Dr. Martin Luther King Archives - The Westside Gazette

Stop Fighting over Deck Chairs While the Ship Is on Fire and Sinking!

September 13, 2023 Carma Henry 0

People tell me that humanity has been at war for all of recorded history. I respond by saying that we are (supposedly) rational creatures with a built-in evolutionary survival instinct. If that is true, we can change when required. It is now required that we evolve if we are to survive. […]

Freedom and Democracy in Serious Danger. Immediate Action Needed

January 13, 2022 Carma Henry 0

We ring the bell for freedom, democracy, and majority rule. We sound the clarion call for freedom fighters as we urge Floridians to reach out to Mr. Ben Frazier and the Northside Coalition and pledge support to a campaign to make Governor Ron DeSantis accountable. We also ask lovers of freedom to call the offices of Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and demand they vote for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. These three public servants who have become “three blind mice” to equality for all, must be made accountable now. […]

The Dr. Martin Luther King They Love

February 5, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Whites framed their malice toward King as something other than racism. They did not oppose MLK because he struggled for Black freedom and equality. Rather they detested him—they said—because he was a rabble-rouser, a Communist, and a lawbreaker. J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director, called him the most dangerous man in America, and there was rejoicing at his death. […]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade in Deerfield Park Ridge Elementary

January 23, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Kindergartners Neva’eh Henry-Wells and Jeffery Schuler, Jr. – modern day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. […]

Honestly reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the age of white lies

January 22, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Checking our racialized language, the common understanding of the term “white lie” is that it’s a minor, harmless little fib. I’m instead using it to mean lies told by white supremacists or those told by those who seek to retain the profoundly unequal economy of our profiteering plundering class-starting with Trump. […]

The Memorial Foundation launches campaign to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his inspiring, landmark speech; I Have A Dream

September 3, 2015 Carma Henry 0

The Memorial Foundation, the builders of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, is proud to launch an inspiring campaign entitled, Celebrate the Dream… Share the Dream. […]