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Law enforcement authorities faced questions and criticism Thursday over how much time elapsed before they stormed a Texas elementary school classroom and put a stop to the rampage by a gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers. Read more
A call to take major media companies to task
Try to break down the “invisible walls of a community” that limit t…
Requests by Miami-Dade’s Black Advisory Council largely unheeded
In Other News
The Southern Baptist Convention released names after a report that top leaders stonewalled and denigrated sex abuse victims for years. Read more
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednes…
Event showcases local talent and need for arts funding
The House passed legislation last week that would bo…
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting map erasing two Black congressional seats won court approval. This means we go from four Black congressional … Read more
President Joe Biden just unveiled an ambitious public-private collaboration to make high-speed internet service free for millions of low-incom… Read more
This past weekend I traveled to my cousin’s funeral in Grenada, an island with no murders. No one owns a gun. In fact, the police just started… Read more
“Until the philosophy, which holds one race superior and another inferior, is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is… Read more
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THIS WEEK'S TOP 10
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Property insurance changes going to DeSantis
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45 FL Southern Baptist Pastors 'Credibly Accused' Of Sex Abuse
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‘Three Little Birds’ lands in Miami for City Theater Summer Shorts series
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City of Miami Beach preps for Memorial Day crowds
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A 1985 Prince concert finds new life in rerelease
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Opa-Locka Hialeah flea market to close permanently
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The Heart Condition Hiding in Plain Sight
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Afropunk Miami lit Overtown
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Another massacre, and will it ever stop? Not likely
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AfroPunk comes to Overtown
MAY 25-31, 2022
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LOCAL & NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
BUSINESS & TECH
Supporters said the plan will stabilize the property-insurance market. Critics said it doesn’t do enough to help homeowners. Read more
Health & Wellness
Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in … Read more
Children ages 5-11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said late last week. Read more
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 jumped 24% during the past week after a nearly 20% increase the previous week, according to data posted Friday by the U.S. Department of… Read more
Recent Headlines
- 45 FL Southern Baptist Pastors 'Credibly Accused' Of Sex Abuse
- Best of the Best is back at Bayfront Park
- Uvalde Police face questions over response to school shooting
- Biden signs policing accountability order on anniversary of Floyd’s death
- Property insurance changes going to DeSantis
- Business vs. the environment
- Civil rights leaders propose anti-hate plans after Buffalo
- Overtown Youth Center awarded program of the year
