All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"They stand up for justice by kneeling","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"they-stand-up-for-justice-by-kneeling","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=843","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"};
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"They stand up for justice by kneeling","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"they-stand-up-for-justice-by-kneeling","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=843","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"};
She recounts other instances of connecting with her audience as defining moments of her career. She\u2019s encouraged callers to get screened for cancer, for example, based on intimacies they\u2019ve shared with her. On the lighter side, listeners often tell her that she\u2019s made their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"They stand up for justice by kneeling","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"they-stand-up-for-justice-by-kneeling","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=843","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"};
One night after Rushin first started hosting on-air, a young woman called into the show and said she was contemplating suicide. She doesn\u2019t remember what she said to soothe the caller, but the conversation ended with the woman thanking her. \u201cShe said I saved her life,\u201d Rushin recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She recounts other instances of connecting with her audience as defining moments of her career. She\u2019s encouraged callers to get screened for cancer, for example, based on intimacies they\u2019ve shared with her. On the lighter side, listeners often tell her that she\u2019s made their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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She can\u2019t chalk up her success to one thing in particular, but acknowledges that her empathetic nature has played a big part. \u201cWorking in radio automatically connects you to the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One night after Rushin first started hosting on-air, a young woman called into the show and said she was contemplating suicide. She doesn\u2019t remember what she said to soothe the caller, but the conversation ended with the woman thanking her. \u201cShe said I saved her life,\u201d Rushin recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She recounts other instances of connecting with her audience as defining moments of her career. She\u2019s encouraged callers to get screened for cancer, for example, based on intimacies they\u2019ve shared with her. On the lighter side, listeners often tell her that she\u2019s made their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"They stand up for justice by kneeling","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"they-stand-up-for-justice-by-kneeling","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=843","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 doing that, I realized that my passion was for the people side of things, and connecting with a listening audience.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
She can\u2019t chalk up her success to one thing in particular, but acknowledges that her empathetic nature has played a big part. \u201cWorking in radio automatically connects you to the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One night after Rushin first started hosting on-air, a young woman called into the show and said she was contemplating suicide. She doesn\u2019t remember what she said to soothe the caller, but the conversation ended with the woman thanking her. \u201cShe said I saved her life,\u201d Rushin recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She recounts other instances of connecting with her audience as defining moments of her career. She\u2019s encouraged callers to get screened for cancer, for example, based on intimacies they\u2019ve shared with her. On the lighter side, listeners often tell her that she\u2019s made their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMy father played a very major role in inspiring me,\u201d she said. \u201cEven when I was studying advertising, he would always say to me, \u2018I want you to learn every corner of the business.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In doing that, I realized that my passion was for the people side of things, and connecting with a listening audience.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
She can\u2019t chalk up her success to one thing in particular, but acknowledges that her empathetic nature has played a big part. \u201cWorking in radio automatically connects you to the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One night after Rushin first started hosting on-air, a young woman called into the show and said she was contemplating suicide. She doesn\u2019t remember what she said to soothe the caller, but the conversation ended with the woman thanking her. \u201cShe said I saved her life,\u201d Rushin recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She recounts other instances of connecting with her audience as defining moments of her career. She\u2019s encouraged callers to get screened for cancer, for example, based on intimacies they\u2019ve shared with her. On the lighter side, listeners often tell her that she\u2019s made their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Because of that, it was \u201conly natural\u201d for her to be drawn to the industry. At first, Rushin thought the advertising side of the business was her calling. But after graduating from Bethune-Cookman University and slowly becoming more confident, she changed her mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy father played a very major role in inspiring me,\u201d she said. \u201cEven when I was studying advertising, he would always say to me, \u2018I want you to learn every corner of the business.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In doing that, I realized that my passion was for the people side of things, and connecting with a listening audience.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
