But the use of force to clear out people of color from South Beach alarmed some Black leaders. "I think when they're young Black people [on South Beach], the response is, 'Oh my God, we have to do something.'" At a special meeting on Sunday, Miami Beach city commissioners extended the Thursday through Sunday curfew and causeway closures through April 12. Pierre, the president of the NAACP's Miami-Dade chapter, said she understands the city's need to maintain order in South Beach. Ailene Torres, a 46-year-old Afro-Latina South Beach resident, said she's also concerned about the way some Miami Beach residents talk about Black tourists publicly and online.
