Author: Carma Henry

      As we approach the celebration of fathers on this Father’s Day, I wanted to end our discussion on Father’s Day with the last letter in father which is R. Due to my miscalculations of days corresponding to the letters, I was off by one week. Therefore, I will combine the last two letters H and R with their attributes and end on Father’s Day. 

     Every May 20, Florida celebrates Emancipation Day. Emancipation was proclaimed in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865, 11 days after the end of the Civil War and two years after the proclamation was first issued by President Abraham Lincoln.

     Police officers and departments across the nation have been accused of having implicit bias against and racist views about Black people for a long time. The accusations are not new, but they are often refuted by those accused.

Mr. “Buck” Buchanan has uncovered the mystery of living a full life well into his golden years. He believes it has a lot to do with his dedication to living by the Golden Rule. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” “Do the right thing and God will store up a blessing for you and give you a long, good life,” says Mr. Gloster “Buck” Buchanan, 103.

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

For Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center’s (CDTC’s) physicians, care coordinators and volunteers, easing their burdens is critical to the entire family’s health and well-being. The Center is reaching out to the community to help collect and fill nearly 1,000 backpacks for children in their care between July 9 and August 2, 2019.

Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) today announced the second community forum as part of the campaign to educate and inform the state’s diverse minority communities about medical marijuana. 

     The May 9th hurricane exercise centered around the fictitious “Hurricane Smith,” a made-up storm that made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Tampa Bay on May 6th.  Under the exercise narrative, Broward’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated at 8 a.m. on May 9th due to heavy rain and high winds that caused widespread flooding and damage to the South Florida region.

     “There are so many people in silos doing this work, but there hasn’t been a space where people can all come together and do it collectively,” said Tim Green, co-founder of the symposium and founder & executive director of The Dividend, a social emotional empowerment organization for youth.

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