Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he prosecuted more than a decade ago when he was a US attorney was committed by the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner.

February 4, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Christie, who chaired Trump’s transition team for a short time, has recently been drawing attention to his relationship with Kushner and his father, the real estate developer Charles Kushner, while promoting his new book, “Let Me Finish.” […]

Respected scholar explains how immigration harms native Blacks

February 4, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Dr. Claud Anderson, best-selling author and President of The Harvest Institute, says, “Whether it is building a wall or open admission of immigrants, the partisan debate on immigration shut down the federal government and furloughed hundreds of thousands of employee, but has ignored a core issue: the effects of immigration on Native Blacks, the most vulnerable citizens.” The Harvest Institute, a Washington, D.C. based non-profit policy and advocacy organization, has released an article on its website at www.HarvestInstitute.org, meant to address that issue. […]

Virginia Governor’s Blackface/KKK Photo Blasted

February 4, 2019 Carma Henry 0

A medical school yearbook photo of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam in either blackface or a KKK hood is eliciting calls for his resignation. This comes on the heels of comments Northam made earlier this week about abortion legislation in which he seemed to advocate infanticide. Members of the Project 21 Black leadership network are speaking out against the embattled governor. […]

Conservation and Climate Change

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Broward County is not playing around with climate change and sustainability, but we are asking residents to do just that. Starting February 1, we want you to play Conservation Pays to win cash and prizes. The top prizes are cash—$5000 for the winner, $1000 for second place and $500 for third place. […]

Black Publishers Push For More Heart Health Awareness

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

On a mission to combat issues of heart failure, disproportionately endured by Black Americans yearly, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the largest Black-media resource in the Unites States, took the lead on a very important conversation surrounding heart health and its ongoing negative impacts on people of color. […]

Five BCPS Teacher of the Year finalists are this year’s standouts

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

From serving as an autism coach and teaching biology and global perspectives – to teaching the Japanese language and culture, five outstanding teachers are finalists for the Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Teacher of the Year. […]

Government shutdown cost U.S. economy $11 billion, budget office says

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

A report released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that the economy took an $11 billion hit, including $3 billion that’s gone forever, in the 35 days that parts of the federal government went unfunded. […]

Civil Rights Org, Muslim Advocates, Settles Pool Discrimination Lawsuit

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

“Every child should be able to have fun in a public pool without having to worry about facing prejudice.” […]

Andrew Gillum Addresses Future, Importance of Black Press

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Former Tallahassee Mayor and Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum didn’t break the kind of news that many publishers, editors and journalists may have wanted at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) annual Midwinter Training Conference in Orlando, but the HBCU graduate did provide the Black Press of America some newsworthy tidbits about what he’s doing now and what the future might hold. […]

Retired Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Ron Centamore passed

January 31, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Ron was president of the Proggreso Village HOA and past president of the NW CRA Advisory Board. He was one of Fort Lauderdale’s first Community Police Officers assigned to the Victoria Park Neighborhood. […]