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Tyre Nichols’ family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and heartfelt tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police. Read moreImpassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols’ funeral
An unarmed Black man dies after a videotaped beating by police. The…
People struggle to recoup with little guidance from building leaders
New legislation designed to provide more affordable housing to stru…
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava with Secretary of Home… Read moreHomeland Security Secretary defends immigration policy
Even after an early Tuesday court hearing, the affai…
The City of Miami voted against granting a promised …
A jury has awarded an Oregon woman $1 million in dam…
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Judge Marcia Cooke was the first Black female federal judge in the United States Southern District. She was diagnosed with an incurable form o… Read moreLegal community mourns Judge Marcia Cooke
Let’s be clear – the five former Black Memphis police officers got everything they deserved for beating Tyre Nichols to a pulp. They were fire… Read moreWhat if the Memphis cops had been white?
My father worked for the U.S. State Department, and I interned at that institution. I was in the Congressional Liaison Office and had top-secr… Read moreBiden disappoints as more top-secret documents are found
This week has been designated as “National News Literacy Week,” and it could not be more important or timely as we continue to be bombarded w… Read moreNews media literacy is more important than ever
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THIS WEEK'S TOP 10
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How will we know the US economy is in a recession?
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Legal community mourns Judge Marcia Cooke
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Absence of North Miami Beach Black commissioners sends message
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Court leaves North Miami Beach affair unsettled
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Three-alarm fire leaves 105 people displaced in Miami Gardens
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Rodrick Miller to succeed Michael Finney at Beacon Council
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$1M jury award to woman told ‘I don’t serve Black people’
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‘The Gaze Africana’ showcases international Black artists
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Deal to fund Circle of Brotherhood fails with City of Miami
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Biden disappoints as more top-secret documents are found
FEBRUARY 1-7, 2023
Recent Obituaries
61, mechanic for Ryder Company, died Janua… Read moreGENE ALLINGTON DAVIS
67, retired legal assistant for Miami-Dade… Read moreCYNTHIA CROOMS
91, retired nurse for Miami-Dade County Pu… Read moreELSAIDA D. ANDERS
82, retired custodian for Miami-Dade Count… Read moreCYNTHIA S. MANUEL
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Health & Wellness
The U.S. is poised to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like an annual flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly muta… Read morePlan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations proposed
In her early 20s, Karisa Hunt learned the hard lesson of what happens when someone rations life-preserving medication. Read moreMore states doing what they can to cap insulin costs
‘The worst thing we could do is create panic in this process’ Read more1.75 million Floridians could lose Medicaid benefits
Recent Headlines
- Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols’ funeral
- Black History Battlefront
- Tyre Nichols case revives demands for police reform
- Miami Gardens condo fire displaces residents
- Affordable housing plan unveiled in FL Senate
- DeSantis targets critical race theory and diversity training in new higher education plan
- Homeland Security Secretary defends immigration policy
- Court leaves North Miami Beach affair unsettled
