Author: 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

       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.

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.

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.

   Jimmy Heath was a legendary jazz saxophonist who played with jazz giants John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Heath stood 5’3” and was called ‘little bird” for his size and great skill in tribute to the legendary saxophone player Charlie Parker, who was nicknamed “Bird.” Overcoming an addiction to heroin, Heath was a prolific musician for over seven decades and a pioneer of be-bop. He later taught music at Queens College.