Opinion & Commentary

Miami-Dade commissioners Audrey Edmonson, Barbara Jordan, and Dennis Moss are all termed out. A strong field of contenders to replace them is gearing up for a hardcore, messy, and rough campaign season in 2020.

The viral video showing a Broward deputy brutalizing an unarmed black teen last week is another reminder that racism is an integral component of police culture. This past April 18, a witness video recorded Officer Christopher Krikovich pepper-spraying and body-slamming an unarmed black boy…

Sure, yesterday was a big day in elections. Donald Trump buddy and crook Benjamin Netanyahu won reelection in Israel, Raúl Valdés-Fauli edged out Jeannett Slesnick for mayor in Coral Gables, and there was a statistically bizarre tie for the final council seat in Miami Shores that could mean an April 30…

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra made it clear the team is going to do its damnedest to talk Udonis Haslem into playing one more season. The idea of Haslem returning is rubbing some Heat fans the wrong way because they feel the team’s last roster spot would be better used on a young player or veteran who could step in and play bigger minutes than Haslem.

In response to the Green New Deal, Rep. Matt Gaetz is proposing a competing plan, snarkily titled the “Green Real Deal.” The problem with the plan, however, is that it sucks. If America relies solely on the provisions in Gaetz’s plan, the planet will cook and the seas will swallow us whole.

The violent chaos at a Monday night memorial for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle and the alleged motive behind his murder should be a wake-up call to America’s black community. African-Americans have more to fear from ourselves than any other threat facing us. Hundreds of Nipsey’s supporters gathered outside…

Miami Beach rolled out a heavy police presence this past weekend to control rowdy spring breakers. Dozens of officers in riot gear flanked by cops on all-terrain vehicles hit the beach to confiscate alcohol and intimidate partygoers. Anyone caught breaking the rules risked being thrown in paddy…

Last month, when Marlins CEO Derek Jeter was asked by the Sun Sentinel whether the team planned on attracting Broward County fans, he replied: “I think for us, we have to worry about obviously getting the fan base that’s closest to us. Whether that’s Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Brickell, Pinecrest…”

The documentary Leaving Neverland describes Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse of two boys at the height of the pop icon’s superstardom. It should be a lesson to all parents who use their children to pursue Hollywood dreams.

It’s a travesty that Colin Kaepernick turned to an all-white legal team to fight his grievance case against the NFL and the 32 team owners. Over the weekend, TMZ published a photo of the controversial quarterback wearing a massive grin and a Malcolm X T-shirt after cutting a deal…

It’s time to admit it. Donald Trump will win again in 2020. The only way the 45th president doesn’t get reelected is if he is removed from office. That’s unlikely because Republicans still control the U.S. Senate and there are not enough votes to convict Trump. It doesn’t…

For too many years, coaches at Miami-Dade Public Schools have put in long hours working for peanuts. In many instances, the small amount they earn vanishes when they purchase food and clothing for their athletes. Sometimes they even cover light bills and copayments for doctor visits. This week the school…

Kamala Harris will have trouble persuading black voters to make her president in 2020. First, the U.S. senator from California must explain why Donald Trump has a better prison-reform record than she had as the Golden State’s attorney general. Then she’ll have to overcome the perception she’ll do anything to…

Where does Donald Trump get his ideas for the crackdown on Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro? From this group of unfeeling toad-people hell-bent on nothing except using the political process to accumulate power, money, and prestige: Iran-Contra veteran and war hawk John Bolton, death-squad backer Elliott Abrams, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State…

Tom Brokaw is an idiot who understands nothing about America, particularly Miami. Yesterday the former NBC news anchor and now a senior correspondent, looking like the broken shell of a man that he is, spoke with Chuck Todd on NBC’s Meet the Press. He joined a conversation about varying sentiments…

The Democratic Party can’t figure out black voters. The Dems’ messaging isn’t resonating in the hood because the party speaks to only a small segment of the African-American population that lives high above the poverty line. The majority, who still live in inner-city neighborhoods, don’t buy into many policies the Democratic Party is selling.

Miami, the football mecca of the United States, is now one of the most progressive cities in professional and collegiate sports. In the past month, the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes have made minority hires that break down the good old boys’ network.

The right man for the job was Cristobal, who has proven he can coach a top-five program and is loved by the football community.