Trayvon Martin: Lessons Learned
Miami-Dade School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho reflects on the events following Trayvon Martin's death.
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Miami-Dade School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho reflects on the events following Trayvon Martin's death.
The death of Trayvon Martin made headlines across the country and polarized many communities. But what are the lessons to be learned?
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One day after a huge rally in Sanford where a neighborhood watch captain shot and killed Trayvon Martin one month, the parents of the Miami Gardens teen plan to appear Tuesday afternoon at a Capitol Hill forum on racial profiling and hate crimes.
It appears Monday will be a big day in Sanford, Fla., where unarmed Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman exactly a month ago.
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Hundreds of students at Carol City High School in Miami Gardens held a massive walk out Thursday to protest the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and the lack of an arrest in the case.
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Saturday marks the fifth anniversary in the death of a South Florida chiropractor and former University of Miami Hurricanes basketball player who was gunned down in 2006. His grieving sister and father are appealing for the public's help.
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The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
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Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
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