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REMEMBERING THE BUNI YADI SCHOOLBOYS MASSACREToday marks a dark moment in Nigeria’s history. On February 24, 2014, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram killed 59 boys at the Buni Yadi secondary school in Yobe state. That same year, Boko Haram killed enough people to earn the title of the “world’s deadliest terrorist group.”Before committing this unspeakable act,… Read more »

‘Fired up, ready to vote’Angela Johnson came to the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex armed with a notepad to take notes during former President Bill Clinton’s speech.He was in Miami Gardens on Sunday stumping for his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He and local officials pushed for people to vote early, ahead of the Presidential Preference Primary… Read more »

My Brother’s Keeper is coming to Miami-DadeMiami-Dade County on Friday threw its support behind President Obama’s campaign to save young men of color, just as the nation’s new education chief launched a complementary campaign to reduce chronic absenteeism among students.Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Carlos Gimenez formerly launched the My Brother’s Keeper… Read more »

Obama initiative to keep kids in school kicks off in Miami-DadeThe new year has barely begun, but gun violence in Miami-Dade has already claimed the lives of at least three teens.On Friday, national and local leaders rallied in a call to keep kids safe through more mentoring programs that keep students in school, and by passing tougher gun laws and protections for witnesses.U.S. Acting… Read more »

U.S. Justice boss visits as feds finalize settlement with Miami policeSpurred by the flashpoint of Ferguson, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is bringing her “community policing tour” to Miami to laud local law enforcement agencies for mending frayed relations with neighborhoods that have been seething for years over police-involved shootings and rampant gun violence.During… Read more »

5000 Role Models of Excellence: A pipeline to successThis week I received a 100 percent rating from the Humane Society, which scores members of Congress on legislative issues related to threatened and endangered species.It made me think, not for the first time, that if there was an endangered species list for human beings, the top category would be boys and men of color. They are… Read more »

5000 Role Models helps at-risk students stay on trackNorth Miami Senior High School student Deandre Chery recalls speaking to inmates at a trip to a prison with the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project. “They weren’t necessarily bad people — they made bad choices,” said Chery. “I said that could have been me, one day. I said that won’t be me.… Read more »

Who’s that dishing on ‘Real Housewives’? Yes, a Miami Gardens congresswoman Amid the chatter, shenanigans and silliness that is the Real Housewives TV franchise, comes a moment of real import.And there’s a Miami-Dade connection.On Sunday’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta, airing at 8 p.m. on Bravo, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, is seen welcoming… Read more »

A new report by federal auditors found something folks in Florida already knew: Voting takes a long time in the Sunshine State. A new report released Tuesday found that Florida voter waited far longer than those in other states to cast their votes in the 2012 election. This photo was taken at Miami Beach City Hall during the 2012 election. Read more »