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BERLIN, Germany — Berlin police officials have come under a lot of criticism after they deployed a helicopter to get people off the local frozen lake…
BALTIMORE — To help students avoid crippling college debt, former United Parcel Service executive and Morgan State University alumnus Calvin Tyler is increasing his $5 million commitment…
Central County Community Development Corporation (CCCDC), a subsidiary of the Urban League of Broward County, announced a $250,000 Equity-Equivalent (EQ2) investment from Synovus Bank to fund its Small Business Loan Fund. The fund was established in 2015 to improve access to capital for low-income entrepreneurs and small business owners in low-wealth communities across Florida.
Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness presents Publisher Bobby R. Henry, Sr. with a framed proclamation in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Westside Gazette Newspaper.
Samuel Ellis, of Fort Lauderdale, was one of the first to take advantage of the new vaccination pop-up site at Broward Health North. Ellis said he let his children know that he wanted the vaccine, and they helped him register. A few days later he arrived at Broward Health North.
“We owe Black veterans and soldiers, past and present, a huge debt of gratitude,” Beatty said. “All of us know that there are countless heroes and sheroes who sacrificed everything to make our Union more perfect for everyone.” She added, “In that spirit, I call on my colleagues, Democrats and Republicans alike, to come together and do the same by officially recognizing that Black history is American history.”
He dropped out of school and became a graffiti artist in Soho and Manhattan, New York.
For 2021, we’ve seen the premier of some extraordinary films. Not to mention being on the heels of 2020’ s much talked about film “Black Ma Rainey’s Bottom”, which starred the late Chadwhick Boseman, and “The Black Meryl Streep’’ Viola Davis as Ma Rainey. We’ve seen a few of these films at the Westside Gazette, and we know it’s early, but it’s Black History Month, so we would like to give our views.
The City of Miramar today announced that the marketplace mural at Bravo Supermarket in the historic section of Miramar will be ready for unveiling on Saturday, February 20, 2021. The mural will adorn the fascia of the building facing Miramar Parkway.