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CBS Miami Article $1.7 million in grant money was presented to the Hollywood Police Department Wednesday afternoon.  That money gets all 321 officers a body camera. "It's important for the nation to build trust around of law enforcement officers and that begins with our law enforcement officers being able to provide transparency," said Congresswoman Frederica Wilson.… Read more »

The Hill ArticleA group of House Democrats called on the Biden administration to expand and improve food aid to Haiti, as nearly half that country’s population faces food insecurity. In a letter to U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power on Monday, 41 Democrats said they “believe there is an urgent need for our… Read more »

Miami Herald Op-EdNearly 50 years ago, the Roe v. Wade decision gave women across the country the ability to make safer and more informed decisions about their reproductive healthcare. The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion signals a move to overturn this precedent, fueled by efforts from Republican legislators to limit abortion access. If those lawmakers were truly concerned with a… Read more »

Florida Phoenix ArticleBlack males in Florida and across the nation face extraordinary challenges, from becoming targets of hate crimes to navigating a criminal justice system that can involve unfair policing practices, convictions and even deaths, according to civil rights leaders and members of Congress and federal agencies. The national Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and… Read more »

The Miami Herald ArticleKetanji Brown Jackson’s legal journey started at her family’s dinner table in Miami. It has culminated with a historic appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson will succeed Justice Stephen Breyer on the nation’s high court after the Senate voted 53 to 47 Thursday to confirm the judge to the lifetime position. Senators gave an enthusiastic… Read more »

Miami Times ArticleDozens of Haitian migrants are expected to return home by Friday on a series of expulsion flights scheduled for this week. The deportations come days after the Biden administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an end to Title 42, a controversial public health policy that has led to mass expulsions of individuals arriving from a… Read more »

The Miam Herald Article Florida U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson celebrated on Thursday the impending end of a public health measure that has restricted border crossings of Haitians and other migrants, while also calling on federal officials to be ready for a possible surge in border arrivals after the policy is lifted. “Our message today is: Prepare, prepare, prepare,” the Miami… Read more »

ABC Miami ArticleSouth Florida advocates for Haitian migrants are calling on President Joe Biden to allow those who make the desperate crossing to the U.S. to file an asylum claim. A group of politicians and advocates joined Rep. Frederica Wilson’s disdain for Title 42, an order former President Donald Trump invoked in 2020 and the Biden administration has continued to… Read more »

Biscayne Bay Tribune ArticleWells Fargo recently announced a $20 million grant to The Miami Foundation, the nonprofit’s largest grant received to date, to help historically disadvantaged small business owners own more of their businesses’ assets and improve technology to better serve customers. The Miami Foundation plans to use the funding to support diverse small businesses… Read more »

Florida Daily ArticleThis week, a key congresswoman from South Florida supported the U.S. Department of Education after it announced that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) can get additional funds through the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program after a recent surge of threats. More than a dozen HBCUs across the nation received bomb… Read more »