Recently added articles from Westside Gazette:
Ted Kennedy's endorsement 'icing on the cake' - after Obama's sensational victory in South Carolina
Jan 31, 2008; Chandler, K ... Thousands gathered at American University in Washington DC on Jan. 28th to hear Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, the powerful Senator from Massachusetts and patriarch of the Kennedy clan, formally endorse presidential candidate Barack ...
Retired military woman returns home to join Boyd family's funeral business
Jan 31, 2008; Moseley, Charles ... Although Avis Gaines came from a family who, for several generations, has owned and operated funeral homes throughout the state of Florida, she had no plans to return home and become part of that family tradition after retiring from 26 years of military service. The recent passing of the Boyd ...
Opa-locka Police Chief: - 'Termination politically motivated'
Jan 31, 2008; Sinclair, Hansen ... Opa-locka's police chief, hired in 2005 to bring organization to a department in turmoil, was fired Jan. 22. In a letter addressed to Police Chief James Wright, City Manager Jannie Beverly said she was terminating his contract "for many reasons, which I will not detail here." The ...
There is no limit to care giving when there is COP
Jan 31, 2008; Henry, Bobby R Sr ... When you hear the word "hospice," most people think about death. A lot of people think of hospice as a place. But it really isn't. Death is not an easy subject matter for a lot of people to deal with. If a loved one is taken from us suddenly and unexpectedly, we don't have the time to ...
Why is our History only a mystery to us?
Jan 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Ashanti proverb: "Two men in a burning house must not stop to argue." Our house is burning in the incendiary fires of the malediction of our true history. We languish in the smoldering ashes of burning lies, illusions and deceptions about our true history. We now have charge to celebrate ...
Glades youth respond to NAACP State of Emergency
Jan 31, 2008; Mann, Cartheda T ... So, what are the most pressing issues facing teen-agers today? Glades youth gathered to engage in dialogue about that on Jan. 26, at Glades Central High School, responding to the Glades Area NAACP Youth Council's Call to Action on the national NAACP initiative called "State of ...
Nonprofit housing developer goes under
Jan 31, 2008; Sinclair, Hansen ... A well-known nonprofit developer of affordable housing in Miami-Dade County has filed for bankruptcy reorganization. The Greater Miami Neighborhoods (GMN) - which has been around since 1985 - crumbled under the pressure of rising real estate costs and steady competition for shrinking resources ...
Tri-Rail teams up with McDonald's® for 'Be a Winner' campaign
Jan 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Multicultural campaign to reach African American, Caribbean and Haitian communities POMPANO BEACH, FL-Tri-Rail will launch its "Be a Winner" campaign, an ethnic marketing effort targeting the African American, Caribbean and Haitian communities, as part of its ongoing multicultural ...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day is Thursday, Feb. 7
Jan 31, 2008; Anonymous ... BROWARD COUNTY - The Broward County Health Department (BCHD) HIV/AIDS Minority Network in collaboration with other community partners will host a community forum in recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day. The forum is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 7, from 9 ...
Statewide grand jury recommends tougher sanctions against gang members
Jan 31, 2008; Chandler, K ... If the recommendations proposed by the 18th Statewide Grand Jury that was seated in August 2007 to combat gangs are implemented, there will soon be an increase in funding for special gang prosecutors and investigators; much longer criminal sentences, and higher bonds set for gang defendants, as ...
NFL great Michael Irvin to be honored
Jan 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Fort Lauderdale football hero joins a glittering list of 2008 honorees for Broward Black Elected Officials' Gala NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin is among a glittering list of 2008 honorees for the Broward Black Elected Officials' (BBEO) annual community service awards. The Fort ...
Schoolhouse to Jailhouse study revisited
Jan 31, 2008; Chandler, K ... Nearly three years after the comprehensive report Derailed: Education on Lockdown: the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track was released, racial disparities relative to zero tolerance, in-school/ out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and the treatment of disabled students continue to fester within ...
Amateur poetry contest open
Jan 31, 2008; Anonymous ... FORT LAUDERDALE A $1,000 grand prize is being offered in a new free poetry contest sponsored by Celestial Arts, free to everyone. A massive $75,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded during the coming year! "Even if you have never entered a competition before," says Poetry Editor Michael ...
Blanche Ely High School's Super Tiger Award winners
Jan 31, 2008; Anonymous ... The faculty and staff at Blanche Ely High School recently acknowledged the extra effort and hard work of the following staff members by voting and giving them the "Super Tiger Award": Dawn Donnelly, Novice Johnson, James Ingram, Keitha Ito, Victor Frias, Kim Duncan, Robert Jennings, Courtney ...
The Gantt Report
Jan 31, 2008; Gantt, Lucius ... '"There are more than 19 million Afro-Americans in the United States, or about 11 percent of the total population. They are enslaved, oppressed and discrimi-nated against - such is their position in society. "The overwhelming majority are deprived of their right to vote. In general, only ...
Why are our young people failing?
Jan 31, 2008; Priester, Christopher ... In Fort Lauderdale and other places in the United States, African American young people are failing in school at an alarming rate. African Americans are scarce in advanced placement (AP) and gifted classes but they seem to flood the lower level classes. No dean's list, but plenty on the ...
True colors
Jan 31, 2008; Baaith, Rasheed Z ... I was never one of those who felt Bill Clinton deserved to have the honor of being called "the first Black President" despite Toni Morrison's puzzling endorsement. I kept trying to figure out what Clinton had achieved to be given such distinction. All I could think of was negative ...
Word on the Street
Jan 31, 2008; Barber, Jarrette ... How do you feel about your candidate? "Hillary is a beacon of change, and the comments that were made in reference to Dr. King's Dream being "realized" are misunderstood. I know that in the long run, people will see how minute that misinterpreted statement was. It's just not as big an ...
Deeper
Jan 31, 2008; Saunders, Eric ... A GNAT IN YOUR EAR Part I When an infant is born, he/she depends on the mother for its total nourishment. The baby longs to feel the seamless love, deep warmth, tender touch of a mother and father. They have an innate need to hear the heartbeat, smell the special scents, and hear ...
Public safety driving the debate on licenses for immigrants
Jan 31, 2008; Anonymous ... (NU) - The immigration debate has exploded onto center stage once again with the collapse of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's legislation that would have given undocumented immigrants the ability to obtain a valid driver license. The legislation, under heavy fire from Democrats and Republicans ...