Tag: BLM
African Spirituality: providing a safe space in troubling times (Includes video...
African spiritual practices, such as Hoodoo or Voodoo, have been around for centuries. Although often painted in a negative light today by mainstream media,...
Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mom, reflects on a narrowly lost election
Following a loss by only 331 votes in the race for Miami-Dade County Commissioner District 1 against former Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert, Sybrina...
South Florida Greek life adapting during the pandemic
For more than 6,000 students at South Florida universities, fraternities and sororities mean friends, parties and being a part of a community.
Or at least...
La salud mental en las minorias en tiempos del COVID-19
Según datos de la Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos y del Centro Nacional de Estadísticas de Salud, uno de cada tres estadounidenses está...
The Miami Urban Film Festival goes virtual
The pandemic has been hard on many parts of society, and especially on the arts. Movie theaters have been closed for months, and independent...
Will Collier County defund its police department? (includes multimedia content)
Amid the continuous protests against racial injustice that erupted this summer across the nation, one action was demanded by protesters everywhere-- defund the police....
Black Lives Matter inspires fashion blogger to politics
In 2015, when she was a high school sophomore, Marla McLeod sat down at lunch with some friends. They were eating, chatting and enjoying...
Black filmmaker Jeff Legitime powerfully documented Miami’s George Floyd protests
Ever since George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, people have been protesting almost daily across the nation. Millions of all ages, races and ethnic groups...
Samantha Caballero’s Swim With Sam saves people of colors’ lives
Samantha Caballero was terrified of water. As an infant, she screamed every time she bathed. Her mother started to help her get used to...
Howard Stubbs’ ribs are selling like hotcakes in Goulds
Howard Stubbs, better known as Chef Howard, isn’t your typical street vendor. Originally from New York, he started selling hotdogs on the street with...