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2024 Black History Month: Honoring Black History. Supporting Black Futures.
This 2024 Black History Month, we celebrate "art as a platform for social justice," honoring legendary Florida author Zora Neale Hurston, musicians Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr., and Florida-born Bahamian-American actors Sidney Poitier and Esther Rolle.
Rights Behind the Headlines: Gov. DeSantis’ Culture War on Black Floridians
We’re addressing the impacts of Gov. DeSantis’ assaults on the voting rights of Black Floridians during his term as Florida’s governor.
Haitian Heritage Month: An American Connection
This Haitian Heritage Month, we learn five facts on the shared early histories of the U.S. and Haiti, the first and second oldest republics in the Western Hemisphere.
Climate Change Impacts in Miami on Black and Brown Communities
The impacts of climate change in Florida's biggest urban area will mostly affect middle and low income people in mainly Hispanic and Black neighborhoods in the city of Miami.
Trayvon Martin and Black Lives Matter: A Decade Later
A decade of the Black Lives Matter movement, which started with Trayvon being deprived of his life and the ensuing pain and anguish his family and our world endured in his wake, is a reminder that racism does not disappear because of one man’s (or woman’s) election.
“I Can’t Breathe:” A Year of Racial Reckoning in America
If this past year made anything clear, it is that America is not yet a “post-racial” society.
A Struggle for the Liberation of Transgender People
Trans people are our family members, friends, and neighbors. We all must ensure they can live their lives openly and without fear of discrimination.
From Arthur McDuffie to George Floyd: Racial Injustice in America
Forty years after four white Miami police officers were acquitted by an all white jury in Tampa of the 1979 killing of unarmed black motorcyclist Arthur McDuffie, Floridians are still protesting the inequities in America's criminal justice system.
Kent State and Its Legacy of National Student Protest
The events at Kent State 50 years ago crystallized a generation’s fight for social change.
Black History Month: The Struggle Is Ours to Win
Black History Month reminds us that Americans of African descent have played a central role in our shared American history from the start.
A Reflection on Masculinity, Race, and LGBTQ Rights After Jussie Smollett
No one should face mortal threat for living on their own terms, irrespective of sexual orientation or ethnicity.
Michael Brown's Death Cannot Be in Vain
Four years after the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Americans are grappling with issues of race and disparity on the frankest terms since the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Ryan Destiny Shines On 'Star'
Ryan Destiny is hitting her mark in the entertainment industry at an age when most of her contemporaries are just finishing college.
EXCLUSIVE: Haitian American Doctor Discusses New Appointment as Dean of University of Miami Medical School
Haitian-American physician Dr. Henri Ford is about to embark on a tenure as the tenth dean of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine this summer. His appointment makes him the first person of color to serve as chief administrator for Florida’s first medical school...
Spirit Airlines Disrupts American Airlines Haiti Monopoly With New Service to Cap Haitien
Hundreds of thousands of Haitian Diaspora members in the United States now have access to more airline travel choices between Haiti and South Florida...