When I telephoned my friend MaVynee Betsch in American Beach, Florida, recently, I got her answering machine. It would be hard to overstate my amazement. An answering machine! In all the years I’ve ...
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – American Beach has a storied history of being a safe place for Black Americans, and one woman made sure the beach’s history wasn’t erased. MaVynne Betsch, affectionally known as ...
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A South African woman in New Zealand shared a beach video explaining why she will never move back to South Africa. Her reason ...
Black history in Palm Beach County is rich and multicultural, but often untold and hard to find. Dedicated museums, individuals, and historical markers preserve pieces of this history. Despite ...