Author: 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

     How can you celebrate when cherished traditions feel tainted? Grief may cloud your emotions, making you feel anything but wonderful this season. And that’s okay. In fact, it’s expected. As you walk the winding road of loss, remember to create space to care for yourself.

    Help directly is best. It is also important to remember that sometimes asking for small favors can go a long way. Having someone come sit with your loved one in the evening to allow you to go to dinner with a friend can provide a much-needed break

     America throughout its history has embraced a sanctimonious white supremacists’ ideology. Religious tenets as well as laws codified   function to empower them. Colonialism also became a means to control and dominate others deemed less human. The new white settlers who arrived on the shores of America in 1600, from England, brought with them their  beliefs in slavery and ethnocentrism. In other words, the indigenous Natives  already living on their  land were called  savages and Black people deemed subhuman.

     All we want for Christmas is for Cartwright to be gone. I do not wish her any ill will. I just wish for her to be gone. 

BERNAUD Funeral services for the Jean Claude Bernaud – 67 were held December 19th at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel. LOVETT Funeral services for the Edgar…

BLAKE Funeral services for the late Llewellyn Blake were held December 18th at Lauderhill SDA Church. DOWDY Funeral services for the late Dorothy Dowdy were held…