Valencia “Vee” Gunder’s self-described addiction is service. From mobilizing 500 volunteers to feed 23,000 families after Hurricane Irma devastated her hometown of Miami, Florida, in 2017, to ...

The day after Hurricane Irma raked across Florida, advocates fanned out in the Miami neighborhoods that have traditionally been least prepared for disaster and last on the list for relief. Volunteers ...

Andre Gunder Frank, who has died aged 76 of cancer, was one of the most prolific and controversial development economists and sociologists of the postwar era. He was best known as an early exponent of ...

Valencia Gunder isn’t merely “from Miami.” The roots of her Miami heritage run deeper. “My family is one of the pioneer Bahamian families in Miami. My great-great-great-great-grandfather was born in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...