Why You Shouldn’t Register as an Independent Voter in Florida

It’s all the rage to register with no party affiliation in Florida. Independents now represent 24 percent of the electorate in the Sunshine State. Taking third party registrants into account, that means 27 percent of Florida voters aren’t affiliated with either major party. That’s a dramatic shift from just two…

Bill Cosby Doesn’t Deserve the Black Community’s Support

Bill Cosby’s fall from grace is a lesson for all black celebrities who want to forget their origins. Last month, the 77-year-old comedian was arrested and criminally charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly raping a Temple University employee in 2005. In the past two years, more than 50 women have accused…

Don’t Expect Miami Dolphins Fans to Be Excited About Their New Coach

It’s January, so you know what that means, Miami Dolphins fans; Introductory press conferences! Ah yes, a tradition like none other. Backdrops and promises. It’s like our own little holiday.  If you’ve been a Dolphins fan for long enough, you’re starting to look at press conferences in a different way…

Pork ‘n’ Beans Should Be Made Safer for Residents, Not Razed

Miami-Dade County leaders are ramping up the propaganda to justify gentrification of Liberty City, one of Miami’s oldest black neighborhoods. At a news conference last week addressing a string of shootings at the complex, county Commissioner Audrey Edmonson used the opportunity to lobby for a new plan to redevelop the…

Seven Worst Miami Music Moments of 2015

For the most part, 2015 was a really great year in Miami music. We saw locals conquer during another successful III Points. We saw the rise of the Olympia theater through stellar performances by Kraftwerk, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sufjan Stevens, and more. We were visited by some of the biggest…

EDM’s Head-in-the-Sand Approach to Drugs Needs to End

With the recent release of the phase one Ultra 2016 lineup, more than a few people in Miami, and indeed around the world, will be beset by visions of lollipops, body glitter, and more neon than downtown Tokyo and Times Square combined. One thing almost none of those potential ravers…

Hue Jackson Is the Perfect New Coach for the Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins have a history of racism. During the team’s 1972 perfect season, African-American running back Mercury Morris would carry the ball down the field until the team was just a few yards from the goal line. Then Jim Kiick would come in to score the touchdown. Later, amazing…

Luke’s Gospel: A Look Ahead to 2016

Well, 2015 was a crazy year, but 2016 will be even wilder. Here are my top five stories to look out for in the next 12 months: 1. The David Beckham soccer stadium controversy is far from over. The international football star may have secured the land to build his…

The Ten Best Miami Sports Moments of 2015

Let’s be honest; there won’t be any books written about the past year in Miami sports. Big picture, 2015 was an undeniable donkey of a year for our teams. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t some spectacular joy-filled moments sprinkled in with all the disappointment. Much like the five-dollar old…

Dolphins Fans Should Root for the Team to Lose the Rest of the Season

It happened again. That thing where you’re scraping together the last unidentifiable remnants of your Thanksgiving turkey for one last sandwich, go to untangle Christmas lights, and wellllllppppp the Miami Dolphins are already out of the playoff picture. You’re dead inside, and you have so many questions. How can this…

Where Were You the Last Time the Dolphins Won a Playoff Game?

It is now safe to say another mediocre Dolphins football season has successfully completed the circle of life that is NFL in Miami; from consumption, to indigestion, to eventual painful, horrid, regret-filled evacuation of the system. There was nothing special about the Dolphins 24-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on…