Author: Carma Henry

honored Mr. Levi Henry, Jr., Publisher (Emeritus) of the Westside Gazette Newspaper for Black History Month.

To ensure all are counted, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is inviting you to take part in the Census Week of Action from February 24 to February 28

     What I am most proud of personally is my 11-year-old son. He has developed into an amazing young man. He is kind, caring and always sees the best in everyone and every situation. He inspires me to be a better person every day.

Make Sure You Are Counted In The 2020 Census

Voting Rights for African Americans

   Madam C.J. Walker invented a line of African American hair products after suffering from a scalp ailment that resulted in her own hair loss. She promoted her products by traveling around the country giving lecture-demonstrations and eventually established Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories to manufacture cosmetics and train sales beauticians. 

The polling also showed that former Vice President Joe Biden at 16% of the Latino and Hispanic vote, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 9%, billionaire activist Tom Steyer with 8% and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren with 7%.

When Did African Americans Actually Get the Right to Vote

The founding Charity Ladies were pioneers, women, who along with their husbands, purchased plots of land in Carver Ranches, which included the Hyde Park section  first developed by the Veteran Administration to provide veteran housing for their families within the Carver Ranches.

 The City of North Miami’s 2020 Black History Month Celebration will conclude at The Rap UP, the official NoMi Music Fest After Party. The Rap UP will take place Saturday, Feb. 29, at 10 p.m. at the NoMi Red Garden, 12351 N.W. Seventh Ave, North Miami.