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
National News

Keeping It Local: Community Leader Cassandra Welchlin Is Galvanizing Voting Power In Jackson Mississippi

September 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Coping with the day-to-day realities of a year like no other, Cassandra Welchlin, a community organizer, has worked to get single mothers the childcare they need, assisted foster care youths in accessing free Lyft rides and aided seniors with free food deliveries. With the presidential election around the corner, Welchlin’s work is focused on local and systemic change. “We don’t want anyone in office leading us that demeans our people,” she said. “A change has to come.” […]

Feature

Black Households Earned 61 Cents for Every Dollar of White Median Incomes

September 17, 2020 Carma Henry 0

t “Racial residential segregation is a significant predictor of the magnitude of the Black-White disparity in fatal police shootings at the city level. Efforts to ameliorate the problem of fatal police violence must move beyond the individual level and consider the interaction between law enforcement officers and the neighborhoods that they police.”The Relationship between Racial Residential Segregation and Black-White Disparities in Fatal Police Shootings at the City Level, 2013–2017.  […]

Local News

Happy Birthday Mom

September 17, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Tuesday, September 16, is my mother’s birthday. I wanted to wish her a happy birthday, and I hope she enjoys it. I am thankful for all you do for me and the family, and for all the sacrifices you make to provide for me […]