this event as difficult as possible for visitors to attend, creating the appearance that it is trying to discourage African Americans from visiting the City." A total of 431 arrests were made during the 2012 event. In 2012, police said that they removed 25 guns from the streets. See also List of hip hop music festivals Hip hop culture Black Bike Week, also on the Memorial Day weekend. References Miami Beach, Florida African-American festivals Post–civil rights era in African-American history Crime in Florida Music festivals in Miami Hip hop music festivals in the United States Music festivals established in 1990 1990 establishments in Florida