\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
\u201cI\u2019m a journalist,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Professor makes Liberty Square new home","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"professor-makes-liberty-square-new-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=864","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":745,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_content":"\n
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
In the future, Shumow plans to continue his work in Liberty Square with a follow-up documentary, especially if the community undergoes redevelopment. His next project is to document the people and history of Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a journalist,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Professor makes Liberty Square new home","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"professor-makes-liberty-square-new-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=864","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":745,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_content":"\n
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
He focuses on these issues in his book, \u201cNews, Neoliberalism, and Miami\u2019s Fragmented Urban Space,\u201d released December of last year in collaboration with Gutsche. \u201cThe work we do is recognizing the struggle and the attacks on Black communities,\u201d said Gutsche. \u201cBut also recognizing the moments of love, resistance, continuance and faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the future, Shumow plans to continue his work in Liberty Square with a follow-up documentary, especially if the community undergoes redevelopment. His next project is to document the people and history of Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a journalist,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Professor makes Liberty Square new home","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"professor-makes-liberty-square-new-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=864","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":745,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_content":"\n
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
He argues these boundaries were created by small government through zoning and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He focuses on these issues in his book, \u201cNews, Neoliberalism, and Miami\u2019s Fragmented Urban Space,\u201d released December of last year in collaboration with Gutsche. \u201cThe work we do is recognizing the struggle and the attacks on Black communities,\u201d said Gutsche. \u201cBut also recognizing the moments of love, resistance, continuance and faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the future, Shumow plans to continue his work in Liberty Square with a follow-up documentary, especially if the community undergoes redevelopment. His next project is to document the people and history of Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a journalist,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Professor makes Liberty Square new home","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"professor-makes-liberty-square-new-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=864","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":745,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_content":"\n
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
He draws inspiration from fellow colleague Robert Gutsche Jr. Their collaborations have helped Shumow think of his work in terms of geography and space. \u201cIn any city you go to in the United States you know when you\u2019re in a Black community,\u201d said Shumow. \u201cUsually there\u2019s a Martin Luther King Boulevard and that\u2019s not an accident. It was intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argues these boundaries were created by small government through zoning and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He focuses on these issues in his book, \u201cNews, Neoliberalism, and Miami\u2019s Fragmented Urban Space,\u201d released December of last year in collaboration with Gutsche. \u201cThe work we do is recognizing the struggle and the attacks on Black communities,\u201d said Gutsche. \u201cBut also recognizing the moments of love, resistance, continuance and faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the future, Shumow plans to continue his work in Liberty Square with a follow-up documentary, especially if the community undergoes redevelopment. His next project is to document the people and history of Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a journalist,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Professor makes Liberty Square new home","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"professor-makes-liberty-square-new-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=864","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":745,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_content":"\n
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
\u201cThe best thing you could do is build a community,\u201d said Shumow. \u201cThat\u2019s what Martin Luther King said: \u2018let\u2019s make a loving community.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He draws inspiration from fellow colleague Robert Gutsche Jr. Their collaborations have helped Shumow think of his work in terms of geography and space. \u201cIn any city you go to in the United States you know when you\u2019re in a Black community,\u201d said Shumow. \u201cUsually there\u2019s a Martin Luther King Boulevard and that\u2019s not an accident. It was intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argues these boundaries were created by small government through zoning and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He focuses on these issues in his book, \u201cNews, Neoliberalism, and Miami\u2019s Fragmented Urban Space,\u201d released December of last year in collaboration with Gutsche. \u201cThe work we do is recognizing the struggle and the attacks on Black communities,\u201d said Gutsche. \u201cBut also recognizing the moments of love, resistance, continuance and faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the future, Shumow plans to continue his work in Liberty Square with a follow-up documentary, especially if the community undergoes redevelopment. His next project is to document the people and history of Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a journalist,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Professor makes Liberty Square new home","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"professor-makes-liberty-square-new-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=864","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":745,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_content":"\n
