Racial Issues

An Apology

Protest Amendment 2, But Leave The Racism Out of It

The Quiet Riot

Sweet Heil O' Mine

Inside Little Haiti

From an island in the sea to an island in the heart of Miami

After the Brawl

Everybody heard about the tussle between white cops and black students but the discord at Coral Gables High goes far deeper than that

Ban on Gay Marriage Got the Black Vote

Amendement 2 oppresses another minority.

Shirley Q. Liquor's Racist Scum

Ban ugliness from Miami Beach.

Joyce Kaufman Hates Immigrants!

Well, not exactly. But she sure doesn’t speak well of them.

Devil Inside

Blame those funky white bitches — it's all their fault

Changing Times

For more than 80 years the Miami Times has been the voice of the black community, but fewer and fewer people are listening

Mash Out

Miami Beach reluctantly embraces Urban Beach Week

Beating Whitey II

Around and around on the MIAB/black-owned hotel deal

Letters from the Issue of April 10-16, 2003

Hector's mom, divide and conquer the black community, and hippies in Havana

Notes from the Dead Zone

The politics of AIDS funding in black Miami

Days of El Portal's Lives

This tiny village is one of the county's most diverse, and boy do they fight about it

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of July 26, 2001

The Untold Story

Guess who's coming to vote? Guess again.

Got to Get Him Into Her Life

Guess who's coming to vote? Guess again.

Exposing the Color Line

Once a paragon of tolerance, the city of South Miami has become a hotbed of hate

Two Faces of Islam

Two distinct factions of a religion -- one extremist, the other orthodox -- are vying for the minds and souls of Miami's Muslims

Coming of Rage

Two distinct factions of a religion -- one extremist, the other orthodox -- are vying for the minds and souls of Miami's Muslims

Into the Wild White Yonder

Hot off the press: A newsletter to entice blacks into the outdoors

A Race About Race

If Humberto Hernandez has it his way, Miami's only black commissioner, Rev. Richard Dunn, will be history

Ethnic Math: How to Get to 75,000

If Humberto Hernandez has it his way, Miami's only black commissioner, Rev. Richard Dunn, will be history

The Ethnic Chopping Block

To win the most important election in Dade County history, the top mayoral candidates have hacked the voting public to pieces

Lard Corps

Local black leaders are wondering why the U.S. Justice Department called them together to chew the fat about Guantanamo

From The Back of the Bus to the Driver's Seat

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

White on Black

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

Black Death

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

Racial Tension Rises at Barry

A university employee says he was treated unfairly. A history of complaints lends credence.

Drudge and Limbaugh's Double Team Race Baiting

Yesterday, from his Miami techno-hermit compound, Matt Drudge decided to run with "White Student Beaten on School Bus; Crowd Cheers," as the top story on his website in all its race-baiting glory. The story about two high school students who happened to be black beating up another student who h ... More >>

Obama Called "Buckwheat" by Lone Republican in District 17 Race

​Corey Poitier, the lone Republican in the race to replace Congressman Kendrick Meek in District 17, has a message for President Barack Obama: "Listen up, Buckwheat." Poitier, a teacher at North Miami Beach Senior High who is also African-American, made the comments at a Broward County Republica ... More >>

Tanning Tax Is Racist, Says Some Guy on Glenn Beck's Radio Show

​Glenn Beck couldn't make it to his radio show yesterday (maybe his car had been towed), so some guy named Doc Johnson took over hosting duties, and he was out to expose the new horrible, horrible threat of racism that is coming out of the Obama administration: the tanning tax!As part of ... More >>

Letters from the issue of June 3, 2010

​Glenn Beck couldn't make it to his radio show yesterday (maybe his car had been towed), so some guy named Doc Johnson took over hosting duties, and he was out to expose the new horrible, horrible threat of racism that is coming out of the Obama administration: the tanning tax!As part of ... More >>

On Not Fitting In

​Glenn Beck couldn't make it to his radio show yesterday (maybe his car had been towed), so some guy named Doc Johnson took over hosting duties, and he was out to expose the new horrible, horrible threat of racism that is coming out of the Obama administration: the tanning tax!As part of ... More >>

Rick Sanchez Says Jews Control the Media, Calls Jon Stewart a Bigot

​After years of toiling in the Miami TV market and a short stint on MSNBC, former WSVN anchor Rick Sanchez had finally made it to the big time with his own popular show on CNN. Of course the guy has become known for his embarrassing gaffes, but in his latest misstep he's implied that Jews control ... More >>

Palin and Beck killed 'em in Tucson

​After years of toiling in the Miami TV market and a short stint on MSNBC, former WSVN anchor Rick Sanchez had finally made it to the big time with his own popular show on CNN. Of course the guy has become known for his embarrassing gaffes, but in his latest misstep he's implied that Jews control ... More >>

Carlos Gimenez Blows It, Lets Julio Robaina Steal Luther Campbell's Endorsement

Will Julio Robaina live up to his word? History shows he hasn't.​As soon as Luther Campbell made his endorsement of Julio Robaina for mayor official, I received text messages from a couple of Carlos Gimenez supporters asserting Uncle Luke had surely been bought off -- the same accusation our colum ... More >>

Racism Starts at Home Then Progresses in School

​Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke addresses the absence of bigotry in children.When I drop my 2-year-old son off at day care, I am so amazed at how ... More >>

Kids aren't racist, schools are

​Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke addresses the absence of bigotry in children.When I drop my 2-year-old son off at day care, I am so amazed at how ... More >>

Anti-Semitic Incidents on the Rise in Florida

​After several years of decline, the Anti-Defamation League reports that Anti-Semitism is back on the rise in Florida. The group's annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents report found that more than 10 percent of anti-Semitic incidents in the nation in 2010 occurred in Florida, and that the n ... More >>

Das Racist at Grand Central October 9

​After several years of decline, the Anti-Defamation League reports that Anti-Semitism is back on the rise in Florida. The group's annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents report found that more than 10 percent of anti-Semitic incidents in the nation in 2010 occurred in Florida, and that the n ... More >>

Reader mail: Occupy Miami article is "lame"

​After several years of decline, the Anti-Defamation League reports that Anti-Semitism is back on the rise in Florida. The group's annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents report found that more than 10 percent of anti-Semitic incidents in the nation in 2010 occurred in Florida, and that the n ... More >>

Herman Cain Is Whiter Than the Ku Klux Klan

​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke assesses the African-American frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. Herman Cain's emergence as the GOP ... More >>

Herman Cain: Our next vice president

​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke assesses the African-American frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. Herman Cain's emergence as the GOP ... More >>

Romney, Santorum, Gingrinch, and Paul Are All About the Whites

​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Campbell rates the racist credentials of the Republican Party presidential nominees. What happened to the party of Abraham Lin ... More >>

Mitt Romney is racist

​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Campbell rates the racist credentials of the Republican Party presidential nominees. What happened to the party of Abraham Lin ... More >>

North Miami City Clerk Calls Councilman "Bigot;" Mayor Calls His Daughter A "Prostitute" UPDATE

Andre Pierre​All the racial tension simmering beneath North Miami's political surface -- where the Haitian-born mayor has faced corruption probes and blamed the accusations in part on white enmity -- came to a head on Tuesday night in the city council. Mayor Andre Pierre exploded at Commissioner M ... More >>

Reader mail: It's time America takes care of its own people

Andre Pierre​All the racial tension simmering beneath North Miami's political surface -- where the Haitian-born mayor has faced corruption probes and blamed the accusations in part on white enmity -- came to a head on Tuesday night in the city council. Mayor Andre Pierre exploded at Commissioner M ... More >>