Carma Henry, Author at The Westside Gazette

Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum celebrates Women’s History Month 2024 with inaugural digital exhibition and new initiatives

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has announced an exciting lineup of new initiatives for Women’s History Month March 2024 that will further the museum’s mission to make women’s history more visible. These initiatives mark an important step as the museum enters the next phase of research and programming that will eventually inform the collection and a physical site in Washington, D.C. […]

YMCA of South Florida Honors Spirit Of Community And Dave W. Cash Award Recipients in Broward County During Inspirational Breakfast

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

The YMCA of South Florida announced the 2024 recipients of the Spirit of Community Award and Dave W. Cash Youth Leadership Award in Broward County during its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspirational Breakfast at First Baptist in Fort Lauderdale. Presented by JM Family Enterprises, the breakfast was one of several YMCA events held in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, that also included a Teen Town Hall at Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, an Inspirational Luncheon in Miami and a Day of Service in both Broward and Miami-Dade counties. […]

The theme for his speech was American democracy and how it relates to education, community, business, and politics.

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

The theme for his speech was American democracy and how it relates to education, community, business, and politics. […]

Arrest made in theft of Jackie Robinson statue

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

A 45-year-old man was arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas, police announced Tuesday. […]

‘Just do it’: This FAMU basketball alum is the social media

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

From her feed on X, formerly known as Twitter, and her YouTube channel LivForHoops, the former Florida A&M basketball player is breaking down matchups across Black College women’s basketball from Division I to the NAIA ranks. […]

So many medals and a SWAC trophy! FAMU women’s track and field wins indoor SWAC championship

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

The success marks the second championship under Garfield Ellenwood II, the Rattlers’ Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, who recently led the women’s cross country team to the podium this past fall. FAMU’s medal count over the two-day indoor meet included six gold, five silver, and four bronze. […]

HBCU student Rajah Caruth signs new deal to continue burgeoning career as a NASCAR driver

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

When Rajah Caruth says he needs a new ride, he sounds like many HBCU students making their way through school. But unlike his peers at Winston-Salem State, Caruth routinely tops 100 mph and makes news when he gets a replacement vehicle. […]

The Politics of Hate

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

The Politics of Hate […]

Unions as a Pillar of Democracy in 2024

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

Unions are once again playing a significant role in a presidential election. Joe Biden joins striking auto workers on a picket line in Michigan; Donald Trump meets with Teamsters leaders at Mar-a-Lago and Washington D.C. Vying for working-class votes, the candidates show how choices made by both union and non-union workers are seen as pivotal to election victory. […]

Beyond Delusion

February 21, 2024 Carma Henry 0

Putin demonstrated in his “interview” with Tucker Carlson the delusional version of Russian history that rationalizes his brutality. Hamas and Netanyahu continue to demonstrate Auden’s classic line: “Those to whom evil is done, do evil in return.” It often seems as if vast swaths of the Middle East operate under the collective delusion that the various parties, state or non-state, can kill their way out of insecurity and injustice. […]