Samantha Morell

Mar 5, 2025 | miamitimesonline.com | Samantha Morell

Ever since he was a child, Charles Humes Jr. knew himself to be an observer. And – thanks to whatever forces dictate an artist’s creative influence, be it nature, nurture or something else altogether – what he often tends to observe is people. Indeed, the human condition, and more specifically the Black human condition, is the bedrock on which Humes Jr.’s works are based.

Nov 20, 2024 | miamitimesonline.com | Samantha Morell

For many, the holidays are a time to relax and spend time with family, open gifts and feast. But for Miami-Dade security officer Jackalyn Strachan, these days just bring on added stress. Despite having worked for the county for 25 years now, Strachan is not paid for time off on federal holidays, when governmental institutions are typically closed. She currently works as a security officer at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, which does not open on Thanksgiving or the day after.

Nov 19, 2024 | miamitimesonline.com | Samantha Morell

For many, the holidays are a time to relax and spend time with family, open gifts and feast. But for Miami-Dade security officer Jackalyn Strachan, these days just bring on added stress. Despite having worked for the county for 25 years now, Strachan is not paid for time off on federal holidays, when governmental institutions are typically closed. She currently works as a security officer at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, which does not open on Thanksgiving or the day after.

Nov 13, 2024 | miamitimesonline.com | Bella Callejas |Samantha Morell

It’s been nearly 23 years since Miami-Dade County commissioners first approved the creation of an advisory committee to explore the feasibility of forming a municipality in north central Dade. In its early stages, a moratorium on incorporation proposals stalled the North Central Dade Municipal Advisory Committee’s (MAC) work. Once that moratorium was lifted in 2012, the committee was free to meet once more. Since then, the committee’s lifeline has been extended three times.

Oct 16, 2024 | miamitimesonline.com | Samantha Morell

It has been 128 years since the city of Miami was incorporated. Meanwhile, it has only been three since the city formally recognized the influence of a prominent Black man who helped make that happen. His name was Alexander C. Lightbourne, and besides being a founding father of Miami, he was also a significant community figure of the 19th and 20th centuries.