Helen Acevedo
Helen Acevedo is an FIU student majoring in broadcast media with a minor in political science and international relations. She is passionate about giving people a platform to tell their truths.
Should student loans be forgiven as part of COVID relief? (includes video story)
Student loan forgiveness was not a part of the $1.9 trillion-dollar COVID-19 relief package signed by President Biden, but advocates of the move are...
What you need to know before traveling during the pandemic (includes video story)
As more vaccines become available in the United States, more Americans are expected to travel. But as the risk of a COVID-19 surge continues...
Can rising vaccinations overcome skyrocketing COVID-19 infections? (includes video story)
COVID-19 continues to threaten the world, with cases in the United States and other countries climbing. But a year of fighting the pandemic has...
First baby born with COVID-19 antibodies is from South Florida (includes video story)
A South Florida health care worker was 36 weeks pregnant when she was given the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Three weeks...
The Miami City Cemetery–A look into its Black history, Part 1
The Miami City Cemetery, a 10-acre plot of land just south of the rapidly gentrifying Wynwood area and east of the still struggling Overtown...
Making Black History: Faith and community drive Da-Venya Armstrong
If you are Black and you, a friend or a relative have received a COVID-19 vaccine, it’s likely that you have Da-Venya Armstrong to...
COVID variants present a deadly threat (includes video story)
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage a year after it began, several variants have appeared across the United States and neighboring countries. These...
This mother and her daughters have been reunited and are looking for a fresh...
Back in 2019, life seemed to be on the ascent for Cindy Lindor. After beating a drug habit, overcoming homelessness and getting married, she...
Esteban “Steve” Bovo: From city councilman to mayoral candidate
His roots are in Cuba. His father, who he is named after, was a veteran of the Bay of Pigs Invasion and member of...
Obama speaks at FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus, trashes Trump
Former President Barack Obama spoke for 45 minutes at a campaign parking lot rally for his two-term Vice President, Joe Biden, on Saturday at...