Ninety years ago, Ross Grooms embarked on an amazing journey called life. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step,” Lao Tzu said. Ross’ first step began in Wellborn, a small, rural town on the outskirts of Live Oak, in Suwannee County, Florida. His parents named him after the doctor who delivered him, Dr. Ross Barnett. He grew up in a close-knit family with his nine siblings and industrious parents.
Author: Carma Henry
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
Leadership Broward has been awarded a $7,000 grant from the Fritch Foundation and a $10,000 grant from the Watts Foundation for Youth Leadership Broward (YLB) programming.
The Florida Division of Elections website revealed even more disappointing information. Of the 18 counties where Publix is dispensing the COVID-19 vaccine only one, Palm Beach, where Mar-a-Lago is located, has a majority of Democratic registered voters. Yes! Seventeen of the 18 counties have a majority of Republican registered voters. Pause for a moment and let that sink in.
Coronavirus Report: January 26, 2021
A vaccine is a biological tool that trains the body to fight an infectious agent that it has not yet encountered. Vaccines allow our bodies to respond to and prevent an infection from leading to illness by mimicking the body’s natural immune response. Vaccines are designed to replicate the body’s ability to counteract foreign agents (microbes) that infect it.
The rollout of the medicine from Pfizer and Moderna featured heavy promotion. High-profile African Americans like former President Barack Obama, National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Coronavirus Task Force Member Dr. Ebony Hilton, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson received their shots publicly.
Pfizer representatives plan to discuss ATTR-CM during the NNPA’s annual Midwinter Training Conference, which commences on Thursday, January 28. The two-day virtual conference, which features workshops and panels, will stream over www.virtualnnpa2021.com and the Black Press of America’s social media platforms.
Vegan Fine Foods, a Black-owned all-vegan grocery store based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is planning to open locations in every major city across the United States by 2024. The expansion will happen by rapidly opening both franchises and company-owned locations.
“Say No To Facial Recognition Technology”
We must seek to enact legislation that says we SHALL teach all students multi- cultural history (African American and Latin American History) by making it a Required Credit to receive a high school diploma. I feel this would be an excellent piece of legislation for the tumultuous times in which we live.