She can\u2019t chalk up her success to one thing in particular, but acknowledges that her empathetic nature has played a big part. \u201cWorking in radio automatically connects you to the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One night after Rushin first started hosting on-air, a young woman called into the show and said she was contemplating suicide. She doesn\u2019t remember what she said to soothe the caller, but the conversation ended with the woman thanking her. \u201cShe said I saved her life,\u201d Rushin recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She recounts other instances of connecting with her audience as defining moments of her career. She\u2019s encouraged callers to get screened for cancer, for example, based on intimacies they\u2019ve shared with her. On the lighter side, listeners often tell her that she\u2019s made their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Rushin\u2019s father is Jerry Rushin, renowned radio show host and former 99 Jamz executive, and the first Black American to operate a station in South Florida. \u201cHe was a hands-on type of guy. I grew up around the radio station with him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of that, it was \u201conly natural\u201d for her to be drawn to the industry. At first, Rushin thought the advertising side of the business was her calling. But after graduating from Bethune-Cookman University and slowly becoming more confident, she changed her mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy father played a very major role in inspiring me,\u201d she said. \u201cEven when I was studying advertising, he would always say to me, \u2018I want you to learn every corner of the business.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In doing that, I realized that my passion was for the people side of things, and connecting with a listening audience.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
She can\u2019t chalk up her success to one thing in particular, but acknowledges that her empathetic nature has played a big part. \u201cWorking in radio automatically connects you to the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One night after Rushin first started hosting on-air, a young woman called into the show and said she was contemplating suicide. She doesn\u2019t remember what she said to soothe the caller, but the conversation ended with the woman thanking her. \u201cShe said I saved her life,\u201d Rushin recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She recounts other instances of connecting with her audience as defining moments of her career. She\u2019s encouraged callers to get screened for cancer, for example, based on intimacies they\u2019ve shared with her. On the lighter side, listeners often tell her that she\u2019s made their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In an attempt to pull her out of her shell, her mother entered her into a beauty pageant. It didn\u2019t go well. Rushin vividly remembers being terrified to go out onto the stage. Now she laughs at the memory, given her present life in the public eye. But growing up, the entertainment industry was always close by, so perhaps her career was inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rushin\u2019s father is Jerry Rushin, renowned radio show host and former 99 Jamz executive, and the first Black American to operate a station in South Florida. \u201cHe was a hands-on type of guy. I grew up around the radio station with him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of that, it was \u201conly natural\u201d for her to be drawn to the industry. At first, Rushin thought the advertising side of the business was her calling. But after graduating from Bethune-Cookman University and slowly becoming more confident, she changed her mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy father played a very major role in inspiring me,\u201d she said. \u201cEven when I was studying advertising, he would always say to me, \u2018I want you to learn every corner of the business.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In doing that, I realized that my passion was for the people side of things, and connecting with a listening audience.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
She can\u2019t chalk up her success to one thing in particular, but acknowledges that her empathetic nature has played a big part. \u201cWorking in radio automatically connects you to the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One night after Rushin first started hosting on-air, a young woman called into the show and said she was contemplating suicide. She doesn\u2019t remember what she said to soothe the caller, but the conversation ended with the woman thanking her. \u201cShe said I saved her life,\u201d Rushin recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She recounts other instances of connecting with her audience as defining moments of her career. She\u2019s encouraged callers to get screened for cancer, for example, based on intimacies they\u2019ve shared with her. On the lighter side, listeners often tell her that she\u2019s made their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose types of reactions made me want to do more,\u201d said Rushin. \u201cThe people really drive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting more involved in the community came next. She had already done some service work through her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, but wanted to amplify her efforts. Rushin began by feeding the homeless, alongside her two daughters and husband of 20 years. That evolved into partnering with other organizations, including Miami Rescue Mission, Nicklaus Children\u2019s Hospital and shelters for women in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shero was born out of that work, as well as from Rushin\u2019s desire to continue serving the community she knows and loves. Her immediate future plans for the nonprofit include an event to empower local women in business and technology, but regardless of how her outreach evolves, it will be informed by her wish to create a legacy of service.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Shelby Rushin: From radio host to Shero founder","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"shelby-rushin-from-radio-host-to-shero-founder","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=871","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1056,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-15 22:29:37","post_content":"\n
