Locka

In the case of North Park High,Âlocated in the midst of Opa Locka, the student body is 98% African-American.

Xavier L. Suarez: A Visit to an Exceptional Charter School Xavier L. Suarez 2012

In the case of North Park High,located in the midst of Opa Locka, the student body is 98% African-American.

Xavier L. Suarez: A Visit to an Exceptional Charter School Xavier L. Suarez 2012

In the case of North Park High,located in the midst of Opa Locka, the student body is 98% African-American.

Xavier L. Suarez: A Visit to an Exceptional Charter School Xavier L. Suarez 2012

When the plane reached altitude, I waved out of the window at my dear Opa Locka.

A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

“Opa Locka,” Vernon said firmly, knowing just how to pop my balloon.

A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

Then because of the lateness of the hour, I thought maybe it was an emergency in Opa Locka, so I lifted the telephone receiver on the fourth ring.

A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

Ms. Chickie chuckled from her bedroom in Opa Locka, with Judge Judy barking in the background.

A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

This was the standard reaction from a family member, particularly when I had been away from Opa Locka for a while, absorbing “Yankee ways,” as Ms. Chickie often described my speech pattern.

A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

When she saw that her only daughter had blue eyes, announcements and telegrams were dispatched, causing relatives to sprint to Opa Locka to see the prized blue-eyed child and to puff their chests out, strutting like roosters around my crib.

A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

“Roll up the car windows,” my mother would order Willie on an eighty-degree temperature Opa Locka day.

A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010