Miami-Dade County, Florida

As a Florida House Representative when I took my oath of office I made the commitment to be the indefatigable voice of the voiceless, a pillar of Justice, and the irrefutable defender of my constituents; and when I received notice of the “No Haitians” need apply ad in the RockLand County’s Penny Saver I was disgusted and outraged. I am not only a State Representative, I am Haitian, a nurse of 30 plus years with a license in Florida , and I represent District 108, which happens to be the…

the state of Florida. Hurricane Andrew made landfall during the early morning hours along the southeastern tip of Florida at the city of Homestead on August 24, 1992. Classified as a Category 5 Hurricane, Andrew changed the face of South Florida forever; the area looked like it had been hit with a nuclear weapon. Hurricane Andrew demolished 25,524 homes, damaged another 101,241 and almost 100 percent of the mobile homes in Homestead were nonexistent. As a result, 160,000 Dade County…

diarrhea, fever, also skin lesions, lowered blood pressure, and pain. Howard Cohen of the Miami Herald writes, the Florida Department of Health reported since 2008 this flesh-eating bacteria has infected 346 people and about a third of the individuals who contracted these waterborne bacteria have died (Cohen, 2018). Cohen (2018) discovered, this past year the bacteria infected forty-nine individuals in Florida with 11 deaths, an increase from 2016 when 10 people died after 46 came down with…

Setbacks Behind Prison Walls. Palast (2002) reports that New Mexico’s prisons are filled with Americas impoverish, violent outcast – and these are the guards. Palast (2002) revealed that WCC changed the requirements for guarding prisoners and other federal mandates. There were two prisoners per cell instead on the one per cell in accordance with federal mandates. There was only guard for one block on cells instead of two guards (Palast, 2002). WCC ran an economic operation cutting cost…

Unprecedented the 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America. From the moment the polls opened, it was painfully clear that something was wrong. While the media seized on the controversy surrounding the poorly designed Butterfly Ballot, much larger civil rights abuses were overlooked. Focusing on events leading up to Election Day and the attempt to count legally cast votes in the days that followed,…

During the 1970s an idea emerged, in the United States, in regards to correctional treatment programs that “nothing works.” As this idea gained popularity the criminal justice system moved away from taking a rehabilitative approach and returned to deterrence and retributive (“just desserts”) based punishments. This was immediately followed by the “War on Drugs,” a movement in the 1980s which imposed harsh, mandatory sentences on drug offenders. The two-decade long change in criminal justice…

is currently happening in our local area. Some every-day issues are as follow: 1. Texting while driving for instance; although is banned in Florida; everybody is doing it including police officers while driving, 2. Another issue would be the homeless; Miami-Dade County was awarded $32 million in grants for housing and social programs. Yet, in Downtown Miami they are all over the place. A few years back, I didn’t see any homeless in Hialeah. Recently, I have come across at least twenty homeless…

With a population of just over 100,000 people, West Palm Beach, Florida, is one of the better residential communities within driving distance of the downtown Miami area. The city plays host to the annual Sunfest Music Festival and provides plenty of access to the arts and culture. On the downside, West Palm Beach is greatly influenced by the high levels of drug and alcohol use that have become commonplace in many parts of Miami-Dade County to the south. The Effects of Drug Crimes on the West…

AGENCY DESCRIPTION: CareerSource of South Florida One-Stop Career Centers has various locations throughout Miami-Dade County. Career Service provides career services that consolidate opportunities available through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Welfare Transition (WT) program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Reemployment Assistance (REA), and other grants or programs. CareerSource of South Florida Centers intended to meet all career information and…

A melting pot, that is what the United States is most commonly referred to in its entirety. Florida, although small compared to many other states, just so happens to be the representation of that melting pot, due to its highly diverse demographics. These demographics and mix of cultures have often shaped the way voting has turned out in Florida. Florida is considered to be a swing state because there is no consistent trend in regards to how votes will be counted compared to other states.…