receives Lifetime Achievement

January 30, 2019 Carma Henry 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With one of pop music’s most profound voices performing during a ceremony that included a video tribute featuring tributes from a mayor, a congressman, a school superintendent […]

TrumPutin: Who’s tired of winning now?

January 30, 2019 Carma Henry 0

One of the most brutal dictators on Earth, Vladimir Putin, is a happy despot these days. His boy Trump has been performing even better than commanded. Yes, we know from past pondering that Putin was getting some of the joy he ordered up, but consider how his smirk is now an uncontrollable grin as he reflects on our Trump-inflicted nation, his enemy: […]

Newly Elected Democratic County Judges Introduce Major New Bail Reform Changes

January 30, 2019 Carma Henry 0

That backlash resulted in Harris County voters showing up to the polls and sending those judges packing, allowing a new crop of Democratic judges to take up the issue of bail reform […]

The “Love Thy Neighbor” Campaign: A Plan to Support “Shutdown” Federal Workers in Tallahassee

January 30, 2019 Carma Henry 0

A special Task Force comprised of civic, business, professional and faith-based leaders has organized to ad-dress the plight of hundreds of families in Tallahassee, Fla, who are being heavily impacted by the partial government shutdown. Tallahassee, this is a clarion call for “Hope, Help, Healing, and Harmony!” The duration of the present government shutdown has far surpassed our original expectations. This shutdown is the longest stoppage in the history of this great country. […]

2019: The Year to Examine Toxic Masculinity

January 30, 2019 Carma Henry 0

2019: The Year to Examine Toxic Masculinity […]

Mid-Winter Innovation Training Conference of the NNPA – Orlando Jan- 2019

January 30, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Mid-Winter Innovation Training Conference of the NNPA – Orlando Jan- 2019 […]