There is a question that must be asked plainly, boldly, and without apology: When Broward closes schools and opens the door to “affordable housing,” who exactly is it affordable for?
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But too many of our Black political candidates and others as well are standing still, clinging to old maps, old messengers, and old mindsets while the people they claim to represent have already moved on.
It is the slow, steady erosion of the Black vote. And the question before us is simple: Will we be engaged… or will we be erased?
And for generations, the institutions that have delivered that information to our communities have been Black-owned media.
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.