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A quarter century ago, Ijamyn Gray was sent to state prison on charges tied to drugs and firearms. It was part of a cycle that derailed his early life in
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Dannielle Boyer’s first day of work as a teacher was Sept. 11, 2001. She walked into her sixth-grade classroom at Westview Middle School with a lesson plan in hand but
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As a young girl growing up in the tropical island of Jamaica, where poverty and unemployment rates were high in the ‘80s, Nicole A. Marriott witnessed how her grandmother cared
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In 2013, while working as an intern at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, Dr. Armen Henderson observed something unusual when George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the death of
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Each Saturday morning, Louissita Virgile’s photography studio in Miami Gardens is buzzing with 21 girls, all clad in pink jackets, eagerly waiting for the next session of their mentorship program,
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David Peery knows what it’s like to live on the streets of Miami. For nearly a decade, he shuffled between shelters and slept outdoors, caught in the abyss of homelessness
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Turning a neighborhood into a city is an arduous process, plagued by lengthy feasibility studies, detailed budget planning, and a multitude of meetings, hearings and votes. But Kenneth Kilpatrick, president
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In the Little River Cultural Garden, Akia Dorsainvil counts the seconds until his radio show goes live. The show, Masisi Radio, airs twice a week and showcases performances that highlight
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Growing up in an underserved neighborhood in Pompano Beach, Henri W. Crockett never imagined his future on the football field. Raised by a single mother who couldn’t afford college tuition,