Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Spady Museum Welcomes Three Speakers To 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on April 4

March 3, 2022 Carma Henry 0

At its upcoming “His Legacy Lives On” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, guests will be asked, “will you leave anything for your future generations?” The public is invited to come together to talk about and celebrate Dr. King’s legacy on the anniversary of his passing. Guest speakers will include a social activist-parent-professor turned author, the newest leader of the tenth largest school district in the nation, and the founder of a coalition dedicated to exploring local, racial terror lynchings. […]

Black Press Salutes President Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

On Friday, February 25, President Joe Biden made Judge Jackson his choice to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his retirement in January. “It’s because of Judge Brown Jackson’s experience in roles at all levels of the justice system, her character, and her legal brilliance that President Biden nominated her to the D.C. Circuit Court, after which she earned her third Senate confirmation,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates wrote in an earlier statement. […]

Old US Highway 17 at Junction Road in Crescent City Renamed A. Phillip Randolph Highway

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Pedestrians and drivers will now see the dedicated sign “A. Phillip Randolph Memorial Highway, Crescent City’s Native Son 1879-1979”. […]

Texas student wins NAACP Image Award

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Texas student wins NAACP Image Award […]

Texas Gov. Wants Parents Providing Transgender Treatments to Their Minors Reported for Child Abuse

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

If it looks that the parents of transgender minors are obtaining gender-affirming medical treatment, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (pictured) is urging “licensed professionals” and “members of the general public” to report them to state authorities. […]

Judge Denies Request for New Trial of Southern, lL Man Wrongfully Convicted of Sexually Assaulting His Daughter.

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Civil Rights Attorney Jennifer Bonjean Releases a Statement Regarding David Ian Blue’s Innocence (Black PR Wire) After over a month delay, Judge Michelle M. Schafer, of Williamson County Illinois, denied Civil Rights Attorney Jennifer Bonjean’s request for a retrial for wrongfully convicted David Ian Blue. Blue was convicted of sexual assault, on September 10, 2021, by bench trial by Judge Michelle Schafer. “False accusations are present in 85% of wrongful convictions of child sexual assaults,” According to the National Registry for Exonerations. Blue is a victim of an unjust system, where Black men are disproportionately impacted by harmful judicial practices and wrongful convictions. […]

“Ashamed”: Newspapers Apologize for Decades of Negative Coverage on Black Communities

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

In at least two instances that historical analysis by the newspapers themselves has been followed by an apology. The papers in the Black cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Kansas City studied and confronted decades of negative news coverage on Black communities. […]

Dr. Susan M. Collins to Make History as the First Black Woman to Lead a Federal Bank

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Black women are shattering glass ceilings in industries where they are often underrepresented. Susan M. Collins, Ph.D, was recently appointed to serve as the president and CEO of The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, making her the first Black woman to sit at the helm of a Fed bank. […]

When it Comes to COVID-19, Consider the Messenger

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Research shows that men are more likely to die of Covid-19 and, in particular, Black men aged 35 to 44 are dying at nine times the rate of white men in the same age range. The data suggests that social factors—like occupation, behavioral patterns, and underlying health issues—may play an outsized role in these disparate outcomes. […]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Supports the Expedient Confirmation of a Black Woman to Become the Next United States Supreme Court Justice

March 2, 2022 Carma Henry 0

We stand united in the continued fight for Black women to be represented in all arenas important to the progress of our nation, and we are ready to walk arm-in-arm with this administration every step of the way as some of the very best and brightest Black women judges and attorneys are identified, vetted, interviewed, and presented to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. […]