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Remembering the Life and Legacy of former Miami-Dade Police Department First African American Police Director, Robert Parker by our Law Enforcement Community and the Robert Parker Foundation.  After a decade, his absence is still deeply felt within our community and throughout South Florida.  A Special Tribute from Police Chiefs of Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police and the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office took place at Rusty Pelican Miami, 3201 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne, FL on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

     However, these kinds of debates have always been present in the history of the Black Church. In fact, in their classic work, “The Black Church in the African American Experience,” C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya present a way of understanding Black churches as existing along a spectrum of opposite characteristics that are held in tension.

     Yet in his twilight years, Cheney performed an act of rare political courage: he stood against Donald Trump and, in a move that shocked Washington, endorsed Kamala Harris for president. That single act—rooted in principle rather than politics—may well be remembered as his finest hour.

       For 117 years, Bethel A.M.E. Church in Pompano Beach, Florida, has been more than a sanctuary of worship; it has been a sanctuary of hope. Generations have passed through its doors seeking faith, fellowship, and a future. What they found was a church that not only prays but acts like a church that serves as a pillar of strength for the people and a moral compass for the community.