Hollywood film crew trains UM students
University of Miami motion pictures students were exposed to a piece of Hollywood while working with filmmaker Robert Townsend. Townsend is an actor, writer and director who has produced films including “Hollywood Shuffle,” “The Five Heartbeats” and “The Meteor Man.” He has also worked with stars like Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington. Production...
Future teachers partner with local high schools
Andrew DeMuro’s history students at Booker T. Washington Senior High School didn’t understand how learning about Napoleon Bonaparte, the 18th-century Frenchman, could be useful to them. DeMuro, a spring 2012 graduate from the University of Miami’s School of Education and Human Development, taught his students that lessons about the historical French leader are still important...
Local high school partners with future teachers
Andrew DeMuro’s history students at Booker T. Washington Senior High School didn’t understand how learning about Napoleon Bonaparte, the 18th-century Frenchman, could be useful to them. DeMuro, currently a senior in the University of Miami’s School of Education, taught his class that lessons about the historical French leader are still important because “that short kid...
Research facility opens first phase
The first phase of UM’s Life Science and Technology Park, which has been six years in the making, had its grand opening Tuesday morning. Three hundred guests from the Miller School of Medicine and other UM communities, as well as local civic leaders, gathered at the ceremony in the 242,000-square-foot facility in Overtown. “This is...
Overtown gets a shot of progress
A free Health and Resource Fair was held at the Life Science and Technology Park (LSTP) in historic Overtown this Saturday. The event was a collaborative effort from the University of Miami, Miami-Dade College and South Florida Workforce to provide the community with health screenings and career direction. “Our goal is to put people on...
A view from the other side
Although the University of Miami has faced protests about the Life Science and Technology Park set to open in Overtown, a historic black district of Miami, some local businesses and residents who live or work by the project believe it will be beneficial to the area. There are currently two restaurants, two convenience stores and...
‘Chalking is not a crime’
Students Toward A New Democracy (S.T.A.N.D.) is claiming that the University of Miami is censoring its freedom of expression.
Photo Brief: Overtown Rhythm & Arts Festival
Grammy Award Winner Roy Hargrove headlined a line-up of Jazz, Gospel, Hip Hop and African Cultural artists during the 1st Overtown Rhythm and Arts Festival on April 9, where Luther “Luke” Campbell was named King of the inaugural event. The event was held in the main street of NW 3rd Avenue, between 9th and 11th...
Letters to the Editor: Overtown’s Response to UM
It is amazing that everyone knows what's best for Overtown! A recent Miami Herald editorial, and UM responses have dismissively cited that those expressing a desire for the UM Life Science and Technology Park/Wexford to commit to a long-term investment in the neighborhood are 'a few community activists', meddlers looking for a handout. On...
Photo Brief: S.T.A.N.D. and Overtown protestors seek promise fulfillment
PROMOTING JUSTICE: Lula Crowder, a resident of Overtown, attends the protest held at the University of Miami on Wednesday to demand a community agreement between the university and the community of Overtown regarding the building of the UM Life Science and Technology park in the area. The student organization S.T.A.N.D. organized the protest. S.T.A.N.D is...
Letter to the Editor: “And I should care because..”
Last week when I was sick, everyone seemed too “busy” to notice. Then, I went to a meeting in Overtown, and I mentioned I had a headache.
Great Give Away helps homeless
Random Acts of Kindness and U R Awesome have merged to run the Great Give Away, an incentive based clothing drive, which rewards anyone who brings five or more articles of clothing for donation.
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