Author: Carma Henry

Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?

In a joint effort to get students involved with the Children Services Council’s 2019 Broward AWARE! Protecting OUR Children campaign: Growing the Voices of Our Future, the Westside Gazette will engage youth in a photovoice (photojournalism) project.  The youth will tell their stories through the written word and through the lens of cameras they will operate as  photojournalists focusing on but not limited to the Broward AWARE campaign.

Broward County artist George Gadson and Mrs. Blanche Ely go back to 1996 when the artist created a bust of her for the first opening of the Ely Educational Museum twenty-three years ago.

Ciham Ali Ahmed, an Eritrean-American girl, was imprisoned by the government of Eritrea at the age of 15 although she was never convicted of any crime. Since then, Ciham, who is now 22-years-old, has been held incommunicado for 6 years and even her family doesn’t know where she is exactly or how she is doing. 

I am happy to report that the Florida African American History Task Force remains active in its mission of raising awareness about our state’s rich Black history. We continue to meet and fulfill our statutory obligations, and we believe we are making Black history a relevant part of public education.

The noble supportive thing to do is to put your money in the community that looks like you. Uplift the Black entrepreneurs! This is a life lesson to all fledgling and veteran Black business owners do not expect a “Get Golden Pass Sales Ticket From Every Black Person Because You’re A Black Owner”.

The great Tiger Woods

Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, was named runner-up for the prestigious 2018 MLK Monument Award for the second year in a row.

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.