The beauty, resilience and complexity of the African American experience illuminate the walls of the Everyday People exhibit in the heart of Overtown. Featuring over 80 art pieces across three locations — including the City of Miami Black Police Precinct Courthouse and Museum, the Overtown Performing Arts Center, and The OVRTWN Corner — the exhibition added depth to Overtown’s annual Soul Basel celebration.
Under the guidance of Black Police Precinct Museum Executive Director Terrance Cribbs-Lorrant and Dayton, Ohio, NAACP curator Elijah Rashaed, the Everyday People exhibit showcases works by Black artists from across the globe and will be on view through March 2026.
Honoring Miami’s artistic lineage, Cribbs-Lorrant also incorporated select historic works from the pioneering 1970s collective, the Miami Black Art Workshop. The group — whose members include Roland Woods Jr., Robert McKnight, Donald McKnight, Gene Tinnie (Dinizulu), Kabuya Bowens-Saffo, Walter Dennis and more — ignited South Florida’s Black visual arts movement through community-driven mentorship and education.
The roots of Everyday People
While the exhibition has captured the hearts of many in South Florida, its story began in Michigan. The nationally acclaimed Everyday People exhibit debuted at the Carr Center in Detroit as a two-part exhibition, led by the center’s president and CEO, Oliver Ragsdale.
Part one of the exhibition ran from Jan. 31 to April 11, 2025, followed by part two from April 25 to June 19, 2025. The Detroit exhibition featured over 85 artworks by more than 40 artists, curated by Rashaed and Dalia Reyes…