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The Color of Power: The Politics of African Heritage Communities in Miami-Dade02/20/2008 - 19:00 Etc/GMT location: St. Thomas University Library, 16401 NW 37th Avenue, Miami Gardens The Color of Power: The Politics of African Heritage Communities in Miami-Dade Panel: Honorable Shirley Gibson, Mayor of Miami Gardens Dr. Chanelle Rose, Author of "Neither Southern Nor Northern: Miami, Florida and The Black Freedom Struggle in Americas Tourist Paradise, 1896-1968," UM PhD Dissertation, 2007 Moderated By: Dr. Gregory Bush, Director, Institute for Public History, University of Miami and UEL Board Member Program Focus: Only a few decades after gaining the vote and living within small though vibrant and segregated communities, people of African heritage in Miami-Dade have grown into a far more complex political world. Issues of poverty and equality are fused with controversies about incorporation, campaign contributions, and fragmented representation between immigrants and the native born. These and other issues will be addressed by the Honorable Shirley Gibson, a graduate of St Thomas University who is the first and current mayor of the City of Miami Gardens, the third largest in Miami Dade County, containing a population of 105,000 people, 79% of whom are of African heritage. She will be joined by Dr. Chanelle Rose, who recently received her PhD in history and has written the most comprehensive history of the civil rights movement in Miami. Reception 7:00pm - 7:30pm, Program 7:30-9:00. In the Evelyn & George Goldbloom Convocation Hall in the St. Thomas University Library (16401 NW 37th Ave. Miami Gardens Fl. 33054). Free and open to the public. UELMiamiDade@gmail.com This UEL Community Forum is part of the organization's attempt to broaden inclusion in the public planning and education process throughout the County. This event was planned to honor Black History Month.
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