5000 Role Models of Excellence Provides Incentives to Graduating Seniors and Student LeadersThe 5000 Role Models of Excellence conducted its 2nd Annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner at William M. Raines High. Students from the Raines High Culinary program catered the event. The celebration honored 5000 Role Models of Excellence student leaders and graduating seniors who have gone above and… Read more »
Click here to read the news storyThe sold-out breakfast turned into an impromptu tribute to civil rights icon, John LewisNo one said the name "Donald Trump" at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday but it was clear that most of the speeches supported the keynote speaker, Congressman John Lewis, who is in a feud with Trump."We are in the presence of a true American… Read more »
5000 Role Models smoothed out a rocky path for meThere was a time that when people heard my story — incarcerated mother, absentee dad — their first inclination was to feel sorry for me. I would have, too, if I were in their place, but the way I grew up, self-pity was a luxury I couldn't afford.The early years were actually good. My five older siblings and I lived with our… Read more »
Don't Stop BelievingThe French author, historian and philosopher Voltaire once wrote that “faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.” It is a sentiment I am certain several of my congressional colleagues have felt when week after week, I doggedly sought their support in the effort to secure the safe return of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls… Read more »
Haiti restarts presidential election campaigning but doubts persist about voteAs campaigning for Haiti’s on-again, off-again presidential vote begins for the fifth time Thursday, questions continue about whether the storm-ravaged country can hold fair and effective elections so soon after Hurricane Matthew hammered its southern region.“I can’t see the election going… Read more »
Election-Themed Coloring Book Is About As Meditative As We’re Gonna GetHow many state senators can you name? OK, besides Bernie Sanders. And Elizabeth Warren. Class? Anyone?We understand your political brain has been fried by all the presidential nastiness lately, but if you’re shocked and appalled by your personal lack of mastery regarding leaders at the state level, Special… Read more »
Police mentor Norland middle schoolers in 5000 Role Models programMIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - Nearly a thousand students are taking a step in the right direction thanks to local police officers who are participating in a mentorship program.Middle schoolers at Norland Middle School were given a warm welcome by police officers who will soon become their mentors.“Some young males,… Read more »
Thousands Of Middle School Students March With Police To End Gun Violence In Miami MIAMI (CBSMiami) – More than 300 police officers and 1,000 middle school boys held signs that read “stop the murders” as they marched along with Miami Central Senior High School’s band. The march was part of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence ProjectAnnual Police and Youth… Read more »
Some Officials Link Zika to Climate ChangeLocal officials are working to treat the latest Zika zone around Little River, but across Biscayne Bay, more mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus in an area already treated.Now, some elected leaders are saying that there is another factor beyond bugs, travel and sexual transmission is contributing to the spread of the virus."It… Read more »
Florida officials discuss use of Zika funds amid heightened concernsMIAMI (WSVN) - Florida officials are ready to take the next step in their battle against the Zika virus, and it could not come at a better time.At a news conference, Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., met with community leaders and local professors to address concerns and discuss measures to eradicate the virus… Read more »
