Filmmaker Phil Grabsky Presents the Arts
PHIL GRABSKY is a BAFTA-winning British documentary filmmaker who has received multiple awards for his directing, writing, producing and cinematography.
Read MoreDR. ENID CURTIS PINKNEY AT THE HAMPTON HOUSE
Preservation leader DR. ENID C. PINKNEY has worked aggressively over the years to ensure that the role of African Americans in Miami’s history is acknowledged and preserved. Pinkney successfully led a group to form the Historic Hampton House Community Trust, working to save the hotel, which was declared a historical landmark in April 2002.
Read MoreREV. DR. WALTER T. RICHARDSON AT THE HAMPTON HOUSE
Introduction to Rev. Dr. Walter T. Richardson. 4:39 min. How did you come to play music at the...
Read MoreKHALILAH ALI AT THE HAMPTON HOUSE
Introduction to Khalilah Ali. 1:31 min. Describe your experience as the wife of...
Read MoreThe Historic Hampton House: Most Important Nexus in African American History
In the 1950s and ’60s, when Miami Beach was still segregated and African-Americans were not allowed to sleep there, the Hampton House Motel was an oasis for African-American leaders, activists, performers, and professional athletes, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali.
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