Covid worries overshadow first day of new CongressPolitico / Sarah Ferris, Heather Caygle, and Olivia Beavers / January 3, 2021 The ongoing coronavirus pandemic loomed large over every aspect of Sunday's opening day of the 117th Congress, with fears of spreading the virus front and center and lawmakers fighting over masks on the floor of the House. Lawmakers crowded into the Capitol in… Read more »
The contradicting Black experience
Miami Times / August 5, 2020
Today in Miami, one in three Black residents is an immigrant.
For at least the past few decades, Miami's African Americans have been mingling with Haitians as they have moved into the neighborhood, with Jamaicans working in local hospitals, with Trinidadians in area schools, and with Bahamians holding… Read more »
Social justice drive-in rally at FMU coincides with March on WashingtonABC10 / Saira Anwer / August 29, 2020A hot day was sparked with heated and passionate words as the Florida Memorial University community joined groups across the nation to fight for social justice.As thousands gathered Friday near the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where the Rev. Martin Luther King,… Read more »
Advice neededFlorida Politics / August 29, 2020The controversy over reopening schools continues around the country, especially in Florida, where new events occur on an almost daily basis. One of those events came when 10 delegation Democrats wrote to Gov. Ron DeSantis blasting a recent directive given to county health directors not to provide advice to school boards on whether to… Read more »
Experts warn Florida tourism recovery after COVID-19 will be ‘slower than 9/11'Florida Politics / Ryan Nicol / August 26, 2020Several experts, including a former Barack Obama administration official, warned that Florida's tourism industry has a long road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic even as the hardest-hit parts of the state begin to reopen."It'll be slower than 9/11,"… Read more »
Democrats in Florida Delegation Criticize Donald Trump's Use of Executive Orders to Help the Economy During PandemicFlorida Daily / August 23, 2020Last week, Florida's Democratic members of Congress, led by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., sent a letter to President Donald Trump "pushing back against Trump's ineffectual and possibly unconstitutional executive actions regarding… Read more »
U.S. Congresswoman files bill which would mandate masks in every stateFox 17 / Adrian Mojica / Aug. 20, 2020A U.S. Congresswoman has filed a bill in the House of Representatives which would make masks required in all 50 states.Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL24) introduced H.R. 7607, otherwise known as the Masks for All Act of 2020.Under the bill, the Secretary of Health and Human Services… Read more »
The Commission on Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act signed into lawThe Miami Times / Gregory Reed / August 19, 2020Congresswoman Frederica Wilson's dream has finally come true. On Monday, President Donald Trump signed into law the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act (S.2163/H.R. 1636). This landmark legislation, introduced by Congresswoman Wilson, establishes a… Read more »
South Florida Democrats in Congress Denounce Recent Changes To The U.S. Postal ServiceWLRN / Natalia Clement / Aug. 18, 2020South Florida Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives denounced recent changes to the U.S. Postal Service at a press conference Tuesday. Some members were present in person at the mail processing facility in Opa-locka, while others joined in via Zoom. Rep.… Read more »
Carlos Gimenez wins congressional primary, along with Miami-Dade, Broward incumbentsMiami Herald / Alex Daugherty / Aug. 18, 2020Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez won his Republican primary on Tuesday, setting up a highly anticipated general election contest with incumbent Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Gimenez, 66, defeated Miami-Dade firefighter Omar Blanco in the primary.… Read more »
