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South Florida Filmmaker Highlights History of Overtown in New Documentary
Delrish Moss, before he would become a police officer himself, lived the all-too-often experience of a Black man being mistreated by law enforcement. The Miami native was once called the harshest of racial slurs by a Miami Police officer. Another one searched his...
A Conversation With Miami’s First Black Police Chief
Clarence Dickson was the first black graduate of the City of Miami's police academy and he rose to become Miami’s first black police chief in 1985. See the full story...
Museum honors first black police officers
MIAMI (WSVN) -- As part of Black History Month, the City of Miami Black Police Precinct honored some officers who made history. On Thursday, the museum recognized the first five African-American police officers who patrolled the streets of Miami back in 1944. The...
Miami’s first Black cops remember “joy and pain”
Pinder leads colleagues in exposing youth to a proud legacy Miami’s getaway resorts and pristine beaches may be one of the top choices for tourists today, but in years past, segregation kept both Black visitors and Black Miamians locked out. In fact, racial...
Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum Celebrate Grand Opening
Members of the City of Miami Retired Police Officers, Mayor Manny Diaz, Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, City Commissioners and City Administrators cut the ribbon at the opening of the newly renovated Black Police Precinct and Courthouse. Photo: Jorge R....