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Shumow is hopeful projects like these will help break the stigma of the inner city and Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe best thing you could do is build a community,\u201d said Shumow. \u201cThat\u2019s what Martin Luther King said: \u2018let\u2019s make a loving community.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He draws inspiration from fellow colleague Robert Gutsche Jr. Their collaborations have helped Shumow think of his work in terms of geography and space. \u201cIn any city you go to in the United States you know when you\u2019re in a Black community,\u201d said Shumow. \u201cUsually there\u2019s a Martin Luther King Boulevard and that\u2019s not an accident. It was intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argues these boundaries were created by small government through zoning and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He focuses on these issues in his book, \u201cNews, Neoliberalism, and Miami\u2019s Fragmented Urban Space,\u201d released December of last year in collaboration with Gutsche. \u201cThe work we do is recognizing the struggle and the attacks on Black communities,\u201d said Gutsche. \u201cBut also recognizing the moments of love, resistance, continuance and faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the future, Shumow plans to continue his work in Liberty Square with a follow-up documentary, especially if the community undergoes redevelopment. His next project is to document the people and history of Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a journalist,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Professor makes Liberty Square new home","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"professor-makes-liberty-square-new-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=864","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":745,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_content":"\n
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Students interviewed residents and addressed social issues in the community. In all, he wanted to capture the history of the 80-year-old complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shumow is hopeful projects like these will help break the stigma of the inner city and Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe best thing you could do is build a community,\u201d said Shumow. \u201cThat\u2019s what Martin Luther King said: \u2018let\u2019s make a loving community.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He draws inspiration from fellow colleague Robert Gutsche Jr. Their collaborations have helped Shumow think of his work in terms of geography and space. \u201cIn any city you go to in the United States you know when you\u2019re in a Black community,\u201d said Shumow. \u201cUsually there\u2019s a Martin Luther King Boulevard and that\u2019s not an accident. It was intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argues these boundaries were created by small government through zoning and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He focuses on these issues in his book, \u201cNews, Neoliberalism, and Miami\u2019s Fragmented Urban Space,\u201d released December of last year in collaboration with Gutsche. \u201cThe work we do is recognizing the struggle and the attacks on Black communities,\u201d said Gutsche. \u201cBut also recognizing the moments of love, resistance, continuance and faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the future, Shumow plans to continue his work in Liberty Square with a follow-up documentary, especially if the community undergoes redevelopment. His next project is to document the people and history of Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a journalist,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Professor makes Liberty Square new home","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"professor-makes-liberty-square-new-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=864","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":745,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:18:57","post_content":"\n
Burnadette Norris-Weeks is a major proponent of girl power. As co-founder of a successful empowerment conference, she\u2019s driven to see women move into places dominated by men. \u201cWomen move the needle,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we\u2019re strong, America\u2019s strong. When women succeed, America succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe she\u2019s blazing a path similar to one set by one of her mentors, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black person to run for president and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the last decade, Norris-Weeks has championed the cause of helping women break through glass ceilings and into leadership positions both on the civic and corporate side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, she formed South Florida Women of Color as the vehicle to make things happen. For the last six years, Norris-Weeks, an attorney, has been at the helm of the Women of Color Empowerment Conference, a venture she believes fills a void. The conference brings to South Florida female leaders from across the United States in politics, business and industry for two days of networking, workshops and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the conference comes the WOC Institute, the organization that trains women age 40 and younger from the tri-county area who want to move into leadership in an array of fields, including academia, law, health care, government and politics. In January, the institute opened its first office at 2219 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale; it also has a quarterly magazine that is available on the WOC website.
Things are happening fast, and Norris-Weeks couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really very exciting it\u2019s a movement. There are not a lot of support networks for women. We don\u2019t grow up where we have role models in these powerful positions,\u201d she said. \u201cBy the time we come through the path the path has closed up. We try to keep those pathways open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Norris-Weeks is excited about the mentorship program, which is designed to link young leaders with people who are leading organizations and corporations, higher education and other areas. \u201cWe are able to support young leaders \u2026 to groom women of color by uniting leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t know each other we can\u2019t support each other.\"<\/p>\n","post_title":"Burnadette Norris-Weeks launched a conference to empower women of color","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"burnadette-norris-weeks-launched-a-conference-to-empower-women-of-color","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=745","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":856,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 15:38:03","post_content":"\n
Barron Channer loves Miami. The Caribbean immigrant, from Jamaica, sees the diversity of South Florida as its strength. Where he sees room for improvement is how the economic opportunity pie is divvied and how that affects the Black community.
Channer is the CEO of BACH Real Estate. His personal philosophy is that a healthy community deserves and needs the talent and care of its citizens to be put into action. He also believes fair access to opportunity is the only way a community can successfully thrive.
Barron has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has a tech background and holds a Computer Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the boards of the Miami Foundation; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Baptist-South Miami Hospital; and The American Friends of Jamaica. He is chair-elect for the Beacon Council-Urban Initiatives Committee and co-chair of Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Ambassadors for African American Art.
