March 20, 2024 MIAMI (CBS4) – Several ranking female law enforcement and judicial leaders were honored Wednesday at the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum in Overtown. Read more About the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse MuseumThe only museum of its...
February 21, 2024 MIAMI (WSVN) – Two Miami Heat legends came together to help teach South Florida students about a precious piece of Miami’s Black history. Alonzo Mourning and Glen Rice met with students and mentors on Wednesday for a memorable field trip to the...
November 17, 2023 The Overtown community gathered on November 17, 2023 to honor the life and civic career of community leader Dr. Ira P. Davis. Watch the ceremony in its entirety here. About the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse MuseumThe only museum of its kind...
August 22, 2023 MIAMI, FL—Today, the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum in Miami, Florida announced that it has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of...
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...
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…
