Articles by Carma Henry

About 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
Local News

ArtServe to Unveil Human Trafficking Prevention-Themed Art Installation At Educational Workshop August 4, 2022

July 21, 2022 Carma Henry 0

A happenstance encounter years ago with a tossed-aside newspaper became both a learning experience and a metaphor for South Florida-based artist Rhona Rubio, whose massive interactive installation will provide both the focal point and the impetus for a free workshop on how to stop human trafficking from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 4 at ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.  […]

Sports

Seventy-Two First Tee Teens To Attend First Tee Game Changers Academy in Philadelphia

July 21, 2022 Carma Henry 0

First Tee, a youth development organization that teaches life skills and helps kids and teens build their strength of character through golf, will host the First Tee Game Changers Academy Honoring Joe Louis Barrow, Jr. Philadelphia, July 19-23, 2022. Seventy-two teens from First Tee chapters across the country have been selected for the five-day learning and empowerment academy to explore issues of identity, racism, equity and empathy. […]

National News

After The Repeal of Roe v. Wade: What Does  It Mean for Black Women?

July 20, 2022 Carma Henry 0

 “We’re talking about another two or three hundred Black women who will die every year simply because they don’t have access to abortion care because they can’t make that choice. Most Black women live in the south and this is where it is going to be  felt the deepest, I would say — but also, I’m thinking about poverty. The number one reason Black women, and all women, choose to have to get an abortion is because they can’t afford the child at the time. Most people who are choosing abortion already have children, and they know they can’t afford to have another child. So, this means that for Black women and Latinas in particular, the poverty rate is likely to increase by another 15 to 20 percent,” said Linda Goler Blount, President of the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), during an interview with Black Press USA. […]