#BringBackOurGirls fought to keep global attention on Nigeria’s stolen Chibok girls. Ten years on it is still fighting
The Guardian, Helon Habila, April 17
It was a kidnapping that changed Nigeria’s image internationally. For many, the first inkling of what was going on in the country’s north-east was after April 2014, when 276 girls were snatched from a school in… Read more »
Three officials elected to Miami-Dade Women's Hall of Fame
WLRN, April 4
The Miami-Dade Women’s Hall of Fame has inducted three elected officials.
The induction during this week's county commission meeting honored Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Former Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. Mayor Daniella… Read more »
Miami-Dade County Women's Hall of Fame welcomes 3 new members
CBS Miami, April 2
The second annual Miami-Dade County Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony welcomed three new members on Tuesday. The new inductees included Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, and former Congresswoman Illeana Ros-Lehtinen.
The three… Read more »
Florida politicos react to Supreme Court ruling putting abortion on 2024 ballot
Florida Politics, April 1
The Florida Supreme Court’s major ruling Monday will allow voters to weigh in on whether to amend the state’s constitution to protect abortion rights until the point of viability. Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, Democrats across… Read more »
White House drags Florida over hunger program
Politico, Kimberly Leonard, March 28
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff dropped into Miami Gardens yesterday to talk about how the Biden administration is trying to end child hunger — and chastise Florida for not going along with the federal government’s program.
Florida is one of 15 states that didn’t apply to get… Read more »
Shaw-Wilder’s nomination to federal bench celebrated
Miami Times, March 27
Prominent South Florida attorney Detra Shaw-Wilder was nominated for a federal judgeship in Miami by President Joe Biden. Originally selected for the court by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in his role on the federal judicial nominating commission, Shaw-Wilder was previously passed over three… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson Highlights Education at State of the Union with FAMU, MDC Leaders as Guests
BNN, Wojciech Zylm, March 7
At the highly anticipated State of the Union Address, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) underscored her unwavering commitment to higher education by inviting two distinguished guests.
Dr. Larry Robinson, president of Florida… Read more »
Democratic lawmakers wear blue in show of solidarity with Israeli hostages
The Hill, Miranda Nazzaro, March 6
A group of at least nine Democratic lawmakers wore blue attire at the Capitol on Wednesday to express solidarity with the Israeli hostages still being held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
“I wore blue today with my colleagues to stand in… Read more »
How South Miami transformed a dividing wall from Jim Crow era into a unifying force
Miami Herald, Bea Hines, February 24
When I think of the things that we human beings use to divide us, one thing comes to mind: “The WalI.”
The Wall was erected in the late 1930s to divide the white community on the east side of Northwest 12th Avenue from the “Coloreds,” who… Read more »
Black Churches in Florida Step in to Teach Black History Amid Restrictions
Christian Broadcast Network, Hilary Powel, February 19
Black History Month has been recognized by every president since Gerald Ford in 1976. But with the interpretation of that history now under scrutiny in states like Florida, some Black congregations are returning to their roots serving as… Read more »
