Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.4 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for 70 Projects That Will Improve Rail Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Add Passenger Rail Service

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it has invested more than $1.4 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law into 70 rail improvement projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C. This is the largest amount ever awarded for rail safety and rail supply chain upgrades through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program. […]

Longtime civil rights activist Hollis Watkins dies at 82

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Hollis Watkins, who started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his native Mississippi when he was a teenager and toiled alongside civil rights icons including Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82. […]

Karen Carter Richards Elected as NNPA Fund Chair after Serving 2 Successful Terms as NNPA Chair

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

After serving two successful terms as the Chair of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) trade organization from 2019 to 2023, her peers have now elected her chair of the National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund (NNPAF). […]

Kamala Harris Makes her Case for the Youth Vote in Appearance at FIU in Miami

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Vice President Kamala Harris told thousands of college students and others in Miami Thursday that the country is witnessing “an intentional full-on attack against hard won freedoms and rights,” and they need to respond by going to the ballot box next year. […]

Former ACLU-FL legal director Nancy Abudu to begin service on Eleventh Circuit

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Nancy Abudu, former legal director for the ACLU of Florida, will be installed as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday in Atlanta. In doing so, she will make history as the first Black woman to serve on that court. […]

Heather Smithson: Book Restrictions Escambia County to South Florida should concern us all.

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

The book restrictions happening across Florida aren’t just an attack on our students’ educational experience — they are an assault on parental autonomy in the classroom. As parents, it’s our duty to support and guide our children through their educational journey. We push them to learn as much as they can within the parameters we set. We have a responsibility to set those rules and boundaries for our own kids — and no one else’s. […]

Education, Behavioral Health, and Integrating Mental Wellness Techniques in the Classroom

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

For many teachers, adapting to their students’ needs means a greater emphasis on children’s mental health. As anxiety, depression, and behavioral issues are on the rise in kids, some lesson plans have been expanded to help struggling students succeed despite facing significant challenges. […]

Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Face Scrutiny Over Prior Authorization Denials

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Despite the high number of denials, many state Medicaid agencies reported that they did not routinely review the appropriateness of MCO denials. […]

B.B. King Museum and Interpretative Center hosts Mississippi Delta Civil Rights Heritage Tourism Summit

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

A day long civil rights summit convened September 27, 2023, at the B.B. King Museum and Interpretative Center, 400 2nd Street, Indianola, MS to possibly provide some answers to the aforementioned question and enlighten the residents of the Delta that they hold the stories that are now being monetized and marketed to the world. Stories that have been suppressed for generations because of fear and retaliation by the white minority that to this day keeps a strangle hold on the wealth that was built on slave labor. […]

Electrocution, Jailing Political Enemies, and Indictments: The Rantings of a Madman, President, or Both?

October 4, 2023 Carma Henry 0

However, the shocking revelation came when Bankman-Fried explored the possibility of paying Trump himself not to run, with sources suggesting Trump’s price tag for withdrawal was a staggering $5 billion. […]