{"id":207325,"date":"2026-03-26T19:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207325\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:46:13","slug":"is-overtown-becoming-a-black-food-hub-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207325\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Overtown becoming a Black food hub in Miami?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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View of the Red Rooster restaurant located in the heart of Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood, on Friday, March 13, 2026.<\/p>\n

Pedro Portal<\/p>\n

pportal@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

For years, the People\u2019s Bar-B-Q<\/a> in Overtown has sat vacant and undergone renovations. The restaurant was once a cornerstone of the neighborhood\u2019s Black cultural hub that was also once known for its entertainment district.<\/p>\n

But it will see new life after Saturday when the winner of a cookoff is crowned. Three eateries will battle it out to serve food out of the historic building. I\u2019ve never had the pleasure of eating at People\u2019s Bar-B-Q, so I\u2019m already looking forward to the mouthwatering food that will be served once the lucky winner sets up shop.<\/p>\n

The cookoff comes as a new Overtown staple, Red Rooster, celebrates five years in the neighborhood staking its own claim as a staple in Black Miami. While Overtown has been known for its entertainment district heyday, it may be time for it to embrace becoming a food destination for Black foodies.<\/p>\n

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INSIDE THE 305:<\/p>\n

More than five years later, Red Rooster restaurant is a crown jewel of Black Miami<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Co-owners Co-owners Michael Simkins (left) and Derek Fleming, posed in the bar at the Red Rooster restaurant located in the heart of Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

Red Rooster has sustained itself over five years as a Black-owned business central to Miami\u2019s culture and a community fixture in Overtown as the neighborhood undergoes a renaissance.<\/p>\n

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\"Una Una fotograf\u00eda del campus principal de la Florida International University en Southwest Eighth Street. Miami <\/p>\n

Interviews with more than a half-dozen Black students describe a campus where racist incidents and microaggressions feel routine and where meaningful conversations about race are increasingly constrained.<\/p>\n

3 restaurants will compete for a spot inside a historic Overtown barbecue place<\/a><\/p>\n

\"David David Sifflet (left), Akino West, and Jeanette McKay Wimbley are competing to have a restaurant in People\u2019s Bar-B-Q in Overtown. The trio will participate in the People\u2019s Choice Barbecue Cookoff. Courtesy of KechThis, Inc. <\/p>\n

More than a decade after it closed for renovations, People\u2019s Bar-B-Q in Overtown will soon be home to a new restaurant.<\/p>\n

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\"An An exterior view of the William Lehman Aviation Center during an event at Florida Memorial on Thursday, October 24, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. D.A. Varela Miami Herald File <\/p>\n

A study published last month in JAMA Network Open sampled 1,978 Black Americans who attended a college between 1940 and 1980 and found those who attended an HBCU had better memory and cognitive function than those who attended a PWI.<\/p>\n

The In Living Color Effect<\/a><\/p>\n

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PBS NewsHour co-anchor and co-managing editor Geoff Bennett\u2019s book Black Out Loud; The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy From Vaudeville to 90s Sitcoms, which chronicles Black comedic television. Here is a snippet of the book, which I look forward to adding to my bookshelf.<\/p>\n

HIGH CULTURE: 2026 Africana Arts & Humanities Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The The African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale is a hub for Black art, history and happenings. Miami Herald File <\/p>\n

In marking the existence of Black life and culture during America\u2019s 250 years, the African American Research Library and Cultural Center is holding its Africana Arts and Humanities Festival on Friday and Saturday with a theme that honors Langston Hughes\u2019 poem \u201cI, Too.\u201d Explore the history of Sistrunk<\/a> or attend Friday night\u2019s reception<\/a> or select an event of your choosing<\/a> to honor Black people and their history.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published March 26, 2026 at 2:04 PM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"View of the Red Rooster restaurant located in the heart of Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood, on Friday, March…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[95018,225,227,226,94542,94541,95019],"class_list":{"0":"post-207325","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-black-food-hub","9":"tag-hialeah","10":"tag-hialeah-headlines","11":"tag-hialeah-news","12":"tag-overtown-miami","13":"tag-peoples-bar-b-q","14":"tag-red-rooster"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}