Author: Carma Henry

     On the day 44-year-old Pamela Turner was laid to rest, the officer who fatally killed her, Baytown Police Officer Juan Delacruz, was allowed to return to work after being placed on a mandatory three-day administrative leave, as if nothing ever happened.

The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these contributions made by local students.

     In a historic selection, the Smithsonian has selected Lonnie Bunch, III as the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Bunch will serve as the 14th Secretary. Bunch, 66, is the Founding Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He will now oversee 19 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers and several education centers as the Secretary of the Smithsonian.

     As the New Mount Olive Baptist Church CEA embarks on its “NEXT CHAPTER,” with the newly appointed full-time Director, Brithney Johnson, they are soliciting 100 NEW volunteers for the 2019-2020 school year in addition to those who have previously committed.

As sheriff, I play an important role in protecting the rights of all Broward’s nearly two million residents. As Broward’s first African American sheriff, and as a person who has experienced inequality firsthand, it is a role I fully embrace. 

Impeachment Delayed is Impeachment Denied

For some Georgia educators cheating means survival

Regroup, Recoup & Reload The Dream

     In honor of Lupus Awareness Month, Village Life FL, Inc. partnered with Dillard High School’s alumni class of 2003 for Panthers Put on Purple: Lupus Awareness and Fundraising Gala. Held on May 25, 2019, the event honored 5 amazingly strong Lupus Warriors, brought attention to the epidemic and raised money to provide a deserving high school graduate with a scholarship. 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Rho Omega Chapter in partnership with AKAdemic Foundation, Incorporated experienced a historical third straight sell out for its Annual Pink Ice Event: Pumps, Pearls, and Denim! This AKAmazing event honored local officials in the communities who are making a difference and raised funds to support our International Program Targets and Scholarships.