As the United States continues to grapple with its legacy of systemic racism, debates on issues such as police brutality and racial profiling, the economic gulf...
Florida releases examples of banned math textbooks
Florida’s Department of Education released examples of “problematic elements” found in math textbooks that were not approved by the state, including graphs and word problems discussing racism and...
Biden-Harris Administration On Equity Action Plans
Biden-Harris Administration have reached a historic milestone in the implementation of President Biden’s historic executive order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through...
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Introduce the Health Equity and Accountability Act
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial released the following statement commending Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s leadership on the introduction of the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA)...
National Urban League President & CEO Renews Concerns Regarding Elon Musk’s Purchase of Twitter
We are extremely disappointed at the reported decision of Twitter’s Board to accept Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter and convert it into a private entity...
Bobby’s Gym, a Black-owned health club located in Liberty City for more than three decades, closed its doors last week amid financial struggles and building safety...
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has declared a housing affordability crisis in South Florida.
On Friday, she announced that Miami-Dade has become one of the most...
Overtown residents want to reclaim a destructive I-95
The Florida Department of Transportation is collaborating with the city of Miami to create The Underdeck, a linear park under the soon-to-be reconstructed I-395. Although the challenge...
Billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott’s $560 million donation last year to 23 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) made headlines across the country at a...
Black Grove split in final Miami redistricting vote
In a last-minute reversal, the Miami City Commission voted to adopt the base map presented by consultants back in February, with one inclusion that returned Wharf...