I don’t pretend to know everything about South Florida. I’ve only been here a little more than three years. Still, it’s been riveting covering the region’s Black communities and their history.
Last week, I wrote about Dazelle and George Simpson, the state’s first Black board-certified pediatrician and surgeon, respectively, having a street named after them in Coconut Grove, a Bahamian enclave in Miami.
But this week, I wrote about the challenges the Little Haiti Cultural Center, nestled in Miami’s tight-knit Haitian American community, is still facing. Such stories are a reminder to celebrate the achievements of Black South Floridians while protecting Black communities that are most vulnerable…