117th Congress
A swath of Miami's oldest neighborhood has been formally designated "Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove," a recognition of the historically Black enclave settled by Bahamians in the 19th century even before Miami was incorporated as a city. Miami commissioners voted on Tuesday to mark the area's cultural and historical importance with the designation, the second time the commission has formally named a neighborhood with boundaries by resolution.
Mary McLeod Bethune on Wednesday became the first Black American to be represented with a state statue in National Statuary Hall, a central room of the United States Capitol, honored for her work championing education and civil rights.
United Way Miami recently celebrated 98 of years serving and impacting Miami-Dade County during its 2022 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards.
Wells 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.
Jazz in the Gardens is back following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and the event kicked off with a women's empowerment luncheon Friday with five-time Grammy-award winner Yolanda Adams as the keynote speaker.
Several Miami Gardens government officials were in attendance for the luncheon at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, as well as Congresswomen Frederica Wilson and Val Demings.
A 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.
South 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.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Eleven recent Duval County high school graduates received scholarships to attend Historically Black Colleges or Universities, or HBCUs thanks to a program started by Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson.
Nearly 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.