Channer said he likes to lend his expertise in tech and real estate where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am supportive of those efforts by adding my technical perspective,\u201d said Channer. \u201cCivic leaders are better when informed by professionals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For instance Channer was one of the voices that pushed for a review of the results of a flawed 2013 disparity study conducted for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The study found incorrectly that there were no disparities in subcontracting, noting that Black subcontractors were overused and reported inaccurate contract award amounts among other ills. Without the push by Black community leaders, Black firms may have been left out of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond for school renovations.
Under the new policy, the school boards will modify its selection criteria for architect, engineers and construction managers to ensure more diversity and inclusion; set up a prompt payment initiative to reimburse small businesses faster for contracting expenses; and use the district\u2019s certified list of SMBE\/WMBE vendors.
He said as the Black community has become more attractive to those who not traditionally live there, neighborhoods have to figure out how to balance outside interests with those of the Black community. The absence of investment in some neighborhoods holds the community back and it keeps the younger generation away. The younger generation want to live, work and play where they live, he says.
Like some of our other dreamers, Channer started to serve when he was much younger. Now he is very active in helping young, disadvantaged youth understand real estate. He said his desire to serve and his activism comes from his upbringing in a modest middle-class family. \u201cIn college I volunteered to assist those who weren\u2019t exposed to technology,\u201d said Channer.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Barron Channer lends his expertise when needed","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"barron-channer-lends-his-expertise-when-needed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=856","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he was involved in the community, his interest in the historic Black neighborhood grew. \u201cIt has real significance in Miami,\u201d said Shumow about the community, which is connected to Black history from Jim Crow segregation to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shumow\u2019s work in Liberty Square began with an initiative to bring free Wi-Fi to its residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he was involved in the community, his interest in the historic Black neighborhood grew. \u201cIt has real significance in Miami,\u201d said Shumow about the community, which is connected to Black history from Jim Crow segregation to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Working as a digital media professor at Florida International University has helped him focus on his research and tell the stories he pleases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shumow\u2019s work in Liberty Square began with an initiative to bring free Wi-Fi to its residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he was involved in the community, his interest in the historic Black neighborhood grew. \u201cIt has real significance in Miami,\u201d said Shumow about the community, which is connected to Black history from Jim Crow segregation to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s core within me that I believe fighting what I perceive to be imbalances or inequalities,\u201d said Shumow.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Working as a digital media professor at Florida International University has helped him focus on his research and tell the stories he pleases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shumow\u2019s work in Liberty Square began with an initiative to bring free Wi-Fi to its residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he was involved in the community, his interest in the historic Black neighborhood grew. \u201cIt has real significance in Miami,\u201d said Shumow about the community, which is connected to Black history from Jim Crow segregation to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liberty Square is like a second home to Moses Shumow. His commitment to capture the history of southern United States\u2019 first Black public housing project has led him to think of its residents as family. The motivation for his work can be found in his upbringing. Raised by a family of Quakers, Shumow has a deep-rooted belief in social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s core within me that I believe fighting what I perceive to be imbalances or inequalities,\u201d said Shumow.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Working as a digital media professor at Florida International University has helped him focus on his research and tell the stories he pleases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shumow\u2019s work in Liberty Square began with an initiative to bring free Wi-Fi to its residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he was involved in the community, his interest in the historic Black neighborhood grew. \u201cIt has real significance in Miami,\u201d said Shumow about the community, which is connected to Black history from Jim Crow segregation to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This story was written for The Miami Times by Florida International University\u2019s South Florida Media Network.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"Giving back is Bam Adebayo\u2019s daily endgame","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"giving-back-is-bam-adebayos-daily-endgame","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=885","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":864,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:31:07","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:31:07","post_content":"\n
Liberty Square is like a second home to Moses Shumow. His commitment to capture the history of southern United States\u2019 first Black public housing project has led him to think of its residents as family. The motivation for his work can be found in his upbringing. Raised by a family of Quakers, Shumow has a deep-rooted belief in social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s core within me that I believe fighting what I perceive to be imbalances or inequalities,\u201d said Shumow.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Working as a digital media professor at Florida International University has helped him focus on his research and tell the stories he pleases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shumow\u2019s work in Liberty Square began with an initiative to bring free Wi-Fi to its residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he was involved in the community, his interest in the historic Black neighborhood grew. \u201cIt has real significance in Miami,\u201d said Shumow about the community, which is connected to Black history from Jim Crow segregation to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adebayo was born in Newark, New Jersey, and at age 7 moved to North Carolina, where he was raised by Marilyn Blount, who by then had become a single mother. In 2016 he chose to attend the University of Kentucky, where he played one season for the Wildcats before deciding to go pro. Adebayo was picked up by the Heat as the 14th pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
Since arriving in Miami, Adebayo has shown he can make a significant impact on and off the court. He was a huge part of the Heat\u2019s success last season, making the NBA All-Star game and leading the team to the NBA Finals along with Jimmy Butler.
