Articles by Carma Henry

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Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861
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The Emmett Till Antilynching Act Will Protect All of Us

April 6, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     Hate is as much a part of our American experience as the struggle for equality that often provokes it. Justice, which has too often been far from blind, has failed too many victims of hate. But we have a beacon of light in dark times. President Biden has signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which came to his desk with the all too rare bipartisan support we need more of where justice and democracy are concerned. It also comes at a time when it could not be more critical to our democracy to take a unified stand against hate. […]

Local News

Hello from Audrey Peterman!

April 6, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     When I accept the Centennial Leadership Award from the National Parks Conservation Association this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. (Livestreaming) it could mark a new day in the history of public lands conservation, maybe not for the reasons you think. There have been many other conservationists of color who have made a difference – think George Washington Carver who seeded a generation of conservationists at Tuskegee. […]

National News

The Black Press of America Celebrates 195 Years of Pleading the Cause of African Descendants Everywhere

April 6, 2022 Carma Henry 0

  From Freedom’s Journal to the North Star to John Abbott’s Chicago Defender, African American-owned newspapers have sparked fires for truth and equality that have burned with the passion of fighting for freedom throughout history. Wednesday, March 16, 2022, marked the 195th anniversary of the Black Press of America, whose global impact remains undeniable. It all began with Freedom’s Journal. […]

Local News

AARLCC Art of Community Art & Activism Festival on Saturday, April 30

April 6, 2022 Carma Henry 0

   Join us for the first ever Art of Community Festival! This festival is the culmination of AARLCC’s inaugural  artists residency which funded 5 emerging local artists. On April 30th we will showcase the creations from the artists whose artwork addresses critical social justice issues impacting our community such as Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Criminal and Health Care Reform, Racial Justice, and Gender and Sexuality Equity. […]

Opinions

Everywhere You Look in America You Find A Black Footprint

April 6, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     In 1964 the Black footprint in Congress was very small, but in 2022 it continues to grow and expand. In 2008 there was the first Black president, President Barack Obama, and now there is the first Black/multi-cultural woman Vice-President, Vice-President Kamala Harris. It is time for Black people to be positive and build on our success. […]

Opinions

Slap Of A White Supremacist Not A Black Man

April 6, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock, viewed worldwide, was not that of an angry Black man. No! It was more reminiscent of a white supremacist knowing that he had the right to slap, spit upon or even lynch a Black man if he felt the slightest disrespect. You see, an angry Black man would’ve punched him in the face and dared him to get up, rather than sashay back to his seat and hurl expletives towards the real man still standing. […]

Opinions

#OscarsBlackAF: Will Packer’s 94th Academy Awards Broadcast Delivers

April 6, 2022 Carma Henry 0

     The show which has grown from 15 minutes in its first year (1929) to an average of 3 and ½ hours in recent years had some controversy when Packer, executive producer of Girls Trip, Think Like a Man and Ride Along, cut some categories from the broadcast in order to shorten the time, which has been blamed for low ratings in previous years. The Florida A&M University (FAMU) graduate stuck to his guns addressing the controversy head on in the opening act and moved through the program effortlessly. […]