Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times

When Giovanni Sairras walked out of a Florida prison after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence, he knew reentry was about more than just survival — it was about dignity. That vision led him to found Re-Entry One Inc., a grassroots nonprofit helping returning citizens rebuild their lives, in 2020.

When a mental health crisis unfolds in Miami-Dade, a call to 1-866-SAFEMIA brings a different kind of first responder: the Freedom House Mobile Crisis Team sends trained medics, therapists and crisis interventionists who focus on de-escalating and connecting people to care — without involving police. A new $2.2 million grant will allow the Liberty City-based team to operate seven days a week.

Once the only beach Black Miamians could access, the historic park now stands as a powerful monument to civil rights, memory, and cultural preservation.

A $1 billion redevelopment project at Claude Pepper Park aims to transform the west side of North Miami, but nearby Mitchell Lake Estates residents say the project threatens to upend the peace and stability of their community.

As Juneteenth celebrations unfold across the country this week, many Black Miamians are reflecting on the holiday’s deeper meaning amid political backlash, cultural erasure and vandalism, including the recent defacing of a beloved mural at Dorsey Park in Overtown.

The Miami Job Corps Center, a lifeline for hundreds of South Florida’s at-risk youth, is abruptly shutting down, leaving students scrambling for housing and staff blindsided by sudden unemployment.

Despite praise from city leaders, dozens of residents opposed the renaming of Rolling Oaks Park. They made a petition, gathering more than 600 signatures, and criticized the lack of community input.

In collaboration with The Miami Foundation, the initiative will include the installation of indoor and outdoor heat sensors in the homes of about 70 residents to collect survey data on their experiences with extreme heat. The project targets seven climate justice neighborhoods: Overtown, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Little Havana, Flagami and the Little Bahamas.

The Historic Brownsville Legacy Murals area vivid tribute honoring the people and places that shaped one of Miami’s most storied Black neighborhoods.

With a projected $387 million deficit looming over next year’s $3.6 billion general fund, Miami-Dade County faces its most severe budget shortfall since the 2008 financial crisis,

In Miami, Black churches remain vital pillars of spiritual and cultural life, but many are now navigating 21st-century challenges. Some churches are adapting and launching new initiatives.

More than 100 community members brought awareness to a major budget shortfall in the Miami-based Circle of Brotherhood’s gun violence prevention programs.