Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Importance of Good Dental Care for Children

May 11, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Oral health is vitally important to overall health and well-being. Research has shown children who have poor oral health often miss more school and receive lower grades than children who don’t. Later in life, there is a link between poor oral healthcare and diabetes, heart and lung disease, stroke, respiratory illnesses and conditions of pregnant women including the delivery of pre-term and low birth weight infants. Dental disease is largely preventable through effective health promotion and dental disease prevention programs to improve the overall health of all Floridians. Dental sealants are the most effective way of preventing caries (cavities) in permanent molars, where 80% of decay occurs in the permanent teeth of children […]

Bailey Contemporary Arts Center Announces Call for Artists in Residence

May 11, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA) in Pompano Beach is pleased to announce a call for artists in residence for the 2022-2223 cycle, which runs October 1 through to June 30. The BaCA studio artist program (AiR program) is designed to encourage and nurture the creative growth of artists whose work will impact the larger cultural landscape while integrating visual, musical, literary and performance artists into a dynamic collaborative community. Participating artists are expected to have experience working independently although interdisciplinary collaborations during the residency that result in new works are encouraged. Applications are due by May 30, 2022, through https://artist.callforentry.org. […]

Notable HBCU Commencement Speakers For The Class Of 2022

May 11, 2022 Carma Henry 0

The most notable HBCU commencement speaker for the class of 2022 is Vice President Kamala Harris. The sitting Vice President will be traveling to Tennessee State University to give her speech to the students. It will likely be a memory that these students won’t soon forget. […]

Karine Jean-Pierre Selected as First Black Woman White House Press Secretary

May 11, 2022 Carma Henry 0

“Karine not only brings the experience, talent, and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people,” Biden said in a statement. […]

The Takedown

May 11, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Biracial friend police movies (e.g., Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon) aren’t a new phenomenon and could use a refresh. The genre gets a needed update with this French ebony/ivory crime story that’s novel due its unusual antagonists. Right-wing, antiimmigrant zealots. […]

Athletics Record 161 Student-Athletes Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

May 11, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Upon the start of his tenure as Florida Memorial University’s Director of Athletics, Jason Horn set out to create a culture that called for student-athletes to “win, grow, and graduate” – and the Lions answered that charge by setting a new program record for most student-athletes named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as 161 student-athletes received the honor. […]

Florida based professional basketball league, The Urban Music Basketball Association (UMBA) partners with local Broward County School’ Guidance Counselors’ and Broward Advisors for Continuing Education (BRACE) on the 2nd Pick Up Fort Lauderdale Initiative

May 11, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Edward Williams of the UMBA recently organized the Second Pick Up Fort Lauderdale Initiative. The event was held on Saturday, April 30, 2022, The UMBA partnered with King Security, Right Track Inc., and Broward County Schools local Guidance Counselors and BRACE Advisors from Boyd Anderson, Dillard, Fort Lauderdale, Nova, Plantation, South Plantation, Piper, and Stranahan High Schools to clean up Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., from Broward Boulevard to Oakland Park Boulevard. The event was organized to enable as many people as possible to help clean up the corridor of MLK JR. Boulevard. […]