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

South Florida Poet Rewrites Merchants of Venice: A New All-Black Shakespearean Adaptation with a Historical South-Florida Twist

July 13, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     Shakespeare and South Florida Poetry have created a love child…and it’s beautiful. Black Author, Poet, and Playwright Darius Daughtry’s Merchants of Venice is a smorgasbord of artistic genius that needs to be experienced and seen by every member of the community, especially in black and brown households and communities of color. Merchants of Venice takes William Shakespeare’s traditional Merchant of Venice, but with a modern-contemporary twist that highlights parts of our Fort Lauderdale history as it pertains to racial inequality and economic disparity. Performed by an All-Black Cast of local South Florida actors, and Written and Directed by Darius Daughtry—Merchants of Venice takes us on a journey through deeply rooted issues such as racism, the moral price of debt, communal collaboration, and socioeconomic disparities. […]

Opinions

Republican’s Apocalyptic Plan

July 13, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     The current Republican Party has become the arch enemy of America’s democracy. As identified in the Biblical Book of Revelation, rather than choosing good principles of governance, they’ve chosen to idolize the former president Donald Trump as their anointed leader. Trump as a bearer of un-truths, false claims, and lust for power has made him emblematic of the Antichrist. Consequently, the apocalyptic plan is to gain control of America’s system of government as a “republic.” […]

Local News

Historic First for Women of Color Floridians Mary McLeod Bethune and Nilda Comas Go to Washington D.C.

July 13, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     Over 2,000 master sculptors were considered for the commission which was ultimately awarded to Fort Lauderdale native Nilda Comas. Comas, who graduated cum laude with a master’s in fine arts from the New York Academy of Figurative Art, has received numerous grants and awards. Her works have been exhibited in the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens – Palm Beach, Florida; The National Sculpture Society – New York; The New York Academy; Academia de Bella Arti di Carrara – Italy; Chiostro di Sant’ Agostino – Italy; and the Westminster Gallery -London. Her works also reside in many public and private collections in the United States, Europe, and South America. Comas’ interpretation of Bethune is entitled “The Black Rose. ‘’ It is a commanding 11-foot statue atop a five-foot pedestal and weighs more than 6,000 pounds. It was created using the largest, and last, piece of statuary marble from Michelangelo’s quarry in Italy where Comas maintains a second studio. […]