And for generations, the institutions that have delivered that information to our communities have been Black-owned media.
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That is what unchecked power looks like. And we are living inside it.
EDITORIAL | Westside Gazette By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Even in a Legislature where outcomes are often predictable, last week proved that public pressure still matters.…
I remember the song by OutKast BoB— bombs over Baghdad, tensions with Iran, instability in the Middle East as if the danger is always somewhere else. Yet right here at home, while we’re holding primary elections, voter suppression and disenfranchisement are moving with precision. The strategy no longer feels like winning votes it feels like stopping them.
As a nation, we are once again compelled to ask a troubling question: how low can Donald Trump go?
As we embark upon another celebration of Black History, it is both fitting and necessary to pause and reflect on a living chapter of that history, the Westside Gazette, now marking 55 years of continuous service to our community.
As we step away from the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and step into Black History Month, we are reminded that honoring our greatness is not confined to a single day or moment.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned us that midnight is not just a time on the clock—it is a condition. In his “Knock at Midnight” sermon, he spoke of darkness settling over a nation: confusion, despair, moral drift. If he were standing with us today, I believe he would say plainly—here we go again.
In Minneapolis, the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and community member, by a federal ICE agent has shaken a city still healing from past trauma and demanded once again that we take stock of where this nation is headed.
And today, as I watch the recent actions and proposals of Donald Trump, I am convinced more than ever that January 6 was never about a single election. It was about establishing permission, permission to ignore laws, undermine institutions, and normalize the seizure of power by force, intimidation, or decree.