2 June 15-21, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | News | letters | Contents | SIP& STROLL AT FAIRCHILD June 22 SCAN FOR TICKETS Order online at gablestage.org or by phone: (305) 445-1119 CODE MNTP10 for $10 OFF Directed by Bari Newport Directed by Victoria Collado Starring Kevin Cruz Diana Garle David Kwiat Barbara Sloan June 9 - July 16 “…the best stage comedy of the summer.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune Featured Stories ▼ The Woke Silencer New College prof gets bum’s rush after inviting Black historian to campus. BY NAOMI FEINSTEIN | PAGE 4 Cruel But Not Unusual Family says lax care is killing amputee detained at Miami- Dade immigration facility. BY FRANCISCO ALVARADO | PAGE 6 Freedom Fete Hued Songs’ Juneteenth Experience fosters Black belonging and liberation. BY TYLER FRANCISCHINE | PAGE 12 Island Connection DJ Nickymix provides the beats for the Haitian diaspora. BY DAVID ROLLAND | PAGE 15 ▼ Contents VOL. 38 | NO. 14 | JUNE 15-21, 2023 3 Riptide 4 Metro 10 Night & Day 12 Culture 13 Cafe Taste Test ..................................14 15 Music Crossfade ..................................16 Concerts ................................... 17 19 Classified Real Estate 20 Classified Employment On the Cover: Design by Kristin Bjornsen. Melanie Martinez photo courtesy of Atlantic Records. N E D I T O R I A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tom Finkel ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jose D. 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