BLACK PRESS SOLDIER: Levi Henry, Jr., Founder of the Westside Gazette, passes at 94

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — With heavy hearts but deep gratitude for a life well lived, we announce the passing of Levi Henry, Jr., Publisher Emeritus and Founder with his wife, Yvonne Henry (deceased), of the Westside Gazette—a man whose vision gave voice to a people and whose purpose helped shape a community.

More than five decades ago, when the stories of Black communities were too often overlooked, misrepresented, or ignored, Levi Henry, Jr. dared to create something different. He founded the Westside Gazette not just as a newspaper, but as a mission—a platform to inform, uplift and empower…

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