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Wolfson Archives Preserves South Florida’s History One Image At A Time

June 16, 2021 Carolina Soto Wolfson Archives, History, South Florida

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 Wolfson Campus on the fourth floor of building 8. The Wolfson Archives… Read the rest at our website.

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Let’s Remove Dehumanizing Statues

October 27, 2020 Angelo Lopez History, statues

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 movement to a certain extent because I feel that liberals and conservatives… Read the rest at our website.

America's educational system is whitewashed.

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The Whitewashing Of America’s Educational Curriculum

June 16, 2020 Lucia Galeano History, racism, black history, whitewash

In recent months, a historic wave of protests have erupted as a result of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other lives due to racism in our police departments and nation. Many resources have been shared on social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram… Read the rest at our website.

Students Franchesca Carr, Lydia Hussain and Samarah Martin sitting in front of the Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum.

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MDC Students Help Homestead Museum Preserve Local History

February 21, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Homestead Campus, History, Homestead Museum

Lydia Hussain goes through phone records and newspapers from the 1900s at the Homestead City Hall Museum. She, along with other students from Miami Dade College, then inputs the data into an online database. The 17-year-old journalism student at Homestead Campus volunteers at the museum at least two times… Read the rest at our website.

Jose Aragon will discuss history of Miami.

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Professor To Present History Of Miami Lecture

October 18, 2019 Heidi Perez Miami, History, EJP Campus, The Honors College

Jose Aragon, a history and sociology professor, will present a lecture on the history of the City of Miami at Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, 701 S.W. 27th Ave., on Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. in Room 6073. He will address prominent figures and aspects of Miami’s history such as… Read the rest at our website.

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

October 18, 2019 Alina Halley Wolfson Campus, Hispanic, Wolfson Archives, History, television, journalists

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 Florida in Room 8401 every Tuesday and Thursday at noon until Oct. 29. The screening will showcase the work of television reporters such as Manolo… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of the Berlin Wall at Wolfson Campus.

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

September 17, 2019 Roxy Garcia M.A.G.I.C., animation, Wolfson Campus, App, History, Virtual Reality, Berlin Wall

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 the College in 2014, is located at the corner of N.E. 3rd St. and 2nd Ave. by building one. It’s a glimpse into the… Read the rest at our website.

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Countercultures Set The Tone For Society

March 15, 2019 Angel Diaz History, culture, society, counterculture

We live in a world of racial diversity. Nonetheless, the cultural backgrounds of each race and ethnicity are downplayed. The general population has no cultural awareness, since we are all interconnected in a unified custom. While all members of society are different regarding hair color, eye color, body structure… Read the rest at our website.

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Freedom Tower To Host Lecture On African Diaspora

January 11, 2019 Heidi Perez Freedom Tower, Art, History, African

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. to 5 p.m. Frazier, an art history professor at Kendall Campus, will discuss how the Western world has misrepresented the number of Africans affected by… Read the rest at our website.

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History Is A Survival Tool

December 8, 2017 Alexander Klemm History, survival

Imagine living in a tribal society in prehistoric times, hunting for food and resources with the lads, when your mate Australopithecus finds some berries. Australopithecus eats the berries, eventually complains of stomach pains, and shortly after rolls over dead, foaming at the mouth. The hunting party unanimously agrees that… Read the rest at our website.

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