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Residents urge Miami Gardens to name street for motorcycling pioneer Bessie Stringfield
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Jan. 8 city council meeting asked officials to approve a street naming honoring Bessie Stringfield, citing her service as a civilian courier in World War II and local historical ties.
Several residents used the Jan. 8 public‑comment period to ask the City Council to approve a street‑naming honoring Bessie Stringfield, the Black motorcyclist who rode across the United States multiple times and who lived in South Florida.
Speakers including Christine Malcolm, Connie Rowe Taylor, Sonnie Bell, Steve LaFleur and Sanford Perkins urged the council to act so that a site associated with Stringfield’s last home is formally recognized. Commenters described Stringfield as a civilian courier for the U.S. Army during World…
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