Angelica Wells

5 days ago | biscaynetimes.com | Angelica Wells |Carolina Alvarez |Carolina Álvarez

Dionne Thompson moved from Jamaica to Miami when she was 33 years old with her four children. She’s a single mom who drives trucks and cleans alleyways for the village of Miami Shores. On May 23, her youngest daughter, Shakalah graduated from law school at Boston College after seven years on a full-ride scholarship. “I’m a tough mama,” said Dionne. “I don’t cry. But on the 23rd, I did.” Shakalah is proof that anything is possible.

2 weeks ago | caplinnews.fiu.edu | Angelica Wells |Carolina Alvarez |Carolina Álvarez

Dionne Thompson moved from Jamaica to Miami when she was 33 years old with her four children. She’s a single mom who drives trucks and cleans alley ways for the village of Miami Shores. On May 23, her youngest daughter, Shakalah will graduate from law school at Boston College after seven years of full-ride scholarship. “I’m a tough mama,” says Dionne. “I don’t cry. But on the 23rd, I will.”Shakalah is proof that anything is possible.