Our History

HALOED was founded in 2024 by Nyrani Hall, a Floridian, raised in Miami with strong Caribbean roots. After years of working in legal, policy, and government spaces, she saw firsthand how deeply systemic inequities impact everyday lives, particularly those of Black, Brown, low-income, and unserved communities. Rather than simply working within broken systems, she created HALOED to reimagine and rebuild them.

The spark for HALOED came from a combination of personal and professional experiences: navigating the complexities of housing instability in her own community, advocating for families denied access to basic services, and witnessing young people silenced by poverty, trauma, or neglect. It wasn’t just about what they didn’t have—it was about a lack of resources for underserved demographics. 

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Moved by these injustices, and grounded in her legal education from Florida A&M University College of Law, she launched a nonprofit, HALOED: Honor and Light Over Every Dream, as a bold response to the systemic neglect of historically marginalized people. What began as an idea soon transformed into a movement.

Since its founding, HALOED has operated on the belief that justice is more than a concept. It must be lived, practiced, and accounted for. Haloed equips communities with the tools to grow, lead,  navigate and dismantle structural barriers to advance equity, access, and opportunity. Through art, education, direct services, and grassroots organizing, the organization continues to light pathways for change across Miami-Dade County and beyond.

Our history is rooted in action. Our future is rooted in equity. And we’re just getting started.