Black History Screening of "Wade in The Water" by Filmmaker Cathleen Dean

The short film, Wade in the Water is Cathleen Dean’s latest and most stunning work. Together with Diversity in Aquatics, she reveals the cultural ethos that has led people of color away from the water. Cathleen started swimming with Diversity in Aquatics about seven years ago and is effusive in her praise of their ability to inspire confidence, health, safety, and enjoyment through teaching the art of swimming.

From seaweed to lost beach balls, sun-seekers bump into all sorts of surprises swimming along Florida’s iconic beaches. For black swimmers however, there’s a complex history floating off Florida’s blue waters—one of segregation and violence, but also one of protest and resistance. That’s what Miami filmmaker Cathleen Dean explores in her new documentary, “Wade in The Water: Drowning in Racism.” Diving deep into Black Florida’s fight for the right to swim, the film brings to life the 1960s Civil Rights protests that desegregated the state’s beaches and swimming pools.

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Miami Dade College - Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center, 6300 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, United States