Boynton Beach FL--2 black firefighters in mural WHITEWASHED, a female deputy chief, a male chief

[bobbieinok]

This was done in early June, apparently at order of city fire chief. Both he and whitewasher have been fired

Story reported in The Hill, June 30, with pictures of original and whitewashed mural.

Alerted to this by report in The Root, June 30

The white racism in this county manifests itself in ever more bizarre ways!

[dalton99a]

1. Florida officials fired for erasing Black firefighters from city mural

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/505268-florida-officials-fired-for-erasing-black-firefighters-from
Florida officials fired for erasing Black firefighters from city mural
By Marina Pitofsky - 06/30/20 02:59 PM EDT

Two city officials in Boynton Beach, Fla., were removed earlier this month after two Black fire department officials were replaced by white faces in a city mural.

Latosha Clemons, the Florida city’s first Black female deputy fire chief and its only Black female firefighter was supposed to be depicted in a public arts mural unveiled earlier this month. The artwork was also supposed to feature Glenn Joseph, a Black former fire chief, according to multiple reports.

However, both were replaced by white faces after the mural was unveiled earlier this month. The artwork was removed on June 4 amid criticism from city residents.

Boynton Beach City Manager Lori LaVerriere said in a statement on June 6 that, following a “preliminary investigation regarding the inappropriate decisions made by City employees,” she terminated Debby Coles-Dobay, public arts manager, and removed Chief of the Fire Rescue Department Matthew Petty.






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This is a good example of all the shit that has been going on

[bobbieinok]

2. Thank you very much for posting link. I hate that I can't on this device

[dalton99a]

6. Thanks for bringing this story to a national audience.

[MagickMuffin]

7. Unacceptable Behavior, and yet THEY don't care

They pride themselves on this racism.

Latosha Clemons & Glenn Joseph, you deserve respect and an apology. Nah, who am I kidding, they have no remorse.

[obamanut2012]

3. This was widely reported locally at the time

Boynton officials took swift and immediate action.

[gratuitous]

4. Tell me again about cancel culture?

Taking down statues of men who took up arms against the United States in defense of slavery isn't canceling anything; the loser racists never merited a statue in the first place. But this is an out-and-out rewriting of the facts.

[oasis]

5. Deplorables. nt

[rockfordfile]

8. They should have been arrested

[appalachiablue]

9. Rotten, low down racists