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Uncle Luke: Rundle Is Banking on the Racist Hispanic Vote to Keep Her Job

By Luther Campbell
Aug 10, 2020

Despite Obama's inroads, non-Cuban candidates do not win races for countywide office in Miami-Dade.
Uncle Luke: Here Are My Picks for the August 18 Primary

By Luther Campbell
Jul 20, 2020

One of the most important elections in Miami-Dade history is right around the corner.
Uncle Luke: Florida Republicans Screwed Up COVID-19 Response

By Luther Campbell
Jul 6, 2020

They need to fire whoever suggested that reopening titty bars during a pandemic was a good idea.
Uncle Luke: A Seven-Point Plan to Reform Police Departments

By Luther Campbell
Jun 8, 2020

With public sentiment on the black community's side, now is the time to force changes to laws protecting corrupt police officers.
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony and Ahmaud Arbery Are Both Victims of Systemic Racism

By Luther Campbell
May 12, 2020

Just like Ahmaud Arbery, Tony deserves the benefit of the doubt that he was scared for his life.
Miami Doctor: In a Pandemic, We All Control the Narrative

By Bryan Pardo
Apr 13, 2020

This is the fight that my career has been training me for. "Pandemic," to a true doctor, means a world war.
I Wore Jeans for an Entire Week of Quarantine so You Don't Have To

By Ryan Yousefi
Apr 9, 2020

This assignment seemed a bit like hazing, but I'm not one to turn down a challenge.
No, Marco Rubio, Coronavirus Does Not Spark Joy for "Our Media"

By Alexi C. Cardona
Mar 30, 2020

That journalists feel joy in times of suffering is a nauseating and tired trope that goes against everything we stand for.
Uncle Luke: Coronavirus Is Killing Trump's Bottom Line

By Luther Campbell
Mar 25, 2020

Trump is more afraid of people cutting down on their travel plans and not renting hotel rooms than he is of losing the election.
Uncle Luke: Coronavirus Will Be Worse Than a Cat 4 Hurricane

By Luther Campbell
Mar 17, 2020

Trump claims he'll provide small businesses with assistance. That's bullshit.
Uncle Luke: Miami's Inner-City Coaches Don't Get a Fair Shake at College Level

By Luther Campbell
Feb 27, 2020

In other football states, high school coaches are promoted to the college ranks. That doesn't happen in South Florida often.
Fred Guttenberg Has the Right to Be Angry

By Alexi C. Cardona
Feb 5, 2020

Guttenberg has every right to be irate. His daughter was killed by a person whose behavior set off multiple alarm bells before the shooting.
The Miami Heat Should Keep Its Current Team Together at the Trade Deadline

By Ryan Yousefi
Jan 27, 2020

The Heat shouldn't make any big moves at the trade deadline.
Six Things Latina Moms Say That Can Get You Through Anything

By Alexi C. Cardona
Dec 23, 2019

Does the end of the year feel more stressful than any other time? Repeat these mantras to make yourself feel better.
Miami-Dade High-School Football Teams Dominated State Championship Games

By Luther Campbell
Dec 18, 2019

Three inner-city schools made it to the playoffs and won titles.
Colin Kaepernick Workout Exposes Sellout Black Sports Commentators Like Stephen A. Smith

By Luther Campbell
Nov 21, 2019

In the battle to control the narrative of a controversial story, Uncle Tom-esque black pundits play a crucial role in tearing down black professional athletes who rebel against white sports franchise owners. The fallout from Colin Kaepernick's controversial NFL workout this past Saturday is exposing commentators such as...
NCAA Will Always Make Sure Black Players Don't Profit Off Their Name and Likeness

By Luther Campbell
Nov 1, 2019

The slavemasters at the NCAA have finally said they'll allow student-athletes to reap the rewards of selling their name, image, and likeness. Or it could just be a PR stunt in response to California's passage of a law and the promises of elected officials in other states, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, to allow the same.
The Paranormal Bad Boys Are Florida's Ghostbusters

By Jess Nelson
Oct 31, 2019

Last week, I tried to communicate with the dead. I was standing in the backyard of a Fort Lauderdale home rumored to be haunted, so I asked the spirit out loud if it liked coconuts. Immediately, as if on cue, a coconut crashed down from a tree nearby.
Formula One Racing at Hard Rock Stadium Will Be Good for Miami Gardens

By Luther Campbell
Oct 21, 2019

The opposition to Formula One hosting an annual Miami Grand Prix race at Hard Rock Stadium is totally misguided. County Commissioner Barbara Jordan, who represents Miami Gardens, where the stadium is located, and her mentor Betty Ferguson all of sudden have a problem with a big event taking place at Hard Rock.
Even at Anti-Bias Lecture Series, White and Latinx Miamians Avoid Black Spaces

By Jordana Hart and Roni Bennett
Oct 7, 2019

What does it mean when white and Latinx people, intent on shedding their anti-black biases, forgo events at black churches and other black-controlled spaces even when these events are meant to help them on their journey to becoming more racially literate?