For Immediate Release:
February 04, 2009

Media Contact:
John Labriola
[email protected]
786-469-5420



Miami-Dade Transit's Annual Black History Tours Return


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- 
Miami-Dade Transit's award-winning Black History tours return for the 16th year to once again highlight historic landmarks that help tell the fascinating story of Miami's African American community.

Launched in 1994 as Transit's contribution to Miami-Dade County's annual celebration of Black History Month, the tours remain a popular outing as well as an educational tool for the community. Trained MDT bus operators narrate the approximately 3 1/2-hour tour aboard air-conditioned buses.

The free tours depart every Saturday in February beginning at 9 a.m. from the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st St., located in downtown Miami near Northwest Second Avenue. Tour buses visit historical sites in Overtown, Coconut Grove, Liberty City, Brownsville, Virginia Key and elsewhere.

Reservations are required, and seating is limited. To schedule a tour, call 786-469-5028 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, click the Tours link at http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/black_history.asp.


 

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MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT
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701 NW 1st Court, 17th Floor Miami, FL 33136
786-469-5420
Residents South of SW 216 St: 305-891-3131