By Carlineissa Jean Francois Carrie Meek, the grandchild of a slave and the daughter of a sharecropper, died on Sunday, November 28, 2021. She was one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction. She was 95 years old. After experiencing the challenges of being a poor, Black woman in Florida, she made…
By Michelle Mairena In the fall of 2017, the Trump administration announced that it was ending DACA, an Obama-era federal program that protects over 649,000,000 undocumented immigrants in the United States. Not long after the announcement, a series of protests, lawsuits, and federal court decisions that opposed the administration’s ruling followed — and eventually, this…
By Nathalie Del Valle and Devin Dubon Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has taken a stance on the controversial policy that separates children from their parents after they enter the country illegally. This change came after the widespread publicity of one of these holding facilities located in Homestead. On Twitter, Carvalho revealed that…
By Nathalie Del Valle I was five years old when my family boarded a plane headed from my home to the United States to visit my aunts, who lived in Florida. At first, this was just a family visit. My father lost his job in Barranquilla, Colombia when the company that he worked for shut down….
By Devin Dubon People are still reeling after President Donald Trump’s decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. This decision was announced on Tuesday, September 5th by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. AG Sessions officially announces that DACA program "is being rescinded." pic.twitter.com/0AoBimpRC3 — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 5, 2017 DACA was a…
By Valeria Bula President Donald Trump is expected to cease DACA, also known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the American immigration policy founded by the Obama administration in June 2012 which allows certain illegal immigrants who entered the country as minors to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and eligibility…
By Valeria Bula “Our people didn’t come to harm this country. They came here so their children could have a better future,” 10-year-old Jasmine Coach told Miami- Dade school board members March 15, while receiving a standing ovation. With post-election turmoil and fear, the topic of immigration is one that has evoked conflict and worry….
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz Miami Lakes Educational Center senior Eduardo Cortina was on his way to work when he was stopped and questioned by the United States Border Patrol. Just a few hours prior, he was at Sunny Isles beach with friends, relaxing and taking in some sun before changing into his Starbucks uniform for his…
By Alexandra Reboredo On March 17, people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day—the anniversary of Saint Patrick’s death. For over 1,000 years, the Irish have seen this day as a religious holiday, as Irish families traditionally attend church in the mornings and celebrate in the afternoon. St. Patrick’s Day, which takes place during the Christian season of…
By Valeria Bula Swimming through perilous oceans— facing the threat of dehydration, starvation, drowning, heat exhaustion, and shark attacks— thousands of Cubans throughout the decades have traversed the 90 mile trek, many dying, in a desperate attempt to reach American soil. The majority reach the U.S. on make-shift rafts while others make it on motor…