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
Local News

Step into the Bando: Trap Museum Pop-Up Arrives in Overtown

December 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

     Trap music is a branch of Hip Hop that has barred many fruits that we all enjoy today. These fruits are award-winning rappers like Future, Young Jeezy, and the Migos. T. I., one of the more influential artists of Trap Music, wanted to commemorate this genre and created the Trap Music Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. The Trap Music Museum gained enough success to create a traveling pop up exhibit called the Lil Trap House. The Lil Trap House has now arrived in Overtown, and locals of South Florida can step into the visual representation of the genre, “We wanted to make sure if we would have been anywhere in Miami We wanted to be in a place where all the musical greats have passed through. It would have been disrespectful if we would have done it anywhere else” said Krystal Gardner, manager of the Trap Music Museum. […]

Local News

The road ahead

December 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

       As we reflect over this year, we notice that there were major changes to our economy and our lives. In March, COVID-19 became one of the deadliest viruses, killing millions of people.  […]

Health

Coronavirus Report: December 21, 2020

December 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

       The United States is experiencing another dramatic upsurge in new COVID-19 infections and related deaths. On Wednesday, December 16, we recorded 3,611 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. Two days later, on Friday December 18, we recorded 251,000 new infections in a single day. The daily average of new infections and deaths will rise as we go through the holiday periods and the winter season. Vaccines have arrived but mass inoculations will begin only after the spring of 2021. Moreover, the current vaccines are designed to prevent the onset of illness if someone becomes infected. They will not treat an already existing COVID-19 infection. Until vaccines are universally available, disease mitigation efforts are our best defense against infection and illness. […]

Local News

Kwanzaa Creator, Dr. Maulana Karenga, To Give Virtual Lecture

December 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

    On Sunday, December 27, 2020, from 2-4 p.m. Eastern Time, the National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO) and The International African Arts Festival (iaafestival) will present the 54th Kwanzaa Celebration – virtually. The program will feature Dr. Maulana Karenga, the creator of Kwanzaa, Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater, as well as highlights of other internationally known artists from the 49th Annual International African Arts Festival. […]

Local News

For 41 years

December 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

For 41 years Mrs. Clementime Odoms has worked in the field of dialysis. She along with Administrator Christine Collins broke barriers as being two of the first workers in Florida who began giving dialysis treatment to patients. […]

Health

Department of Elder Affairs Announces Collier County as New Dementia-Caring Community

December 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Recently, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) announced Collier County has joined the Dementia Care and Cure Initiative (DCCI) as the 15th DCCI Task Force and Dementia-Caring Community in Florida. DCCI implements a statewide effort to become more dementia-caring to support those living with dementia, their families, and their caregivers. Communities organize task forces to include professionals, advocates, and community members to increase education, awareness, and sensitivity regarding the needs of those living with dementia throughout their community. […]

National News

Moving People—and Coronavirus—From Prison to Prison

December 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

     Roughly three weeks later, Kinross had its first major outbreak, corrections department data showed. Though agency officials say it is not because of the transfers, more than 1,100 prisoners have now been infected, at least seven have died and more than 100 guards have fallen ill. The prisoners who came to Kinross had been transferred twice, sent first to Marquette after a riot where they were held, and then tested positive for COVID-19 there before leaving for Kinross, officials said. […]