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HVKBP featured in Aventura Magazine

3 Summer Hangouts to Check Out
Make the most of your long summer days with our picks on what to see and do in

22 Jun

Executive Director Guy Forchion named Legacy Magazine 2021 Most Influential & Powerful Professional

Legacy Miami Magazine is a business/news publication serving South Florida’s Black community in Miami Dade County with insightful; articles, information on business, careers, politics,

3 May

Damien Marley honors Historic Virginia Key Beach Park in Rolling Stone Magazine

 

Damian Marley celebrates Earth Day with the new song “Life Is a Circle,” featuring a video telling the segregated history of Miami’s Virginia

3 May

HVKBP featured in Travel Noire!

 

 

On February 25th, 1964, the first of two highly-anticipated fights between Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) and Sonny Liston for boxing’s

22 Mar

Black History and Ocean History are Inextricably Tied

In every year since 1976, February has been officially recognized as Black History Month. It was originally intended by President Gerald Ford to

23 Feb

10 Ways to Embrace the Outdoors at HVKBP

There are 10 Ways to Embrace the Outdoors at HVKBP. This is the beach in Miami that marks the history of segregation in

23 Sep

Loggerhead Sea Turtle nests hatch at HVKBP

On July 28th one of the many loggerhead sea turtle nests at HVKBP hatched. The lovely and tiny young sea turtles came out of

23 Sep

Virginia Key to celebrate 75th anniversary, statewide historical recognition Aug. 1

There’s a beach in Miami that marks the history of segregation in America — and Black residents are fighting to preserve it.

Virginia Key

29 Jul

Virginia Key Beach Park Trust participates in Unity in the Community Peace Walk

The Virginia Key Beach Park Trust recently participated in the Unity in the Community Peace Walk. The event was sponsored by Miami Dade

22 Jun

August 1 Named Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Trust Day by Florida House & Senate

Seventy-five years ago, a uniquely bold and courageous action by African American citizens of Miami changed the course of South Florida history and

22 Jun
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