Welcoming the National Newspaper Publishers Association to Fort Lauderdale has reinforced and confirmed my beliefs to the need for the survival of the Black Press. As we stand on the precipice of a new beginning for the disseminating of information to Black people, about Black people, telling our own story and writing the narrative for us. For the record, let us not forget the path from which we came.
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
Last week, I sat in a town hall meeting at the New Mount Olive Church hosted by Dr. Rosalind Osgood, School Board Vice Chair. I learned how important the 2020 census is to our community. I also learned about human sex trafficking and how much it affects many young girls in Broward County. It was scary to hear how many children become victims for money.
January 20, was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a preacher and civil rights activist. He believed in equal rights. King rose to national prominence as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which promoted nonviolent tactics, such as the famous March on Washington, to achieve civil rights.
At the campfire, there was a sermon and worship time. The rest of the trip went like the first day, but we visited different places such as special needs schools and homes for the elderly.
Kindergartners Neva’eh Henry-Wells and Jeffery Schuler, Jr. – modern day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
FAMU’s Marching 100 performed at this year’s Fort Lauderdale Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade &
Festival.
Edwards engaged in painting tiles as a family/community art project which coincided with the dedication ceremony of the new monument placed at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Montessori Academy.
Black youth are thriving in academia. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a Texas teen has made history by becoming the youngest person to earn a master’s degree at Texas Christian University.
Political Friends and Enemies
He would say to the greedy and spineless Republicans Senators. – “somethings are so precious that they are worth dying for; if a man/woman has not found that something, he or she is not fit to live.” Rev. King’s strongest words will be to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. “The constitution gave you and you alone the power to conduct a fair trial.