by Corinna Moebius | May 19, 2021 | History
1960s: Housing Divides In the 1960s, the West Palm Beach Housing Agency begins to buy property in Pleasant City, flooding it with scattered-site housing for income-restricted residents: 132 apartments in 33 quadplexes. Residents are stereotyped as drug addicts and... 
by Corinna Moebius | Apr 21, 2021 | History
1920s: Building a Community of Civil Rights Leaders In the first half of the 20th century, most affluent African Americans of West Palm Beach live in the Freshwater District, in houses built by local African American contractors and designed by Hazel Augustus, the... 
by Corinna Moebius | Mar 12, 2021 | Project News
On Wednesday, March 10th, the Finance, Banking & Business subcommittee met and discussed more details about the survey they plan to send out to the public. This discussion included question structure, the number of questions, and key stakeholders/ organizations to... 
by Corinna Moebius | Mar 12, 2021 | Project News
On Wednesday, March 10th, the Criminal Justice subcommittee met to discuss how the West Palm Beach Police Department compares with other Palm Beach police departments in terms of hiring considerations, hiring efforts, officer demographics, and officer compensation... 
by Corinna Moebius | Nov 30, 2020 | History
Black Settlement of Southeastern Florida In the late 19th century, Standard Oil tycoon Henry Morrison Flagler brings the Florida East Coast Railway from West Palm Beach to Miami. African Americans laborers help construct the railroad tracks. Palm Beach County is still...
