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Florida is home to the largest Haitian community in the US with more than 300,000 people of Haitian ancestry.
Diaspora
Miami’s Little Haiti: What is lost when a community is displaced?
A young woman wearing a white shirt in the forefront of a colorful mural
Migration
‘Finding my home’: Mural features student poem about move to Miami
three students smiling and wearing MIT sweatshirts
The World's Global Classroom
How Miami Dade College teaches students to learn, live in a bilingual world
Singer Gloria Estefan performs at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening celebration at Battery Park, in New York, May 15, 2019.
Music
Gloria Estefan is set to be the first Hispanic woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
A mural with the words "Patria y Vida," or "Homeland and Life," a twist on the Cuban national motto, "Homeland or Death."
Elections
In Miami, Cuban American progressives promote civic engagement ahead of midterms
Residents stand amid their homes damaged by a gasoline truck that overturned and exploded in Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Justice
‘Haitians deserve a chance to determine their own future,’ former US envoy says
Demonstrators shout their solidarity with the Cuban people against the communist government, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Hialeah, Florida. Hialeah has the greatest concentration of Cuban exiles in the US.
Protest
‘Homeland and life’: The chant to Cuba’s anti-government protests
A visit to this farm near Cali, Colombia, inspired Mauricio Zuñiga to become a coffee exporter.
Immigration
Colombian Deportado Coffee’s founder hopes to open a conversation about US immigration
Group of people gather outside a church for a prayers
Immigration
Cuban Americans make plea to Biden administration for help on immigration limbo
A nurse administers a shot to an elderly man wearing a white T-shirt and black pants at his home.
COVID-19
Dual citizens in Mexico seek vaccine options in the US as rollout lags
A yacht maneuvers near homes on Palm Island
Business, Economics and Jobs
Cities suffer when the 1% leave
Jacob Cuenca of Homestead, Florida, has been daunted by the political campaigns over the past year plus current events. He says he's disappointed with President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus, and he recently switched his vote to Democratic ch
Every 30 Seconds
Trump’s pandemic response convinced this Latino Republican to back Biden  
A young person with glasses and wearing a floral shirt poses under a tree outside
Every 30 Seconds
This undecided Latinx voter wanted police and prison reform on the ballot
Eight square-size pictures of young men and women appear over a white background.
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2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth
Jacob Cuenca, 18, a registered Republican, poses outside his home in Homestead, Florida, on May 21, 2020.
Every 30 Seconds
The pandemic upended this Latino teen’s senior year. Now it’s upended his politics.
4 photos in black and white over a blue background serve to announce an event.
Every 30 Seconds
Discussion: The Latino conservative vote in the 2020 election
Una photo con el collage de 8 retratos de jovenes sobre un fondo negro.
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Estos son los jóvenes votantes latinos de ‘Cada 30 Segundos’
Jacob Cuenca, 18, is a registered Republican with misgivings about voting for US President Donald Trump in November.
Every 30 Seconds
Trump’s pandemic response has this conservative Latino teen voter considering Biden
Yaneilys Ayuso, who will vote for the first time in November, remembers their multicultural studies class as the catalyst for their involvement in political organizing.
Every 30 Seconds
Pandemic makes social justice issues more personal for this young Florida voter
Dem. US presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Politics and Eggs event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.
Why some Florida Latinos question Sanders’ democratic socialism
Eloy Rojas Mamani, right, gestures toward his wife Etelvina Ramos Mamani are shown standing next to each other with Eloy wearing a dark suit and Etelvina wearing a white top.
‘October Massacre’ victims’ trial highlights traumas in Bolivia
Nataly Alcantara
The U visa is supposed to help solve crimes and protect immigrants. But police are undermining it.
Maria Manrique is shown seated with her hands crossed and a deck of Tarot cards in front of her.
Coming out of the ‘bruja closet:’ Miami coven honors Latin American occult practices
Two men sit on a prison bunk bed, one wearing an orange jumpsuit and the other in plain grey clothes.
Immigration
‘The Infiltrators’ film aims to open Americans’ eyes to the reality of deportation
A boy sits with his back to the camera, wearing a baseball cap
This teen migrated to the US border to escape gangs. He hopes to join his mom in the US.
A close-up of a jar of pikliz.
