Overview

• A 7-year-old boy discovered the slurs and Nazi symbols on the 2011 mural along Dorsey Park’s fence on Sunday
• City workers have boarded up the damaged panels to safeguard the artwork ahead of community-led restoration efforts
• Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick condemned the act as a hate crime intended to spread fear and division
• Miami Police Department has classified the incident as a hate crime but has not yet made any arrests
• Local leaders including Dr. Saliha Nelson and Terrance Cribbs-Lorrant have vowed to restore the mural and confront underlying racial tensions