WHAT:
An invitation to share memories and memorabilia on camera of Historic Virginia Key Beach Park (HVKBP) in its past heyday, from the segregation era to the Splashdown party era.
Oral histories are the only record we have, while those who remember are still with us.
A special visit to the Park for a Healing and Reconciliation ceremony by King Nii Dr. Kpobi Tettey Tsuru, III, of the Traditional Area of La, Ghana, West Africa, accompanied by a Native American ceremonial blessing of the land.
Remembrance of the birth date of Malcolm X, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, 87 years ago.
Admission is free and open to the public.
WHEN
Saturday, May 19, 2012.
Traditional ceremonies begin at 10:00 a.m.
Oral history gathering from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.WHERE
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, 4020 Virginia Beach Drive, Virginia Key, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., off Rickenbacker Causeway. Park entrance is to the left from the Causeway at the second traffic signal, just before the small Bear Cut Bridge to Key Biscayne.
Causeway toll is $1.50. Parking is $6.00 per vehicle.
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