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

Marketing is the elusive magic that all business and brands must have in order to attract their target market. However, marketing can be difficult for some to understand and seemingly costly. As a result, it becomes necessary to market ourselves as much as our brand because on all levels, but especially the local levels, people do business with people they know, like and trust.

      The Dolphins have had success with foreign players in the past, whether it was England native Jay Ajayi or Cyprus-born kicker Garo Yepremian — not to mention former Canadian Football League star Cameron Wake — and they’re hoping for another success story with Durval Queiroz Neto.

The family of the Late Bishop Windsor D. Ferguson is proud to announce the recipients of The Windsor D. Ferguson Memorial STEM Awards at Tuskegee University.  This award is restricted to a Florida or a Maryland fulltime undergraduate who demonstrates leadership qualities and academic success. 

     A Florida A&M University (FAMU) professor has developed a cooling vest that could be a lifesaver for football players, fire fighters, soldiers and others who toil in hot, humid weather and also generate millions for the University.

     “According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, individuals filed 28,843 housing discrimination complaints in 2017,” said Waters. “Under the Trump Administration, fair housing protections are under attack…. According to news reports Secretary Carson proposed taking the words ‘free from discrimination’ out of HUD’s mission statement.”

     Black women sit at the nexus of race and gender and are buffeted by the twin spectres of these “isms”, and struggle upstream against a current of prejudice and bias which is compounded by gender and race. This intersectional discrimination exacerbates those gender and race gaps, stymies Black women’s ability to access educational opportunities, and has a pervasive and corrosive impact on their careers and career advancement, experts say.