Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” Turns 25: A Tribute to the Album that Refined Hip-Hop and Feminism

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Singer, songwriter, producer, rapper and multi-hyphenate Lauryn Hill is a household name for a reason. The eight-time Grammy winner masterfully created one of the most influential hip-hop albums in the history of the genre and she wrote and produced it when she was 22 and pregnant with her firstborn son. As the genre that Hill redefined turns 50, and “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” turns 25 — there is a need to look back at why the album still hits just as hard and continues to be a touchstone in people’s lives. […]

Check out Michele Kitchen Catering at the Taste of Soul

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Celebrities turn to her cooking when they wish to enchant their guests; Katrina Michelle is the founder of K Michelle’s Kitchen Catering, and she has a solid reputation for being one of the top caterers to the stars. All her clients agree that her catering is the best. […]

Baila Pompano Returns to Pompano Beach Cultural Center

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Pompano Beach Arts is excited to kick off the month-long observance of Hispanic Heritage with a return of one of Pompano Beach’s favorite dance programs, presented by renowned Latin dancer and instructor Alex Bezianis of Poppin’ Events. Baila Pompano will include salsa, bachata, and other Latin dances, including a one-hour dance class, a live band, a DJ and performances by professional dancers. […]

God is a Black Woman

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Black women, and other women, can give you the greatest gift that you can get, the gift of life! If you were not born in an immaculate conception, you were created in your mother’s womb. […]

Black People Deserve to Leave Home and Return Home Alive

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Black People Deserve to Leave Home and Return Home Alive […]

We Must Have Fewer Disposable Neighborhoods, More Good Green Jobs

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

We Must Have Fewer Disposable Neighborhoods, More Good Green Jobs […]

McCarthyism, from Oppenheimer to today

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

I recently viewed the new Oppenheimer movie and was struck by the horrifying McCarthyism based on unfounded accusations and inuendo that destroyed Dr. Oppenheimer’s reputation. This severely undermined his efforts after World War II to stop the H-bomb and start nuclear arms control regimes to prevent nuclear war. […]

DeSantis, FEMA Chief Assess Idalia Damage

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell planned Thursday to “see first-hand” damage from powerful Hurricane Idalia, a day after the storm barreled through North Florida. […]

Local News

Insurers OK’d to Take Citizens Policies

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

As efforts continued to sort out damage from Hurricane Idalia, regulators on Friday approved proposals by four private insurers to pull as many as 130,000 policies from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. […]

Once a Force in Harlem, the Oldest Black Church in New York Hangs On

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

In the 227 years since its birth, Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — the oldest Black church in New York State — has served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, a haven for Black artists and intellectuals during the Harlem Renaissance and an amphitheater for civil rights activism during the 1950s and ‘60s. […]