MIAMI, November 26, 2024 – The Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum is honored to announce the opening of “Grief Not Guilty: Reclaiming My Time,” an evocative art exhibition featuring celebrated fabric artist and activist Gary Tyler and local...
MIAMI, October 2, 2024 – Urban renewal and mass transit were the topics of discussion during an Instagram live discussion last week between Jordan Rogers, museum curator for the “Anything But a Slum: Miami-Overtown Before I-95” exhibitat the Black Police...
MIAMI — August 7, 2024 — An exhibition at the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum sheds light on the cultural history of Overtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Miami, during the era of legal segregation. Titled “Anything but a Slum: Miami-Overtown...
MIAMI — June 11, 2024 — The Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum is proud to announce a captivating new exhibition, Anything but a Slum: Miami-Overtown Before I-95/395, showcasing the vibrant history of Overtown during the era of legal segregation. Opening June...
May 17, 2024 MIAMI – Beyond Overtown’s vibrant street art and cultural spots lies an overlooked piece of Miami history: the City of Miami Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum. In 1944, the first five black patrolmen were sworn in which led to the...
Chief Gwendolyn BoydNorth Miami Police Department Retired Chief Gwendolyn Boyd-Savage became the first Black woman Police Chief in Mlami-Dade County when she was hired as North Miami Police Department’s first woman Police Chief in 2002, she served in that role...