Off the court he established the Bam, Books & Brotherhood (BBB) Foundation serve the community. It focuses on providing support to single-parent families. The goal is to \u201cchange lives for single mothers while changing the future chances, choices and challenges for children,\u201d according to the NBA Players Association, which recently hosted a kids\u2019 basketball clinic in support of BBB, led by Adebayo. Immediately after agreeing to his contract extension, Adebayo\u2019s focus was back on what he could do for others. That same day he hosted his third annual Thanksgiving food drive in Liberty City. He secured enough donations to feed more than 1,750 people, as reported in the Sun Sentinel.
In addition to the food drives, Adebayo has held two annual back-to-school events, where he\u2019s given backpacks to families in need. He\u2019s even sent 500 backpacks to children back in his hometown. \u201cI believe now more than ever, we have to continue to give back, raise awareness and ask for the help of others in doing so \u2013 that\u2019s a united front,\u201d he told Local 10\u2019s Will Manso. \u201cAll kids need sometimes is a little boost, to see that there is hope,\u201d said Adebayo in an interview with The Sport of Philanthropy. \u201c[I want] to help people in need and motivate young people to dream the way I was able to dream, and turn my dreams into an unbelievable ride and reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This story was written for The Miami Times by Florida International University\u2019s South Florida Media Network.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"Giving back is Bam Adebayo\u2019s daily endgame","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"giving-back-is-bam-adebayos-daily-endgame","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=885","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":864,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:31:07","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:31:07","post_content":"\n
Liberty Square is like a second home to Moses Shumow. His commitment to capture the history of southern United States\u2019 first Black public housing project has led him to think of its residents as family. The motivation for his work can be found in his upbringing. Raised by a family of Quakers, Shumow has a deep-rooted belief in social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s core within me that I believe fighting what I perceive to be imbalances or inequalities,\u201d said Shumow.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Working as a digital media professor at Florida International University has helped him focus on his research and tell the stories he pleases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shumow\u2019s work in Liberty Square began with an initiative to bring free Wi-Fi to its residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he was involved in the community, his interest in the historic Black neighborhood grew. \u201cIt has real significance in Miami,\u201d said Shumow about the community, which is connected to Black history from Jim Crow segregation to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Now more than ever, we have to continue to give back, raise awareness and ask for the help of others in doing so.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Adebayo was born in Newark, New Jersey, and at age 7 moved to North Carolina, where he was raised by Marilyn Blount, who by then had become a single mother. In 2016 he chose to attend the University of Kentucky, where he played one season for the Wildcats before deciding to go pro. Adebayo was picked up by the Heat as the 14th pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
Since arriving in Miami, Adebayo has shown he can make a significant impact on and off the court. He was a huge part of the Heat\u2019s success last season, making the NBA All-Star game and leading the team to the NBA Finals along with Jimmy Butler.
Off the court he established the Bam, Books & Brotherhood (BBB) Foundation serve the community. It focuses on providing support to single-parent families. The goal is to \u201cchange lives for single mothers while changing the future chances, choices and challenges for children,\u201d according to the NBA Players Association, which recently hosted a kids\u2019 basketball clinic in support of BBB, led by Adebayo. Immediately after agreeing to his contract extension, Adebayo\u2019s focus was back on what he could do for others. That same day he hosted his third annual Thanksgiving food drive in Liberty City. He secured enough donations to feed more than 1,750 people, as reported in the Sun Sentinel.
