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Under the South Florida sun and surrounded by community leaders, elected officials, family members, supporters, and generations of lives she helped shape, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson received one of the highest honors a community can bestow — a street bearing her name. The historic street-renaming ceremony took place Friday in Miami Gardens, where city officials formally dedicated a roadway in honor of the longtime educator, mentor, legislator, and congressional representative. (Miami Gardens)
As America prepares to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day on June 6, we rightfully remember the courage of the Allied forces who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, during one of the most pivotal military operations in world history. Yet, too often left out of the story are the thousands of African American soldiers whose service and sacrifice helped make that victory possible.
The South Florida entrepreneur now mentors students and creates opportunities for formerly incarcerated workers
The Voice of the Elderly
Imagine you bank at a financial institution where nobody checks whether the numbers add up, the software hasn’t been updated since 2005, and the company running your account was caught bribing auditors to keep their contract. You’d snatch your coins and run.
There have been seasons in my life when I felt like a glass filled right to the brim. Work responsibilities. Family obligations. Community commitments. Church. Leadership. Deadlines. Expectations were both spoken and unspoken. I was grateful for all of it. Truly grateful. But if I’m honest, there were moments when I wasn’t just busy, I was full.
Congresswoman Wilson has been a relentless advocate for the people she served, a champion for education, a defender of working families, and an unwavering voice for those too often overlooked. While many know her for her signature hats, history will remember her for the countless lives she touched through her leadership, compassion, and commitment to justice.
G. Eric Knowles, president and CEO of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce, has been named the 2026 Florida Small Business Advocate of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration South Florida District Office as part of its National Small Business Week honors.
While President Trump himself was not a fan of FEMA and campaigned on getting rid of the agency, it was Kristi Noem who sent FEMA into dormancy. She would not sign releases of emergency funds that frustrated Democrats and Republicans alike. It was the threats by Republican congressmen and Senators that really brought this to light as it not just being another dysfunctional relationship between the country’s two major parties. Real disasters in the areas these elected officials left their constituents looking at them for answers and they pressed Trump for a resolution.