When he was campaigning, Donald Trump courted black voters by doing something he rarely does: telling the truth. At an Ohio rally in August 2016, he took the Democratic Party to task for having “failed completely in the inner cities.” He told African-American voters: “Year after year, failure after failure,…
It took more than a decade, but a full-service recreation center for youth in Liberty City is finally open. Last month, the City of Miami officially unlocked the doors of the Samuel K. Johnson Youth Center at Charles Hadley Park. Now kids from one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, which…
Uncle Luke predicts the Liberty City kid will be Super Bowl MVP.
Frederica Wilson is unfit to serve as U.S. congresswoman representing much of black Miami. She didn’t attend Saturday’s women’s march against Donald Trump, and though she skipped the inauguration, her criticism of the president has been tepid. “He’s not a good role model for our children,” she said at a…
As the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th U.S. president draws closer, who will be his celebrity White House Negro? The nominees vying for this unofficial, yet crucial, role in the president-elect’s cabinet are Kanye West, Jim Brown, Ray Lewis, and Steve Harvey.
President Barack Obama was wrong to end the “wet foot, dry foot” policy for Cuban immigrants. He went along with Democrats, Republicans, and a majority of Cuban-Americans — including Sen. Marco Rubio — who favored ending the policy. Some critics claim Obama’s decision puts Cuban on the same playing field…
A small-time actress is looking for a quick paycheck from NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp. She’s accusing the former University of Miami football star of tackling her two years ago at a Super Bowl party and causing her serious injury.
Adam Gase is the NFL coach of the year. He’s made the Miami Dolphins relevant again. Before the first game this past fall, most pundits expected the coach to spend the year determining whether Ryan Tannehill was really worth his $90 million contract. It seemed the Dolphins would disappoint their…
A brash young generation of black politicians is slowly wresting power away from the old guard beholden to developers, corporate executives, and lobbyists. And that is great for Miami’s African-American community. For too long, pols such as former Congresswoman Carrie Meek and ex-county Commissioners Betty Ferguson and Barbara Carey-Shuler kept…
Even as Mark Richt prepares the University of Miami Hurricanes for their first major bowl game in years, his mission is in major jeopardy. New threats are all around. Butch Davis, recently appointed as Florida International University’s new head coach, will try to steal Richt’s potential recruits. You remember Davis…
Signs of the apocalypse were everywhere in 2016. Great Britain voted to leave the European Union, Donald Trump was elected president, and white supremacy rose from the dead. Some of America’s most iconic people dropped dead like Zika-infected mosquitoes caught in a haze of insecticide. Among others, we lost David…
It has begun again. Sports agents have launched attacks on African-American college football players. Now someone needs to stand up for the students. College coaches, the NCAA, and the NFL Players Association (NFPLA) certainly aren’t helping enough.
Once again, it’s time to recognize the beautiful, smart women who deliver the news in South Florida. Outside of our tropical oasis, female television reporters are forced to adopt conservative attire and tone down their sensuality. Not in Miami, where news women have no qualms about getting dolled up like…
President-elect Donald Trump is making it known that white power will have a place in his administration. Last week, he made his campaign chairman — former Breitbart News Network executive chairman and white nationalist Stephen Bannon — his White House chief strategist. This is a man who didn’t want his…
Janet Reno’s death from Parkinson’s disease early Monday has left many African Americans saddened. She stood up for us when no else would. At the height of 2 Live Crew’s fame, every law enforcement official in the state wanted to throw our asses in jail. Reno was the only state…
Don’t believe the polls or media pundits who claim the presidential race is too close to call. Men across America, especially white dudes who are all in for Donald Trump, need to prepare themselves for a Hillary Clinton presidency. Fifty-five years after the Women’s Liberation Movement began, males in America…
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra went from driving Dad’s Bugatti to piloting Mom’s minivan. Now we’ll see if the NBA’s first Asian-American head coach is really elite — in the mold of his mentor Pat Riley or Boston Celtics legends Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, and Gregg Popovich. The team started…
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez doesn’t hold grudges. Five years ago, I endorsed his opponent, Julio Robaina. But Gimenez and his staff never held it against me. If I asked him to address inner-city issues, he and his staff followed through. On Election Day, Gimenez will face Raquel Regalado, a county…
The National Football League has a problem with players from Miami expressing themselves. How else can one explain the recent crackdown on Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was a formerly a star athlete at Miami Norland Senior High? During the first quarter of the Steelers’ October 10 game…
The University of Miami Hurricanes are slowly making their way back to national prominence under new head coach Mark Richt and senior quarterback Brad Kaaya. Now comes the undefeated team’s real test. This Saturday, the U will take on the Florida State Seminoles, a rival school that the tenth-ranked Canes…
The way Booker T. Washington High football coach Tim “Ice” Harris tells it, police sometimes stop his players on their way home from practice. Then the cops force these amazing young athletes to lie on the ground. Officers just assume they’re criminals. Ice’s description of his players’ treatment was just…
Two months ago, Armando Christian Perez received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was a reward for transforming from chico on the mean streets of Little Havana to Mr. Worldwide. The man known as Pitbull has sold 6 million albums and built up a $50 million net…
