The LGBT community has experienced some major difficulties in 2020 and 2021. Whether it was the unjust laws against the community, or the deaths of trans men and women, it’s been rather tumultuous. June is Pride month, so we here at the Westside Gazette want to shed light and introduce trans women and classical pianist Sara Davis Beucher. She will be giving a special performance at the Ventian Art Society on June 26th and June 27th.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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Serena Williams has quietly been inching closer to making tennis history amid all the drama surrounding Naomi Osaka‘s withdrawal from the French Open.
Florida A&M University (FAMU) junior Jaylyn Scott broke his own school record in the 400-meet hurdles on May 28 as he advanced to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon.
Saturday also marked HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, recognizing the lives and experiences of those living with HIV. Reflecting on 40 years since the first CDC report, President and CEO of AIDS United Jesse Milan highlighted the importance of telling a full story of the HIV epidemic.
As the need for a college credential in the labor market has grown, so, too, has the price of earning one and the debt that increasingly comes with it. It’s not surprising then that the value of higher education is often reduced to dollars and cents or that people are questioning whether it’s worth the cost.
No one in Florida really knows who to trust and believe when it comes to information about the vaccine numbers. Based on the census in 2020, the total statewide population is 21,477,737. According to the census as of April 28, 2021, 36% of Florida’s White population has been vaccinated; 24.4% of Florida’s Hispanic population has been vaccinated, and 17.3% of Florida’s Black population has been vaccinated. The total people vaccinated statewide, as of April 28, 2021, is 8,684,024.
The Art and Culture Center/Hollywood is pleased to present in partnership with Oolite Arts, Black Castor Oil, the debut solo exhibition by Miami-based artist Mark Fleuridor. This exhibition in Gallery 2 at the Center is the first in our new Oolite Collaborations series with Oolite Arts based in Miami Beach.
Happy Pride month to Black LGBTQ readers and to all of us who love LGBTQ people!
To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the May 31, 1921 Tulsa Massacre, President Biden was invited to be the guest speaker. Biden paid homage to the fact that he’s the first President to participate in this event. But from that moment, what made him think that Tulsa’s Black citizens and the remaining descendants wanted to be eulogized?
Petition calls for renaming GOP the “Trumpublican Party”