Op-ed
As I reflect on the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade this past week and put pen to paper, the decades of pain within me resurfaces, raw and unyielding. For over 50 years, I kept my silent struggle hidden; no one knew the depths of my anguish. Yet, after hearing countless stories of resilience and witnessing the relentless attacks on reproductive freedom, I could no longer remain silent.
Chaquavia Manuel waved a reporter down as a crowd of journalists gathered at the Glorieta Gardens Apartments complex in Opa-Locka. The media was called there by Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who says she has spent years fighting with landlords who get millions of dollars in federal housing funds — while living conditions are totally inhumane.
Manuel pointed to her bathtub as an example. Fresh, brown fecal matter lined the tub, emitting a smell to match.
Noting record-breaking heat that spread across Florida and other parts of the country this summer, relief is coming for working Floridians and low-income families.
South Florida efforts to defend against sea level rise and other environmental challenges could gain additional support from the federal government, thanks to a new designation the region just received.
Miami Herald
By: Jimena Tavel and Isaiah Smalls II
The decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday to strike down race-related admissions programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard generated heated reactions from some in South Florida's Black community while the state universities shrugged it off, citing "color-blind admissions."
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), the founder and chair of the Caucus on the Commission of the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, organized a Congressional policy briefing on June 22 at the U.S. Capitol Building to reshape the public perception of Black fathers.
The event acknowledged the contributions of fathers within the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and inducted new CBC members into the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project.