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The summer of 1990 saw a quiet riot speak volumes after Black organizations staged a boycott of Miami’s tourism industry, costing the city between $5 million and $12 million in the first three months alone. And the silence of the Black dollar was only starting to suffocate the city’s economy.

Widespread protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd have sparked a national conversation about racial justice. In this roundtable discussion, activists, artists, policymakers, and scholars explore how that conversation is taking shape in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp. How can street rallies translate into real change?

Calls for social justice amid the Black Lives Matter Movement has renewed focus in addressing the ignorance of the past, including the often-overlooked history of black cowboys and the significant role they played helping shape the American West.

The primary purpose of history is to understand the past as a guide to understanding the present and future. History should not be deemed as feel-good nostalgia – much of history is painful and shameful. So how do we find the right balance? Is statue-cide the right answer?

June is designated as PTSD Awareness month, which concentrates on the impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among people who suffer mentally, physically and/or emotionally from a past trauma.

Black Lives Matter protests are continuing across the country. With the large crowds and passionate pleas for justice, it begs the question: what will actually come out of all this?

The days and weeks following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota have been marked by a civil rights movement that — in terms of size and structure — could be considered larger than the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.

If there ever was a year to celebrate Juneteenth, 2020 — a year in which marchers worldwide have taken to the streets to protest racial inequality and police violence against African Americans — would be it.