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

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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