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The opulent Worldcenter development borders some of Miami’s lowest-income neighborhoods, which are already grappling with an affordable housing crisis. And while the Worldcenter has promised to uplift the surrounding community with job opportunities, activists say developers are gradually pushing out long-standing communities of color with little oversight.
The opulent Worldcenter development borders some of Miami’s lowest-income neighborhoods, which are already grappling with an affordable housing crisis. And while the Worldcenter has promised to uplift the surrounding community with job opportunities, activists say developers are gradually pushing out long-standing communities of color with little oversight.
As Democratic presidential candidates are denied access to Homestead child migrant detention facility, officials say they are welcome with pre-approval.
Like many Venezuelan expats living in South Florida, Kendall resident Paola Berriros still has family and friends suffering under the authoritarian regime of president Nicolás Maduro. She fled Venezuela when the country's humanitarian crisis was brewing 15 years ago.
Now Berriros' 6-year-old daughter, Karina, has learned to play piano, violin and sing under Musicall - a South Florida non-profit that gives children from all backgrounds access to music education.
Lobster season in The Florida Keys began in early August - and fishermen are concerned that new lobster tariffs imposed by China -- will make this season a rough one. WLRN intern Lily Oppenheimer reports.
Police in Nicaragua sprayed bullets on a crowd of anti-government protesters in May. The violence added 15 more to the death toll amid growing protests. WLRN intern Lily Oppenheimer reports the outrage in South Florida grew more intense across the street from Miami Fashion Week events.
Friends and family of the controversial rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot earlier this month, are renting out an arena for his memorial.
Entrepreneur Yessenia Urena founded the South Florida nonprofit ‘End Rape Culture.’ It addresses the root causes of sexual violence with education, workshops and self-defense classes. And as WLRN intern Lily Oppenheimer reports, her organization is teaching women to fight back with free Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes.
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