‘A daughter of Miami’: Coconut Grove icon Thelma Gibson, 99, dies
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INSIDE THE 305:
‘This work is in my blood’: Son of Florida rep. launches first political campaign
Paul Wilson, son of U.S. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, formally launched his campaign for Miami Gardens City Council for Seat 2, marking his first foray into politics.
Little Haiti Cultural Complex loses another director. That makes four in six years
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Three days after she made an impassioned plea before the Civil Service Board to investigate “inappropriate leadership,” Dasha Saintremy was fired by the City of Miami as the director of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex.
Thelma Gibson, advocate for health, housing and Black history, dies at 99
Thelma Gibson, pioneering Black nurse, activist and Coconut Grove native, died Wednesday afternoon, her family confirmed to the Miami Herald. She was 99.
OUTSIDE THE 305:
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
A dresser inside the Merchant’s House Museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad.
HIGH CULTURE:
Historic backflip was done by a Black woman Olympic skater nearly 20 years ago
Millions raved when American figure skater Ilia Malinin landed the backflip twice during a competition.
In 1998, Black Olympic figure skater Surya Bonaly successfully landed a backflip on a single blade. But the suave move wasn’t allowed at then at the Winter Olympics and the moved was looked at as defiant. At the time, Bonaly told a news outlet that she “just wanted to show the judges, who don’t appreciate what I do, just what I can do.”
The move today is known as “the Bonaly flip.” Read more about the controversial flip and how Bonaly feels today at the Associated Press.
This story was originally published February 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM.