November 2025

Style savant Ashley Michelle Miller shares all things fashion for Art Basel

Emmy-nominated wardrobe stylist Ashley Michelle Miller utilizes fashion as both a form of activism and art, transforming style into a bold language of empowerment and self-expression. M•I•A connected with Ashley to share her insights and personal playbook on all things Art Basel style. Art Basel brings together so many creative disciplines. How do you envision […]

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African art takes center stage at the 11th AfriKin Art Fair

African contemporary art is the future, according to Alfonso D. Brooks, CEO and founder of AfriKin Art Fair, one of the leading displays of art from throughout the diaspora. The show, which runs Nov. 30 through Dec. 7, brings together some 65 artists from 30 countries. “African contemporary art has been suppressed and oppressed for

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Where art meets code: Inside Miami MocAAD’s Youth ARt + Tech Program led by Corbin Graves

In the heart of Miami’s thriving art scene, a new class of creators are learning to merge imagination with innovation to shape the creative economy of the future. At the center of the movement is Corbin Graves, facilitating Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora (Miami MocAAD)’s Youth ARt + Tech Program whose

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Welcome

In an era where books are banned and voices are muted, the Miami Book Fair amplifies diverse narratives across communities, one page at a time. Across the Sunshine State and throughout the nation, books are being challenged, removed and silenced. Yet, the Miami Book Fair remains a formidable force for readers, writers and dreamers alike

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Taking attendance at history’s breaking point: Jelani Cobb and the America we refuse to forget

Jelani Cobb stands at history’s breaking point, taking attendance. His new book, “Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here,” is less memoir than mirror, forcing America to confront the decade it tried to forget. “The real thread that unites the book is democracy and its challenges,” he says. “And the

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Miami’s own Dr. Edda Fields-Black wins Pulitzer for reclaiming Harriet Tubman’s untold battle

History is often written by those who arrive late. Dr. Edda Fields-Black started where most accounts end—on the banks of South Carolina’s Combahee River, where Harriet Tubman commanded and led one of the boldest Civil War operations. In “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War,” Fields-Black—a Brownsville native

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Author Events

With so many books available, where do you start? Here’s a small sample of titles to choose from. Author Events Saturday, Nov. 22 300 NE Second Ave., Miami FL 33132 Roots and Reckonings: Family, Memory and Caribbean Identity Camille U. Adams, Monique Clesca Geoffrey Philp 12 p.m. Building 8, 3rd Floor • Room 8302 In

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‘The Summer I Ate the Rich’: The Moulite Sisters Serve a Sharp Tale of Class and Consequence

In their third novel, Miami natives and sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite have united to cook up an intriguing story highlighting their Haitian roots while serving up a raw and riveting look at class, capitalism and race with a grotesque twist. From the golden fork and gilded pearls on the cover to the disturbingly detailed

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From Loss to Legacy: Michael Thomas’ ‘The Broken King’ Chronicles the Fight for Resilience

In the tradition of James Baldwin and Richard Wright, Michael Thomas pens a poignant and powerful, always captivating and oftentimes heartbreaking story of the Black male experience amidst America’s relentless struggle with race and class. His memoir – “The Broken King” – focuses on the lives of five men: his absentee father, a street philosopher

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