Felecia Hatcher is a problem solver. When she noticed that Blacks were not actively participating in the burgeoning technology scene in Miami, she acted. To participate, there was a need for education. As a result, Hatcher founded Code Fever, an initiative that trains Black youth in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy husband and I came from a tech background and we just didn\u2019t see the same kind of innovation and access in Miami that we saw going on across America,\u201d Hatcher said. \u201cBeing sort of self-taught, we knew how important it was to get youth involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Code Fever\u2019s programs have helped 322 youth across South Florida, from Richmond Heights to Lake Worth. Hatcher\u2019s coders come from organizations that want to reengage youth, churches and Broward County Public Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students can participate in Launch a Startup in a Day or six-, eight- or 12-week boot camps. When done, students know CSS, Java and HTML coding languages and receive an Introduction to Coding certification. \u201cThere are so many kids in the community who can do great things,\u201d said Hatcher. \"All we have to do is harness their energy in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher says she dreams of having generational wealth to benefit her family, not unlike every Black family. Hatcher is creating wealth while solving a problem much like Madam C.J. Walker did in the early 1900s. Born Sarah Breedlove, Walker was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire by creating Black hair products. When she died in 1919, she left a lot of her money to Black charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA strong financial base turns communities around,\u201d Hatcher said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To further solve the tech divide, Hatcher has turned a grass-roots movement into Miami's first Black Tech Week. It is a part of her mission to help create 10,000 Black startups. During Black Tech Week, which is Feb. 23-28, attendees will learn how to code, pitch their ideas to investors and hear how to finance their startup businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hatcher said we are sometimes held back by fear of problems that do not exist. \u201cFollow your most epic dreams. Don\u2019t be afraid. Push past failure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"hatcher-dreams-of-closing-tech-divide-for-black-youth","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=1056","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":990,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-14 03:53:05","post_content":"\n
Michael Joseph was known for childhood antics. At the age of five, he hid under church pews to avoid worship. When he was 11, he defied his parent\u2019s rules for bicycle riding. Joseph was struck by a car, lived to tell the story but his mother called him stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Little Haiti native matured, learned to serve others through public service and dreams big. Joseph is a graduate of Miami Edison Senior High School, an inaugural member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence program, a Thurgood Marshall law fellow and group seven commissioner of North Miami Beach. He is an attorney who champions civil rights and land use cases at the law firm of Galbut Waters and Associates. \u201cI come from very humble beginnings and two parents who are Haitian immigrants,\u201d Joseph told The Miami Times<\/em> Feb. 20. \u201cMy dad was a custodian and my mother worked tirelessly as a housekeeper at a motel, but me and my sister were never hungry, despite their meager pay. Our parents always provided and instilled hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustaining family values is the bedrock of his existence. \u201cIn the summer of 2007, I was scheduled to enroll in law school at the University of Pittsburgh,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cRight before I was supposed to leave, my dad got sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized for several months. I had to make a decision of going to Pitt or staying in Miami to take care of my parents. I chose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision didn\u2019t cause Joseph\u2019s dreams to falter. He rebounded and enrolled at St. Thomas University school of law. In 2010, Joseph earned a juris doctorate and walked into his destiny. \u201cDr. Laurinus Pierre gave a young kid fresh out of law school his first big break in civil rights litigation,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cIn 2011, the doctor sued the city of Miramar for wrongful arrest by the police. I represented him and reached a successful settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2018, Commissioner Marlen Martell left the North Miami Beach group seven seat to become city manager for North Bay Village. Joseph was elected and took the helm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of my first priorities in office was to meet the 80 or so North Miami Beach public works employees,\u201d said Joseph.