At the age of 102, Vivian “Millie” Bailey, a World War II veteran from Maryland, has finally achieved her dream of skydiving, making her one of the oldest people in the world to do so. […]
On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. It was the beginning of the end of normality in the lives of Americans. It has only been seven months since this declaration but already we speak nostalgically about our lives “before COVID,” as if they existed in some distant past. […]
A study conducted by Harvard University’s Department of Housing Studies revealed that half of Americans who rent are either severely rent-burdened or moderately rent-burdened. For African Americans and Hispanics, researchers at Harvard determined a triple pandemic for those communities. Black and Hispanic households were “much more likely to contract COVID-19, suffer lost income, and face housing insecurity as a result of the pandemic,” the researchers concluded. […]
“My greatest fear is what’s different now than when I was working these cases in 1990s, there was no rhetoric coming from the White House supporting White supremacy and law enforcement is failing to properly react to that violence that occurs,” said Mike German, a retired FBI agent and a fellow at the Brennan Centre’s National Security Program. “This makes these groups and individuals feel that they have a greenlight.” […]
Broward County residents make sure your vote counts! […]
In Miami-Dade and Broward counties combined, nearly 1.1 million ballots have been mailed out and more than 246-thousand people have voted. […]
“Mr. Floyd was treated with particular cruelty,” prosecutors wrote in court filings. “Despite Mr. Floyd’s pleas that he could not breathe and was going to die, as well as the pleas of eyewitnesses to get off Mr. Floyd and help him, [Chauvin] and his codefendants continued to restrain Mr. Floyd.” […]
“It’s important to note that the FBI groups Hispanics in with whites, so the percentage of those reported missing in 2018 are 59 percent white and about 40 percent people of color. Think about that. African Americans make upare reported missing. The keyword is reported. There are many more.” […]
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the National Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time to educate and raise funds to continue the research for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. Each October, you can see so many oversized buttons displaying words of encouragement, T-shirts, pink teddy bears, self-care and inspirational books, key chains and more to remind adults to take the easy route and avoid breast cancer treatments by self-examining your breasts and scheduling mammograms. Testing for breast cancer is a routine exam to look inside your breasts for any abnormalities. […]
Today, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Floridians to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make […]
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