Believe it or not, deed fraud and land theft is very frequent in Harris County, and it happens more often than you think. As a matter of fact, it recently happened to someone very close to the Forward Times newspaper—its very own owner, Karen Carter Richards.
Author: Carma Henry
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
Months ahead of the 2024 primaries, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris received a significant endorsement from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation’s largest federal employee union, representing 750,000 federal and DC government employees.
Homer Jones, a Texas Southern alum who played seven seasons in the NFL and is credited with inventing the most widely used touchdown celebration in pro football, died Wednesday at 82-years-old after a battle with lung cancer.
Last October, Perkins made history as the first openly active gay HBCU football player. He made the announcement in a social media post that went viral.
An administrative law judge Tuesday said a teacher should keep his job after the St. Lucie County School Board moved to fire him for leaving an AK-47 rifle on the center console of his truck in a school parking lot.
“Few people in South Florida care more about our troubled waters than Thurlow-Lippisch, and her presence on the board — her constant questioning and requests for district officials to put complex topics into language the layman can understand — has been hugely beneficial,” the group, formerly known as Bullsugar, said in a news release Tuesday that described the situation as “a case study of how politics pollutes Florida’s waters.”
People on the Move, June 20, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis trimmed $510.9 million from a record-high state spending plan signed Thursday, with nearly one-fifth of the cuts coming from a single program designed to keep swaths of rural property from commercial and residential development.
Advances: Week of June 18, 2023
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a significant commemoration in American history. It marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. As we celebrate Juneteenth, it is essential to recognize its historical and cultural importance, particularly in the context of education. This editorial explores why Juneteenth still matters and how it plays a vital role in addressing challenges within the education system.