T. Willard Fair, the Urban League of Greater Miami’s president and CEO, has worked with the organization for more than 60 years. He had a prominent voice in the community, both experiencing and contributing to integration and other forms of progress within the city, and sharing his bold points of view with The Miami Times. Read More…
Steve Gary Jones Jr. is a former African American employee from Maryland who worked for the CIA for more than a decade, but was allegedly fired over a rap song. Now, he is making waves with his explosive new tell-all memoir, Closed Letter: Racism in the CIA, which details his controversial firing from the Central Intelligence Read More…
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and head of Tesla, is reportedly set to leave his role in the Trump administration after serving the maximum allowed time as a special government employee, according to NBC News. Musk’s 130-day term, which began on January 20, will come to an end in late May due to federal restrictions on Read More…
In 1971, then-president Richard Nixon ended the convertibility of dollars to gold, claiming the move was merely “temporary” in order to stop currency raiders from attacking the dollar. It was a lie, of course, and it was predicated on the fact that the United States government was printing far more currency than it had gold to Read More…
The repercussions can be extremely dangerous. Mining operations around the world generate huge profits and provide us with many of the essential materials that power our society, including lithium for rechargeable batteries. But it also comes with a huge environmental impact, as Earth.org explained. Because of this, it is essential that the industry be carefully monitored Read More…
Marion County School Board members appear content sticking with the current school resource officer program, despite the rising cost. Presently, the annual contract for 62 SROs and one roamer (a floater who covers in case someone is sick or out) costs $4.91 million. Countywide, there are 48 schools with a student population of roughly 46,000. Read More…
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