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South Florida's Garifuna community preserving their history and increasing cultural visibility
The Garifuna community is working to increase their visibility and preserve their history, as part of the fabric of Central America and Black History.
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South Florida's Garifuna community unites to keep culture alive
Present day, the Garifuna people are known as the Black Indigenous people of Central America, but researchers believe their history began in the 1600s with a shipwreck and an escape from enslavement.
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Director of Miss Nicaragua pageant accused of rigging contest in plot to help overthrow gov't
Nicaraguan police say they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as part of a plot to overthrow the government.
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TikTok influencer rises to fame by sticking to her Nicaraguan roots
TikTok sensation Vanessa Sirias rose to fame after she started sharing her Nicaraguan heritage in comedic videos on social media.
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Crimes Against Humanity Likely Committed in Nicaragua, Says UN Human Rights Group
The Nicaraguan government engaged in “extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,” according to the report.
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‘We Stand Up With Nicaragua': Hundreds in Little Havana Show Support for Freed Political Prisoners
Hundreds lined the streets of Little Havana Thursday in a show of solidarity with the political prisoners who were released by Nicaragua’s government.
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Hundreds in Little Havana Show Support for Political Prisoners
Hundreds lined the streets of Little Havana Thursday in a show of solidarity with the political prisoners who were released by Nicaragua’s government. NBC 6’s Kim Wynne reports
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Nicaragua Frees Over 200 Political Opponents, Sends Them to United States
Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega were on their way to Washington on Thursday, a senior Biden administration official confirmed.
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Biden Announces New Immigration Plan Amid Florida's Migrant Crisis
It was not immediately clear what impact Biden’s new policy would have on the migrants who have been arriving in Florida in numbers not seen in nearly a decade. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports
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Questions Over How Biden Border Rules Could Impact Florida Amid Influx of Migrants
The Biden administration signaled a tougher stance on migrants coming from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela Thursday, while offering a new path for migrants from those countries to enter legally, as officials worked to handle the massive influx of people arriving at the US-Mexico Border and in South Florida by boat.
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Biden Restricting Certain Migrants at Border as Record Number Come Toward South Florida
NBC 6 investigator Phil Prazan has more on what the administration’s plan will mean.