History and Art in Overtown: The Point Comfort Fair + Show Miami Art Week sflcn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sflcn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Point Comfort Art Fair + Show is in full swing at Miami Art Week inside the historic Ward Rooming House in Overtown, Miami's oldest Black Community.
As art aficionados flock around Miami-Dade during the week, curators and artists who live in our backyard say: Don’t miss the heart and soul of African-American fine art in Overtown, Miami’s historic Black neighborhood.
Dr. Nelson Adams III remembers when his grandparents' home in Miami's historic Black neighborhood of Overtown was razed to make way for a highway in the 1960s, forcing thousands to move from the area known then as the "Harlem of the South" for its vibrant music and theater scene.