2024. Archives - The Westside Gazette

Taravella Boys & Girls Dominate District

May 9, 2024 Carma Henry 0

Taravella boys and girls track and field teams won the District Championships, with many athletes winning individual district titles including Scary Fils, 1600 meters champion who was apart of the winning 4 x 800 relay with Elijah Vessells, Akeem Beckford, and Ali Mustafa. In addition Fils finished second in the 800 meters, teaming with Vessells, Maleek Lubin, and T’Yquez Jenkins. The 4 x 1 team didn’t fair quite as well, finishing third. Members of that group were Ray Graham, Miles Green, Ja’Michael Barnes, and Quentin Toussaint. […]

Florida Senator #32 Rosalind Osgood spearheaded the Minority Maternal Health Fair

April 25, 2024 Carma Henry 0

Florida Senator #32 Rosalind Osgood spearheaded the Minority Maternal Health Fair, aiming to bolster the well-being of minority women throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. […]

HBCU All-Stars releases National Women’s Basketball watch list

March 5, 2024 Carma Henry 0

HBCU All-Stars releases National Women’s Basketball watch list […]

Coral Springs Museum

February 29, 2024 Carma Henry 0

Kandy G. Lopez continues to inspire through her art and teachings, leaving an indelible mark on the canvas of cultural conversations. […]

In Loving Memory of Wardell Bennett Jr. (AKA Walt)

February 22, 2024 Carma Henry 0

He received his education from the Broward County School System; Bethune Elementary in Hollywood, FL, later the family moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL where he attended Rock Island Elementary, Everglades Junior High (presently William Dandy) and Piper High School class of 1973. He played on Piper’s Varsity Basketball Team. […]

Track Star Sha’Carri Richardson – Call Her Madam Champion

September 6, 2023 Carma Henry 0

At the recent 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Richardson won the Women’s 100 meters in record time – 10.65 seconds, the fastest time in the event’s history. It was her personal best and is .16 seconds behind the 1988 world record set by beloved sprinter Florence ‘Flo-Jo’ Griffith-Joyner. Joyner’s record of 10.49 still stands. […]