Rafael Hernandez

Jan 7, 2025 | caplinnews.fiu.edu | Rafael Hernandez

This article first appeared in the Miami Herald in collaboration with the Lee Caplin School of Journalism and Media. Bryanna Carter remembers the moment her mother threatened to kill her and her five siblings. In late 2015, the bank gave her family 24 hours to vacate the Miramar home they had been renting. When time ran out and police arrived on the property, Carter recalls her mother refusing to open the door.

Dec 12, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Rafael Hernandez

Bryanna Carter remembers the moment her mother threatened to kill her and her five siblings. In late 2015, the bank gave her family 24 hours to vacate the Miramar home they had been renting. When time ran out and police arrived on the property, Carter recalls her mother refusing to open the door. After she finally did and was removed by police, Child Protective Services workers separated the siblings from their parent indefinitely. Bryanna and her family entered foster care.

May 6, 2024 | wlrn.org | Rafael Hernandez

As the Biden administration rushes to relieve student debt on a larger scale, South Florida borrowers, like Mitchell Matthew, wonder if the federal aid will ever arrive at all. Mitchell, who works as a physical therapist in West Palm Beach, was approved for the administration’s loan forgiveness in 2022 but became frustrated a year later when the U.S. Supreme Court struck it down.

Apr 8, 2024 | wlrn.org | Wilkine Brutus |Joshua Ceballos |Julia Cooper |Alyssa Ramos |Rafael Hernandez

Millions of people looked up to the skies today to catch a glimpse of the moon passing in between the earth and the sun. The solar eclipse swept across North America and with it a frenzy of spectators. The path of totality was expected to stretch from Mexico to Texas to Maine and into Canada.

Mar 1, 2024 | wlrn.org | Alyssa Ramos |Rafael Hernandez

Anyone hoping for a wild spring break in South Florida this year might have to look elsewhere. Miami Beach has not been shy about its intention to curb spring break crowds, introducing heavy measures in the last few weeks to help them — as its recent campaign says — “break up” with the holiday. "Miami Beach is a destination, and we open our doors to the world," City Commissioner Alex Fernandez told WLRN.