Overtown /tags/overtown Overtown en-US WLRN Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT New museum exhibit delves into historic Overtown's resilience as a community /arts-culture/2024-06-28/new-museum-exhibit-delves-into-historic-overtowns-resilience-as-a-community A new exhibit at the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum gives a glimpse into the lives of Overtown residents before integration and the negative impact of I-95 and I-395 construction, beginning in the 1960s. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-28/new-museum-exhibit-delves-into-historic-overtowns-resilience-as-a-community Natu Tweh 'We want to protect affordability': YWCA proposes housing on Overtown campus /development/2024-05-16/ywca-affordable-housing-overtown-campus Along with residential units, the development will retain YWCA offices and services provided on-site, such as financial literacy resources, job training and more. Thu, 16 May 2024 19:03:10 GMT /development/2024-05-16/ywca-affordable-housing-overtown-campus Johania Charles | The Miami Times Soul Basel: Festival in Overtown explores Black hair as art form /arts-culture/2023-12-08/soul-basel-art-festival-black-hair-overtown-lyric-theater For many Black people, Black hair isn’t just a hairstyle — it’s an act of resistance from various levels of race-based discrimination at workplaces, schools, and other social settings. It's also an art form. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-12-08/soul-basel-art-festival-black-hair-overtown-lyric-theater Wilkine Brutus In Miami, it’s no coincidence marginalized neighborhoods are hotter /environment/2023-09-25/miami-overtown-liberty-city-climate-change New research suggests the problem traces to a historical federal program that was turned against those who needed it most, through a practice known as redlining. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-09-25/miami-overtown-liberty-city-climate-change Amy Green | Inside Climate News Overtown nonprofit’s CEO on empowering youth through art and technology /podcast/sundial/2023-07-12/urgent-inc-saliha-nelson-overtown-miami-art Saliha Nelson is the CEO of Urgent Inc, a youth center in Overtown whose mission is to educate the next generation of creative leaders in Miami. Their annual youth film festival is being held on Thursday and Friday at Miami Dade College North Campus. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:45:06 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-07-12/urgent-inc-saliha-nelson-overtown-miami-art Carlos Frías, Elisa Baena, Helen Acevedo The clocks are melting and the walls have eyes at this immersive Dali exhibit in Miami /arts-culture/2023-04-04/the-clocks-are-melting-and-the-walls-have-eyes-at-this-immersive-dali-exhibit-in-miami Surreal 360, which has taken over Ice Palace Studios near Overtown, does feature a fully immersive room that morphs Dalí’s signature paintings with blinking eyeballs and a billowing sandstorm. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-04-04/the-clocks-are-melting-and-the-walls-have-eyes-at-this-immersive-dali-exhibit-in-miami Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald New film centers on the history and impact of Black Miami /art-and-culture/2023-02-27/new-film-centers-on-the-history-and-impact-of-black-miami The documentary, Crossing Overtown, explores the community's history as foundational not just to the city of Miami but also to the Civil Rights Movement. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-02-27/new-film-centers-on-the-history-and-impact-of-black-miami C. Isaiah Smalls II | Miami Herald 'A little bit of magic': Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Miami means celebration and service /local-news/2023-01-16/a-little-bit-of-magic-martin-luther-king-jr-day-in-miami-means-celebration-and-service Across the City of Miami, Martin Luther King Jr. Day brings cultural festivities and community engagement. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 21:36:31 GMT /local-news/2023-01-16/a-little-bit-of-magic-martin-luther-king-jr-day-in-miami-means-celebration-and-service Joshua Ceballos, Kate Payne Kids and COVID vaccines, bridging two communities with a park, ‘The Vet at Noah’s Ark’ /2022-06-28/kids-and-covid-vaccines-bridging-two-communities-with-a-park-the-vet-at-noahs-ark Parents have questions about the COVID vaccine for their children. Plus, a big construction project bridging two communities. And one of the Florida Keys' few veterinarians published a new book. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:43:00 GMT /2022-06-28/kids-and-covid-vaccines-bridging-two-communities-with-a-park-the-vet-at-noahs-ark Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz Coronavirus Live Updates: Veterans Prioritized At New Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Site /local-news/2021-03-03/coronavirus-live-updates-state-opens-new-covid-vaccination-site-in-overtown-no-appointment-necessary This post will be updated today, Wednesday, March 3, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:55:13 GMT /local-news/2021-03-03/coronavirus-live-updates-state-opens-new-covid-vaccination-site-in-overtown-no-appointment-necessary WLRN News