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The Image of a Florida Town's First Black Female Fire Deputy Chief Was Painted White. She's Suing for Damages

Former Boynton Beach fire department chief, Latosha Clemons, sued the city for $80,000 for defamation and negligence after a mural at a fire station depicted her as white.

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Donney Rose
Oct 14, 2021
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Controversial mural “whitefaces” first Black woman fire deputy chief in Boynton Beach, Florida; Image via WPTV

Imagine making history as the first person of your identity group to achieve something in an environment that historically disenfranchises your identity, only to have your likeness erased on a piece of public art meant to honor you.

This is what …

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