Spring Break

Miami Beach Declares Curfew As Spring Break Crowds Grow

Miami leaders condemn spring break curfew as overreaction to large, Black crowds

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Miami spring breakers arrested, accused of drugging, raping woman who later died

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Black leaders slam Miami police SWAT tactics to disperse spring break crowds

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Miami sets earlier curfew after spring break crowds, fights

Tourism is Florida’s No. 1 industry ($91 billion in 2018) and last year spring break was one of the first casualties of the pandemic.
/ March 20, 2021

UC Davis offers $75 for students to stay on campus for spring break

UC Davis is offering its students $75 to stay on campus during spring break to prevent travel out of town during the pandemic.
/ March 14, 2021

Florida governor gives blessing to reopen beaches after coronavirus shutdown

Florida has the eighth-highest number of coronavirus cases in the United States, but that didn’t deter the state from opening beaches.
/ April 18, 2020

NAACP calls for Miami Beach police chief to resign after viral spring break arrest videos

South Florida civil rights advocates are calling for the resignation of Miami Beach’s police chief and a change in department policy.
/ March 16, 2020
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Three Houston teens killed in car crash caused by 'distracted driving'

According to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash that killed three Houston teenagers and injured a fourth was caused by distracted driving and use of a cell phone…
/ March 22, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Three Houston teens killed in car crash caused by ‘distracted driving’

According to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash that killed three Houston teenagers and injured a fourth was caused by distracted driving and use of a cell phone…
/ March 22, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

7 people wounded in Florida Spring Break shooting

theGrio REPORT – According to authorities, seven people were shot early Saturday when a gunman opened fire during a crowded spring break house party on the coast of Florida.
/ March 29, 2015