Black miami-dade is a Public history and Creative Studio that honors miami’s black past.

We use the power of history and storytelling to cultivate Public discussion and collective memory of miami’s rich black history.

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“If we don’t tell it, no one will.”
— Dr. Enid Pinkney, Miami historian and preservationist.

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Give Them Their Flowers: An Exhibit of Black LGBTQ+ Miami History

Give Them Their Flowers: An Exhibit of Black LGBTQ+ Miami History

Bad Poems: Poetry of Resistance, Defiance & Dissent

Bad Poems: Poetry of Resistance, Defiance & Dissent

The Black Bookshop—A Community Gathering

The Black Bookshop—A Community Gathering

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Happy 3-0-5 Day. Let us recommend to you some books written by Black women from Miami. Read local. 1.Forbearance by Thelma V. Gibson 2.Portraits in Color: The Lives of Colorful Negro Women by Gwendolyn Cherry, Pauline Willis and Ruby Thomas. 3.T
Searching for love in Miami through personal ads posted in the Miami Herald circa 1993-1995. Drop your Miami love stories in the comments…or create your own personal ad in the comments if your DMs are open. 😉💞 Happy love day 💘💘💘
Join Black Miami-Dade for a conversation on Miami’s Black power movement from the 60s through the 70s after a special screening of The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 at @gablescinema on Sat, Feb 28 at 12:00 PM! We will take in the nationa
Take a look back at how Ebony Fashion Fair in Miami was both a fashion show and a fundraiser. Hosted by Miami’s AKA chapter, the high-fashion presentation raised money for local Black community needs. Do you remember attending Ebony Fashion F
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made frequent stops in Miami to rest, recover, and strategize. He supported grassroots coalitions here organizing around voting rights and economic justice, treating the city as both a place to breathe and to build. Drop s
You’re invited to join us for Moca Makers: Food as Archive this Saturday at 1 PM. Bring your stories, your memories, and your questions as we gather to explore the history of Miami’s Bahamian roots through conch and create collages toge
Today (12/7) is the last day to see The Power of Her Hands: Black Washerwomen in Early Miami. Created by Nadege Green, founder of Black Miami-Dade, this installation is a love letter to the Black washerwomen who built lives, families, and futures in
In early Miami, the education system was not designed for Black children. Public school for them ended at the eighth grade So Black washerwomen built futures for their children beyond Miami’s limits. Through their labor washing for white hous
Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Nadege Green, founder of Black Miami-Dade and a multi-hyphenate memory worker. During Miami Art Week / Art Basel, I’m presenting an installation honoring the labor of Black washerwomen whose work made M
Miami Art Week is a season of tourism, escape, and spectacle. In a new installation, Black Miami-Dade founder and memory worker Nadege Green asks us to remember who made Miami a postcard-ready place of escape in the first place. The Power of Her Ha
In 1951, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity hosted its 40th anniversary in Miami bringing more than 1,000 members from across the country to Overtown. In attendance were the three living founders of the fraternity, along with notable figures such as Thurgood M

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