Articles by Carma Henry

About Carma Henry
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 Lessons of September 11th

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

     On Sept. 11, 1906, Mohandas Gandhi presented the mechanisms of resistance and civil disobedience that could be combined with love to create positive change and social justice. Addressing a crowd of 3,000 people in South Africa he described how to use moral force to oppose immoral legislation. His newspaper held a contest to name this world changing and life affirming tactic. They arrived at Satyagraha; ‘satya’ meaning truth and ‘agraha’ meaning force or holding firmly to something. Satyagraha: truth-force was the love that we now know of as nonviolence. […]

Entertainment

Grammy-Award Winning Artist Lecrae Partners with Experian to talk About the basics of Financial Health

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

     Premiering Fall 2021, the six-part series guides audiences through the ins and outs of financial health. Through short sketches and the help of some special guests, Lecrae breaks down the basics of financial health, which is understanding your finances and having the ability to balance your financial needs of today, with those of tomorrow. […]

Local News

The Sole of our Souls

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

     The foot is a body part talked about extensively over time. A common practice in times past would be to wash a person’s feet when entering the home. This was because we traveled barefoot, and we were simultaneously giving respect to the soles of our feet that carried us on our journey. Different areas of the soles of the foot are linked to different parts of the body. When we think of the surfaces that we walk on and what we walk on them with, we must recognize that these things have changed a lot over the last 50 to 60 years or so. Riding or living on a dirt road was common back in the days. Although it is recorded that paved roads existed since 4000 B.C., it took time for communities to be architecturally developed to have the interstates, highways, and street patterns that we see today. […]

Business

Faith Based Organization Launches Buy Black Challenge

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

     Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas is challenging everyone to use Black-owned businesses for their service and product needs for 100 days nationwide. Led by senior pastor and social justice activist, Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, the goal of this challenge is to continue the legacy of Black Wall Street by circulating dollars within the Black community to strengthen its economic base. 100 Days of Buying Black will start on September 23, 2021 and will end on December 31, 2021. […]

Local News

Malcolm-Jamal Warner Joins Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival as Celebrity Judge

September 16, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Pompano Beach Arts is proud to announce that television icon Malcolm-Jamal Warner is joining the fourth annual Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival as a celebrity judge. The famed star of The Cosby Show and current hit The Resident will also be performing his poetry at the festival and sharing thoughts about his career during an Artist Talk. The three-day event attracts the premier spoken word artists in the country and will take place December 9-11, 2021, at the City’s cultural venues. Event details and in-person and virtual tickets are available at www.pompanobeacharts.org/exit-36. […]