From protest to preservation: Virginia Key Beach marks 80 years as a Black cultural haven
Virginia Key Beach, Miami’s historic Black beach, turns 80, celebrating civil rights, community resilience, and preserving Black history for all.
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‘Our story is beautiful:’ Miami’s historic ‘Blacks-only’ beach turns 80
Virginia Key Beach, Miami’s historic Black-only beach, turns 80, celebrating resilience, community, and a legacy of culture and civil rights.
This Florida town boasts uncrowded beaches and blue waters reminiscent of the Caribbean
Key Biscayne, just across from Miami, offers peaceful beaches, parks, watersports, history, and oceanfront dining with stunning views.
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Virginia Key Beach Park in Miami to celebrate 80th anniversary with 3-day festival
Virginia Key Beach Park will celebrate its 80th anniversary August 1–3 with cultural events, history, family activities, and poetry.
Miami’s only Colored beach celebrates 80th anniversary milestone
Virginia Key Beach Park marks its 80th anniversary with a three-day celebration featuring culture, family fun, and poetry, August 1–3.
Raccoons and sea turtles: a local non-profit organization’s quest to balance Virginia Key’s ecosystem
Raccoon overpopulation on Virginia Key threatens sea turtle nests. MORAES is monitoring and relocating raccoons to protect turtles.
Raccoons and sea turtles: a local non-profit organization’s quest to balance Virginia Key’s ecosystem
Raccoon overpopulation on Virginia Key threatens sea turtle nests. Nonprofit MORAES works to protect turtles through monitoring and relocation.
Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne, minutes from Miami, features scenic beaches, nature parks, watersports, waterfront dining, and family-friendly activities.
I still remember the fun at Virginia Key Beach. We must bring that back | Opinion
When the beach opened on Aug. 1, 1945, I was 7. Too young to know about the brave men who staged a “wade-in” at the then whites-only Haulover Beach, protesting how Blacks weren’t allowed to go to beaches in South Florida.
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