Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Old Town Untapped Celebrates the Holidays

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Join us for a holly jolly Old Town Untapped! Our monthly street-festival is getting into the holiday spirit with a tree lighting at 7:30 pm, fireworks and a visit from Santa for photo ops with the kids! On the first Friday of every month, “Old Town” becomes the epicenter for art, food and music! Each event features live bands, a DJ, craft beer, food trucks, arts & crafts vendors and gallery tours at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA). Old Town Untapped is free and open to the public. The holiday edition is December 3, 2021, from 6-10 pm, with headlining band Viva Learn more at www.pompanobeacharts.org. […]

Domestic Violence During The Holidays

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Victims of domestic violence often experience abuse on or around major holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and even Super Bowl Sunday. Many victims are unable to escape, in spite of the holidays being a time of family reunions, warm conversations, and generosity. […]

New Book Calls For More Intergenerational Conversations

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Expressing gratitude during Thanksgiving can be meaningful. The younger generation can engage in conversations with their elders on how they celebrated the holidays with their families as a child. Most of all, use this opportunity to engage in thought-provoking dialogue with family members. […]

Rittenhouse Violated Anti Vigilante Law,Yet Acquitted of Double Murders

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

America’s criminal justice system defends and protects white people who commits crimes of murder against Black people. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R -FL) labeled Rittenhouse as a hero for murdering two white men who were amongst the crowd of Black people protesting in-justices. […]

A Great Way to “Listen to Black Women” is to Elect Them

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Listen to Black women, they say. Support Black women, they tweet. The praise of Black women in recent years is evident in words, but public statements and hashtags must translate into action. And that action should include efforts to elect Black women. […]

A MATTER OF SURVIVAL

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

This is a matter of survival. People of color and other marginalized communities must stop denying the true nature of the culture in which we live, and how little our self-proclaimed leaders do to change this culture. And now the question is will we survive or not? […]

“THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED”

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

“THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED” […]

Thanksgiving, a complex holiday including falsehoods and fabrication

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Thanksgiving, a complex holiday including falsehoods and fabrication. […]

Black and Latino consumers dispute credit reports double that of whites; Credit reporting complaints jump 129% since 2020

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

New research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), finds that consumers residing in majority minority neighborhoods that are either Black or Latino were more than twice as likely to have disputes appear on their credit reports compared to consumers residing in majority white areas. This finding held true in every credit category reviewed – auto loans, student loans, credit cards, and retail cards between January 2012 and December 2019. […]

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Julius Jones’ Death Sentence

November 23, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Stitt’s decision came just hours before Jones faced at 4 p.m. execution. Jones has sat on death row for more than 20 years after a jury convicted him of the 1999 murder of an Oklahoma City businessman. […]