Recently added articles from Westside Gazette:
Hastings on Obama's Inauguration as the 44th President of the United States
Jan 22, 2009; ... WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar), made the following statement in honor of Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th President of the United States of America: "As the world witnesses the Presidential Inauguration, the peaceful transfer of power from one democratic ...
Litany for President Barack Obama, Litany for the Nation
Jan 22, 2009; ... Leader: We begin by borrowing some of the words of James Weldon Johnson's Lift Every Voice and Sing which has come down to us as the "Black National Anthem." We call upon, and give honor to, the God of our weary years; the God of our silent tears; the God who has brought us thus far on ...
President Barack Obama shares a letter that he wrote to his daughters
Jan 22, 2009; ... Dear Malia and Sasha, I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have. But I also know that it hasn't always been easy ...
U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings reintroduces legislation to grant Haitians Temporary Protected Status
Jan 22, 2009; ... WASHINGTON, DC Just moments after taking the oath of office recently, U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (DMiramar) reintroduced the Haitian Protection Act, legislation which will designate Haitian nationals currently living in the United States as eligible for temporary protected status (TPS) under ...
Cities reach property tax reduction goals
Jan 22, 2009; ... Florida Department of Revenue data confirms that municipalities met property tax cut targets as mandated by the Florida Legislature TALLAHASSEE, FL Data released by the Florida Department of Revenue has confirmed that Florida's cities have met the property tax reduction goals for FY ...
When are WE going to get over it?
Jan 22, 2009; ... For much of the last 40 years, ever since America "fixed" its race problem in the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, we white people have been impatient with African Americans who continued to blame race for their difficulties. Often we have heard whites ask, "When are African Americans ...
That day did come; history made
Jan 22, 2009; ... Pure elation is what most felt when Barack Obama, who just happened to be a BLACK MAN, was elected. Americas' 44th President. Wow, a Black man elected President over what I finally feel is the United States of America. What a feeling to have witnessed such a phenomenal moment in history. Some ...
All America should be proud of her native son, Barack Hussein Obama
Jan 22, 2009; ... By the time many of you have read this message, prayerfully Barack Hussein Obama will have been sworn in as this nation's 44th President of the United States. Hollywood could not have scripted a better screenplay in American history than that of the last 18 months. If the truth be told, even ...
HUD approves $369 million in neighborhood stabilization plans for 34 Florida communities hard-hit by foreclosure
Jan 22, 2009; ... Funding aimed at neighborhoods facing potential abandonment and blight ORLANDO, FL - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary Steve Preston recently approved plans from 34 Florida communities seeking to recover from the effects of high foreclosures and declining home ...
Governor Crist appoints Marva L. Crenshaw to the Second District Court of Appeal
Jan 22, 2009; ... TALLAHASSEE, FL Governor Charlie Crist recently announced the appointment of Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Marva L. Crenshaw to the second District Court of Appeal. "Judge Crenshaw is a distinguished jurist of high integrity. She has served as a role model of fairness and hard work ...
U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings introduces Election Reform Bill to reduce long lines at the polls
Jan 22, 2009; ... WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) recently introduced the Critical Election Infrastructure Act of 2009, legislation authorizing $1 billion over the next four years to combat long lines at the polls and meet the needs of increasing numbers of voters. "How we ...
U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek introduces Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act to help homeowners
Jan 22, 2009; ... WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Kendrick B. Meek (D-FIa.) introduced the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force (MFTF) Act of 2009 which will establish a Nationwide MFTF in the Department of Justice. During the last Congress, Rep. Meek introduced legislation to help resolve the mortgage fraud ...
U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings and Ileana Ros Lehtinen introduce - crucial hurricane research bill
Jan 22, 2009; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.) and Ileana Ros-Lentinen (R-Fla.) recently introduced the bipartisan National Hurricane I Research Initiative Act of 2009 (NHRIA), a comprehensive hurricane research bill which will improve hurricane research dramatically in the ...
Nordstrom celebrates Black History Month
Jan 22, 2009; ... Exclusive Blues CD highlighting Black female singers mil benefit charity SEATTLE, WA. - In celebration of February's Black History Month, Nord-strom will offer customers a new, exclusive CD entitled The Royal Blues - Celebrating the Queens of Blues and Jazz.The Nordstroirt-exclusive CD ...
Colonial Bank helps to feed South Florida
Jan 22, 2009; ... Holiday food drive collects more than 9,300 food items FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Each year, Colonial Bank's offices in the South Florida region hold a holiday drive to help those less fortunate in the community. Due to the current economic challenges, Colonial Bank decided this yeir to help ...
Black History celebrations
Jan 22, 2009; ... The Rock Road Restoration Historical Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the continuation of its Black History Programs during the month of February. All activities are planned for the E. Pat Larkins Center, 520 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Pompano Beach, FIa. You will ...
Social Security's 2009 resolutions to you
Jan 22, 2009; ... Information about Social Security The new year is a time for many people, companies and organizations to make resolutions for the year ahead. In past years, Social security has suggested resolutions to readers, such as to plan ahead for your retirement, check your Social security ...
UNDER THE BANNER
Jan 22, 2009; ... WHATS GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS SUPER BOWL CATCHES 1YES WE CAN1 FEVER! The 'YES WE CAN1 fever has struck this year's Super Bowl! In the BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS PAGE'S celebration of the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama, we are taking a look at black ...
A Tribute to Sports, Obama and 'YES WE CAN'
Jan 22, 2009; ... The inspiration for this special edition of the BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS PAGE comes from the historic inauguration thi s week of Barack Hussein Obama as the first black president of the United States of America and from a comment made on the weekend edition of ESPN's Outside The Lines. On ...
A behavioral Intervention reduces HIV transmission risk by promoting sustained serosortlng practices among HIV-infected men who have sex with men
Jan 22, 2009; ... The authors sought to examine factors that explain the effect of a cognitive-behavioral intervention, the Healthy Living Project, on'reduction in HIV transmission risk among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). A total of 1,910 HIV-infected MSM were screened. Of these, 616 ...