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we met, I got emotional and cried because they wore the same uniform as my dad and do the hard work of keeping the city clean. I understood where these men and women come from, and I\u2019ll never forget where I come from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Joseph serves as the commission liaison for the code enforcement board, public utilities commission, and the education committee. He heard the pleas of seniors who couldn\u2019t afford their water bills and acted. \u201cOn Sept. 17, my proposal to restore quarterly billing by NMB Water was approved and adopted,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cThis was exciting news and means water bills will effectively decrease throughout the year. The vote lifted a burden for nearly 200,000 customers in Miami Gardens, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and throughout North-Dade whose bills were three or four times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph has been married to wife Asia for five years. The couple lives where Joseph serves in the Sunray West neighborhood. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, Alexander. When Joseph speaks of his son, he applies lessons from his own lineage and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cMy dreams for Alex are that he will have immeasurable resources that me and my father didn\u2019t have and the liberty to become a change agent in his own right,\u201d said Joseph. \u201cA dreamer of the next generation is someone who pushes the envelope, takes it to the next level and appreciates risk. Dr. King changed the world by seeing what is not possible and making it possible. He said, if not now, when, and if not me, who?\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Michael Joseph fights for the people and wins","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"michael-joseph-fights-for-the-people-and-wins","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=990","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":843,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:31:42","post_content":"\n
Albert Wilson, Kenny Stills and Robert Quinn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are afraid to make waves. There are those who are OK with looking the other way. And there are those who are content to just sit on the sidelines. But this is not the case of Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Robert Quinn. The \u201csports dream-teamers\u201d are daring to take their game off the sidelines and onto the field of life. These athlete activists are investing their time, their money and their celebrity to advance the causes that are near and dear to their hearts. They are lending a helping hand (phin) to mentor the youth, serve those in need and to fight against police brutality and social injustice. They are inspiring the next \u201cNext Generation of Dreamers.\u201d
Dream chasers and dream catchers. Phins Up!
Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills\u2019 job on the field is to catch passes. In the game of life, Stills is using his background in communication to facilitate open conversations between law enforcement and the communities they serve. On his own time and his own dime; he drives to different states to do community events. And local events, he\u2019s there too\u2014R.I.S.E. and Football Unites are both Dolphins\u2019 initiatives. He\u2019s a three-time Dolphins\u2019 Nat Moore Community Service Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year honors.
He helped donate football equipment to Miami\u2019s local NFL Youth Education Town Center. He helped fund CommUNITY, tailgates which bring together local student-athletes, coaches, parents, community leaders, law enforcement and military personnel at every Dolphins\u2019 home game. A native Floridian from Port St. Lucie, Albert Wilson is yet another Dolphins\u2019 receiver daring to dream. The Phins\u2019 receiver is running a great route toward righting the wrongs in our communities. He mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Motivated by the way that both he and his sisters grew up, Wilson started the Albert Wilson Foundation to enhance the lives of youth in foster care and underserved communities. He and a former teammate started a foundation called \u201cCatch A Break.\u201d \u201cEvery pass we dropped, we\u2019d donate $100 to the cause. It was pretty much just helping people to catch a break,\u201d said Wilson. Buying shoes, clothes, a bed or paying an electric bill\u2014 doing whatever \u201cto help them out and make their day better.\u201d
Wilson also uses his platform to stand up for those who don\u2019t have a voice in an effort to raise awareness of the social injustices and inequality going on in our communities. \u201cI felt like it\u2019s my right just for my city and for God to do so,\u201d he said. Robert Quinn, a 29-year-old defensive end, prides himself on his skil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls to protect his homeland and the motherland. He\u2019s a defender of those who can\u2019t or just need a little help defending themselves. He\u2019s tackling hunger, poverty and is out to sack social injustice. A major in African-American studies, Quinn has not forgotten his roots. He has put together and hosted his own bowling event benefiting Africa. But don\u2019t think for a minute that he has forgotten his home community. He has participated in numerous charitable efforts such as the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server Dinner, the Urban League Turkey Distribution, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Plays Little Wishes to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three dreamers, at risk to their own careers, knelt to stand for the rights of others. Through peaceful protest during the rendition of the national anthem, they put a spotlight on social injustices and police brutality against people of color. And they say that millennials don\u2019t care about anybody but themselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and these young dreamers are keeping hope alive for our children and our communities to make the world a better place. The Miami Times was unable to reach Mr. Stills and Mr. Quinn for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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