It was later revealed that while the original mural, which has since been erected, showed Clemons as her true, brown-skinned self, the city had her and other Black firefighters painted white.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — City attorneys and commissioners will meet next week to discuss a lawsuit filed by Boynton Beach's first Black female firefighter after her image was represented as white ...

When the mural debuted on June 2, Clemons' face was whited out. In a second panel, Clemons and former Chief Glenn Joseph, who is also black, were replaced with white coworkers. "When I saw it ...

The lawsuit says that representing Clemons as White on the mural "completely disrespected" all that she had accomplished and "demonstrated disrespect" to the Black population of Boyton Beach, a ...

A mural unveiled last year depicting a Florida city’s first Black female deputy fire chief with a white face prompted a lawsuit, a public apology and the dismissals of two municipal employees ...

The new mural, which contained the original design, was revealed at 4 p.m. at Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Station No. 1, which is located at 200 NE First St. WPTV, Miranda Christian ...

Latosha Clemons, the Boynton Beach deputy fire-rescue chief who was depicted as white in a mural, tells her story in front of the office of her attorney, Nicole Hunt Jackson, Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

Boynton Beach's first Black female firefighter is seeking $100,000 in damages after her image was represented as white on a public mural.

Clemons, who became Boynton’s first Black female firefighter in 1996, was portrayed as a white woman after the mural was completed. The city commissioned the project to honor its fire department ...

The mural, created as a window covering for a new fire station in Boynton Beach, Fla., as part of a public art initiative sponsored by the city, had changed the skin color of Ms. Clemons and that ...

Latosha Clemons — Boynton Beach’s first black female firefighter — is suing the city for $100,000 after it unveiled a mural that featured her with white skin.

Boynton Beach, Fla.’s Deputy Fire Chief Latosha Clemons is suing the city after she was depicted on a public art mural as white.. In her complaint, Clemons alleges that she approved the use of a ...