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Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek, 5-Term Florida Representative, Dies at 95 via New York Times

November 29, 2021

Carrie Pittman was born on April 29, 1926, in Tallahassee, Fla., the youngest of 12 children of

HOLD CONGRESS ACCOUNTABLE: NAACP and a coalition of civil rights organizations release Civil Rights Scorecard

November 24, 2021

THE SENATE HAS A JOB TO DO After a year of assaults on American voting rights, the

Branch President of Miami-Dade NAACP Releases Statement on Co-Authored Op-Ed by Mayor Levine Cava and Senator Marco Rubio

November 24, 2021

Redistricting Already Redrawing the Lines

November 05, 2021

https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/redistricting-already-redrawing-the-lines/article_94ab513a-3be2-11ec-935c-ff7df44b7069.html

Population shifts alter district maps and who represents you

By: Erik Bojnansky Miami Times Senior Writer

“Miami-Dade is still the most populous county in Florida, but according to the results of the 2020 Census, its population isn’t growing as fast as most of its neighbors. And the places where the population is increasing the most are miles away from Miami’s urban core or densely developed coastline.

Those factors will impact redistricting in the coming months. That means there’s a decent chance someone else will be representing you in the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida Legislature, Miami-Dade County Commission, school board, and maybe even your municipal council or commission.

As of April 1, 2020, Miami-Dade had a population of 2.7 million, just an 8.2% increase from April 2010. Most population growth took place in southern and western parts of the county like Doral (up 66%), Naranja (up 63%), Sweetwater (up 43%) and Homestead (up 33%). That resulted in Miami-Dade County’s District 8, represented by Danielle Cohen-Higgins, swelling by 43,370 people, the most of any of the county’s 13 districts…”