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

      Texas State Representative Toni Rose (D-110), was recently elected Secretary of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) during their annual legislative conference held in Washington, D.C. 

On November 21st, Covenant House Florida (CHF) hosted their 12th Annual Sleep Out to shine a light on the crisis of youth homelessness. Supporters gathered at the safe haven in Fort Lauderdale for an evening of inspiring youth stories and meaningful conversations with experts. After a symbolic candlelight vigil to show solidarity with young people who face homelessness, the group slept just outside the safe haven.

       For the first four years of Madden Football, starting in 1988, all the players were the same color.  At the time over 75-percent of the players in the NFL were Black. However in oversight all the players were represented as Caucasian.  No one at EA Sports took a moment to consider that this was a false representation of the NFL.

There is a VERY deep lesson in Travis Hunter’s three year climb from being the top high school football player in America (according to Rivals, ESPN, 24/7 Sports and other media outlets that provide such rankings), to winning the Heisman Trophy—an award given annually to the top player in the collegiate game. Simply stated, that lesson is that we all must have unwavering faith in the vision that has been placed in our hearts for our own lives—be it professional, personal, or a combination of the two!

     African American faith leaders across the country are raising their voices in response to the results of the 2024 election with a mix of feelings in terms of how they are ministering to their members, many of whom were deeply disappointed by the defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris by former President Donald Trump, now President-elect again.

     During the ceremony, which was livestreamed on PBSC’s website, PBSC awarded degrees and certificates to more than 1,800 graduates including more than 800 graduates of the Associate in Arts degree program and more than 1,000 graduates of the Associate in Science, Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Science degree programs and the certificate programs.