Pikliz, a spicy Haitian condiment, gets a lot of love in South Florida’s food scene
three men in suits stand on the set of a television show
This Nicaraguan journalist is still reporting in exile
A demonstrator wears a mask at rally in Caracas, Venezuela, May 1, 2017.
Global Politics
Trump sees opportunity in Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis as midterms approach
Woman standing in doorway
Global Nation Education
A year after Maria, Puerto Rican college students find home – on the island and off
Miami sunny day tidal flooding
Climate Change
Does a new GOP proposal to create a carbon tax have a chance?
Man in protective gear points large gun at man holding a toddler, at close range. Toddler is screaming.
Media
An iconic image challenged the politics of Cuban Americans
Three women on stage gesticulating, one with blackface pounding her chest
Arts, Culture & Media
A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface
A fan dressed in a sweatshirt with the Haitian flag on it, joins DJ Michael Brun on stage at the Bayo Block Party in Miami, Flordia.
Global Hit
Michael Brun delivers a message from Haiti — one summer block party at a time
Puerto Ricans Pay the Price for Debt Crisis
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Miami’s Next Real Estate Crisis: Climate Gentrification
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Young Floridians Reflect on Gun Violence They Face Every Day
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Sea-Level Rising in South Florida, Threatening Coastal Communities
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A man adjusting a white dress for a young woman
In Miami’s Little Haiti, one of the largest waves of evictions is currently underway
Arts, Culture & Media
Last Call for a Legend of Miami Nightlife
Arts, Culture & Media
Painting with Electricity
Arts, Culture & Media
Starring Judy Blume as Herself
Contrary to classic depictions of a tyrannosaurus rex, paleoartist Gabriel Ugueto says that the massive carnivores likely were covered in small feathers on the top of their bodies.
Arts
Turns out, dinosaurs probably had feathers. This artist is using science to draw more accurate pictures.
Flamingos have enjoyed a resurgence in Florida over the last 50 years. Notice that the young flamingo in the middle is gray and not the iconic pink. Flamingos gain their pinkish color over time through their diet — mainly shrimp.
Science
New study sheds light on the debate over the origins of flamingos in Florida
A cow
Economics
The Quapaw tribe hopes a cattle slaughterhouse will provide jobs in rural Oklahoma
Two men hug in room with many people around them
Justice
An immigrant detainee is sent over 1,000 miles away from his family and lawyer — and fights to return
Hazel Bethel is a Manischewitz wine devotee. She's originally from Trinidad and was introduced to the wine by friends who worked in Jewish homes in New York.
Food
Is that Manischewitz? The Kosher wine is a hit in some Caribbean communities.
Women walk past a mural in the Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami, May 17, 2017.
Environment
Miami residents fear ‘climate gentrification’ as investors seek higher ground
Haitian TPS Family
Conflict
Trump administration decision forces Haitian families to confront an uncertain future in the US
TV meteorologist
Environment
In hurricane-prone Miami, one meteorologist is forecasting the future
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Education
Some Puerto Rican college students displaced by Hurricane Maria have already started classes again — in Florida
People cook on an open fire after Hurricane Irma hit the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, US, Sept. 12, 2017.
Conflict
A sense of community as Miami recovers from Hurricane Irma
A man walks back home in the darkness as many areas of Miami still without electricity after Hurricane Irma plowed through the region.
Environment
Millions without power in Florida as deadly Irma plows north
Latin rockers Locos por Juana
Music
The World’s music features this month: Music for dogs, DJ Panko and Locos por Juana
Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Little Haiti
Global Politics
Clinton’s complicated history in Haiti has some voters saying, why vote at all?
A memorial of flowers and photos are placed outside a gate at Marlins Park in honor of Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez who was killed in a boating accident.
Sports
Miami mourns a baseball star
Ernst Baptiste, coach of the Little Haiti Football Club boys team, directs his players onto the field to start drills.
Education
Coaching kids from Haiti all the way to college
Port of Miami
Environment
A Miami port dredging project may have damaged the city’s offshore coral reef
For cities along Florida's Atlantic coast, flooding from high tides has already become a reality. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., September 2015.
Environment
South Florida Republicans are fed up with their party leaders on climate change
Barack Obama tours Old Havana
Global Politics
Cuban Americans have stark disagreements on the merits of Obama’s visit to Cuba