117th Congress
Migration maelstrom puts Biden in a political vise
Politico / Sabrina Rodriguez / September 21, 2021
Miami-Dade County on Friday threw its support behind President Obama's campaign to save young men of color, just as the nation's new education chief launched a complementary campaign to reduce chronic absenteeism among students.
The new year has barely begun, but gun violence in Miami-Dade has already claimed the lives of at least three teens.
On Friday, national and local leaders rallied in a call to keep kids safe through more mentoring programs that keep students in school, and by passing tougher gun laws and protections for witnesses.
Panama Canal Inaugurates Expansion Sunday
The COSCO Shipping Panama - a 984-foot , 158-foot wide Chinese container ship - will move into position on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal just after after sunrise Sunday to prepare for the first official transit through the newly expanded canal.
MIAMI 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.
Pressure builds on Democratic leadership over HBCU funding
The Hill / Aris Folley / September 22, 2021
Pressure is building on Democratic leadership to ensure the party's $3.5 trillion social spending package includes more grant funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
MIAMI (WSVN) - Almost a hundred Miami-Dade high school seniors received scholarships for college, thanks to a special program.
Monday night, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project held its prestigious annual Academic Signing Day at Jungle Island.
Eighty-one young men signed scholarships to the colleges or universities they will be attending or enrolling in.
Release of 21 Girls by Boko Haram Shows Advocacy is Never in Vain, Says Congresswoman
Long after the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag advocacy blitz was relegated to the back burner by most of Washington, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) has been tweeting about the plight of the Chibok schoolgirls every single day.
Wilson has also held town hall meetings and participated in press conferences and hearings on the threat still posed by Boko Haram since the terror group abducted 276 girls in an attack on a secondary school in April 2014.
Today marks a dark moment in Nigeria's history. On February 24, 2014, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram killed 59 boys at the Buni Yadi secondary school in Yobe state. That same year, Boko Haram killed enough people to earn the title of the "world's deadliest terrorist group."