Author: Carma Henry

     Both Krasner and Warren have been informally dubbed “progressive prosecutors,” a broad category that conservatives have aggressively targeted in recent months — via impeachments, suspensions, and new state laws and commissions designed to weaken the prosecutors’ authority or kick them out of office. Generally, opponents argue that by choosing not to focus on certain minor crimes and pledging not to pursue particular cases — for example, those tied to marijuana or abortion — these prosecutors are flouting state laws.

Exclusive to the Westside Gazette — August is Black Philanthropy Month, an annual worldwide celebration of the Black community’s deep commitment to giving and a reminder of how philanthropy transforms lives around the globe.

     The Atlanta Voice was the first to report Trump’s bond agreement.

     The subject of this story sounds as asinine and ridiculous as our misguided, punitive governor’s pernicious assertion that slavery benefited Black people. As I travel through out Broward County performing mundane tasks, homelessness is the existential crisis impossible to ignore. On practically every major intersection in Broward, panhandling persists and homelessness is pervasive. I routinely in the past transported a friend to the tri-rail station just south of Broward Blvd., then used the access road to I-95 to return home. Each time under the overpass the proliferation of homeless encampments became more apparent.

     The concept of Freedom Schools dates back to the Civil Rights Movement, its name a nod to Mississippi’s Freedom Summer. Then, The Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) which included The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, The NAACP, Congress of Racial Equity (CORE) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) all banded together to educate masses about voting rights, racial terror and what they can do to get involved politically. During the summer of 1964, Mississippi tried to ban the opening of Freedom Schools, crosses burnt as a warning in 64 of the state’s 82 counties on a single night. Still leaders pressed on, opening the schools anyway.

August 22, 2023 – The Broward County Board of Commissioners, at the request of Commissioner Hazelle P. Rogers, proudly issues a proclamation declaring August as National Black Business Month. This commendable initiative seeks to highlight the tremendous achievements and contributions made by Black-owned businesses in Broward County and beyond.

The rate of college-aged students leaving the Black church is slower than the general public, however, the decline remains significant. As Pew Research Center notes 49% of Black millennials and 46% of Black Gen-Zers reported that they “rarely” or “never” attend religious services.  

In a move that attorneys for an Orlando abortion clinic argued might force it into “bankruptcy or closure,” state health regulators this week ordered the clinic to pay a $193,000 fine for violating a law that requires women to wait 24 hours before having abortions.

     “I don’t think this is like his last opportunity,” Jewett said. “But it might be sort of his last best opportunity to really change the tone of his campaign and be viewed more as the number one challenger to (former President Donald) Trump, as opposed to the guy that’s sinking in the polls.”

 The report exposes that in 2021, African Americans earn 62 cents to every dollar earned by white families.