In addition to the food drives, Adebayo has held two annual back-to-school events, where he\u2019s given backpacks to families in need. He\u2019s even sent 500 backpacks to children back in his hometown. \u201cI believe now more than ever, we have to continue to give back, raise awareness and ask for the help of others in doing so \u2013 that\u2019s a united front,\u201d he told Local 10\u2019s Will Manso. \u201cAll kids need sometimes is a little boost, to see that there is hope,\u201d said Adebayo in an interview with The Sport of Philanthropy. \u201c[I want] to help people in need and motivate young people to dream the way I was able to dream, and turn my dreams into an unbelievable ride and reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This story was written for The Miami Times by Florida International University\u2019s South Florida Media Network.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"Giving back is Bam Adebayo\u2019s daily endgame","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"giving-back-is-bam-adebayos-daily-endgame","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=885","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":864,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-18 16:31:07","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 16:31:07","post_content":"\n
Liberty Square is like a second home to Moses Shumow. His commitment to capture the history of southern United States\u2019 first Black public housing project has led him to think of its residents as family. The motivation for his work can be found in his upbringing. Raised by a family of Quakers, Shumow has a deep-rooted belief in social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s core within me that I believe fighting what I perceive to be imbalances or inequalities,\u201d said Shumow.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Working as a digital media professor at Florida International University has helped him focus on his research and tell the stories he pleases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shumow\u2019s work in Liberty Square began with an initiative to bring free Wi-Fi to its residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once he was involved in the community, his interest in the historic Black neighborhood grew. \u201cIt has real significance in Miami,\u201d said Shumow about the community, which is connected to Black history from Jim Crow segregation to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s driven by a concern about racial and economic inequality and a belief that South Florida\u2019s ideology promotes development, tourism and spectacle, which in return neglects meaningful development in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always about the next greatest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always about what\u2019s shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he heard of the $307 million plans to demolish and rebuild the housing project, he set to capture the history of the neighborhood. So, with help of his students, he began the project known as \u201cLiberty Square Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary, \u201cLiberty Square: Power, History, & Race in Miami,\u201d focuses on current and past residents of Liberty Square. It can be viewed at LibertySquareRising.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miami Heat center Edrice Femi \u201cBam\u201d Adebayo grew up in a North Carolina trailer with his single-parent mother. He keeps a photo of it in his locker to remind him of where he came from. And when the 23-year-old signed a $195 million five-year contract extension with the team in November, he gave his mom an amazing present to mark her 56th birthday just a few weeks later: a new home. \u201cIt is just a token of my appreciation,\u201d he said afterward at a press conference for ESPN. \u201cShe\u2019d always wanted that, and I was able to give it to her.
When the 6\u2032 9\u2033, 255-pound son of a Nigerian father and a Black American mother first picked up a basketball, he couldn\u2019t have imagined how far he\u2019d go. Nicknamed for Bamm-Bamm Rubble of \u201cThe Flintstones\u201d cartoon after turning over a coffee table as a baby, Adebayo started playing later than some.
By high school, he had become a star, averaging 32 points and 21 rebounds per game as a junior. He was named a McDonald\u2019s All-American player the following year.
A phenomenal basketball player and an even better role model, Adebayo gives back to the local community with annual Thanksgiving food drives and by distributing backpacks to kids returning to school each year.
Longtime trainer Kevin Graves has spoken of his friend\u2019s generosity. \u201cWe got something we do called \u2018raking\u2019 (pronounced \u201cracking\u201d) that we do randomly probably every two weeks. It\u2019s called R-A-K, rak, random acts of kindness. So we might just show up at Publix and pay for someone\u2019s groceries. \u2026 Yeah, he\u2019s been raking for three years straight,\u201d Graves recently told CloseUp360.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bam Adebayo sporting the 2020-21 Miami Heat ViceVersa jersey<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Miami Heat center Edrice Femi \u201cBam\u201d Adebayo grew up in a North Carolina trailer with his single-parent mother. He keeps a photo of it in his locker to remind him of where he came from. And when the 23-year-old signed a $195 million five-year contract extension with the team in November, he gave his mom an amazing present to mark her 56th birthday just a few weeks later: a new home. \u201cIt is just a token of my appreciation,\u201d he said afterward at a press conference for ESPN. \u201cShe\u2019d always wanted that, and I was able to give it to her.
When the 6\u2032 9\u2033, 255-pound son of a Nigerian father and a Black American mother first picked up a basketball, he couldn\u2019t have imagined how far he\u2019d go. Nicknamed for Bamm-Bamm Rubble of \u201cThe Flintstones\u201d cartoon after turning over a coffee table as a baby, Adebayo started playing later than some.
By high school, he had become a star, averaging 32 points and 21 rebounds per game as a junior. He was named a McDonald\u2019s All-American player the following year.
A phenomenal basketball player and an even better role model, Adebayo gives back to the local community with annual Thanksgiving food drives and by distributing backpacks to kids returning to school each year.
Longtime trainer Kevin Graves has spoken of his friend\u2019s generosity. \u201cWe got something we do called \u2018raking\u2019 (pronounced \u201cracking\u201d) that we do randomly probably every two weeks. It\u2019s called R-A-K, rak, random acts of kindness. So we might just show up at Publix and pay for someone\u2019s groceries. \u2026 Yeah, he\u2019s been raking for three years straight,\u201d Graves recently told CloseUp360.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
