Author: Carma Henry

“Be mindful and watchful…”

Black Church + The Black Press + Black People = Black Power

     Delucca “Lucca” Rolle, the 15-year-old high school student who was punched and had his head slammed against the concrete by law enforcement officers last month, joined his attorney and several prominent civil rights activists in a peaceful demonstration in Florida to denounce police brutality.

     “If you’re classified as a runaway, you do not receive the Amber Alert or any type of media coverage. Even if they did run away, we need to help them within 24 to 48 hours, because many of them are lured into sex trafficking,” Wilson said.

The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these contributions made by local students in our Jr. Photojournalism Program.

Mosquitoes 2019

     Liberal and progressive individuals and institutions should expect disruptions to not only continue but to increase in scale. Given the signals that the Trump administration has conveyed to the political Right—as in suggesting that it is appropriate to beat up opponents—the rabid Right feels empowered.

According to the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, K-12 Student Discipline Dashboard, the data suggests Black students have been treated unfairly when consequences are meted out for attendance incidents. This has occurred even though Black students had less attendance related incidents than White students.

Madelyn McClarey graduated from Florida A&M University on May 4 with a degree in English and a minor in education. Her twin sons, Aaron and Aubrey Hough, both earned scholarships to FAMU which led McClarey to take a leave of absence from her job and come to Tallahassee to go to school with them.

     Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade is once again offering exciting summer fun during its 2019 Summer Program for area youth, starting Monday, June 10 through Friday, August 2, 2019. Registration is now open and children will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis until the program is filled.