Author: Carma Henry

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.

Juneteenth Origin Debunked

The Gantt Report  By Lucius Gantt       Almost every day someone is “banned” from a social media site. Black religious leaders, Black community activists and even…

Rainbow Pride -> “Love Thy Neighbor”

 Latent guilt, not diminished economic or social well-being, is more likely the cause of rising White mortality.  A March 2017 Brookings article by Ann Case and Sir Angus Deaton, Mortality and Morbidity in the 21st century, suggested the shocking increase in mid-life mortality among White non-Hispanic Americans is primarily caused by “deaths of despair” from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.