Tag: History

Rene Ramos is stuck in the past.  As director of the Miami Dade College Archives Department, Ramos spends his days inside the College’s personal time capsule—the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, located at...
The removal of Confederate statues is a stimulating and controversial topic of contemporary debates. Currently, the United States’ political climate is being shaken over the possibility of removing statues of Civil War Confederate generals. I support this...

The Whitewashing Of America’s Educational Curriculum

In recent months, a historic wave of protests have erupted as a result of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and...

MDC Students Help Homestead Museum Preserve Local History

Lydia Hussain goes through phone records and newspapers from the 1900s at the Homestead City Hall Museum. She, along with other students from Miami...

Professor To Present History Of Miami Lecture

Jose Aragon, a history and sociology professor, will present a lecture on the history of the City of Miami at Eduardo J. Padrón Campus,...

Wolfson Archives Provides A Peek Into The History Of Hispanic Journalists In South Florida

Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., will present Rewind: Latinx News Trailblazers, a compilation of on-screen work of prominent Hispanic television journalists from South...

M.A.G.I.C. Students Create Berlin Wall App

A 12-foot-tall, 3-foot-wide section of the Berlin Wall sits at Wolfson Campus surrounded by panels that explain post-World War II history.   The artifact, given to...

Countercultures Set The Tone For Society

We live in a world of racial diversity. Nonetheless, the cultural backgrounds of each race and ethnicity are downplayed. The general population has no...

Freedom Tower To Host Lecture On African Diaspora

The Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd., will host “Africanization" of the Americas, a lecture lead by John Frazier, on Jan. 19 from 3 p.m....

History Is A Survival Tool

Imagine living in a tribal society in prehistoric times, hunting for food and resources with the lads, when your mate Australopithecus finds some berries....

New History Club At Kendall Campus

Miami Dade College’s Kendall Campus has a new club dedicated to history. The MDC History Club was founded on Oct. 9. The club will discuss...

Confederate Statues Have No Place In Today’s Society

Confederate statues are a part of history, but protestors need a better understanding on why these statues were put in place. The methods protesters...

HistoryMiami Takes Visitors Beyond The Game

The exhibit Beyond The Game: Sports and the Evolution of South Florida is on display at the HistoryMiami museum, 101 W. Flagler St. through...

Archives Preserves History Of Miami On Film

  The Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, located on the fourth floor of building 8000 at Wolfson Campus, captures iconic moments...