WLRN Public Media | By Sergio R. Bustos
City of Miami officials, working with community activists and Miami Marlins majority-owner Bruce Sherman, announced they will be restoring the Dorsey Park murals that celebrate the iconic Jackie Robinson and other Black baseball legends. Some of the murals were recently defaced with racist graffiti.
“This vile assault was an attack on our values, history, and community,” Miami Commissioner Christine King said Wednesday in a statement. “We are actively working with law enforcement and the public to identify the individual(s) responsible for this intolerable act.
This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida’s only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with MIA Media Group. Read more at WLRN.org
