Month: October 2020

#s2nowyouknow that Chief Joe Halman, Jr became the first African American Chief of the PCSO Department of Law Enforcement on January 15, 2015 Florida Sentinel Bulletin Feb 13 2015 Polk County Florida

#s2nowyouknow that Mr. S. Maize Monroe was the first Black civil engineer hired in 1995 for the Hillsborough County Public Works Department, where he managed various capital improvement projects (major roadways, stormwater, bridges and intersections). Maize was licensed in Florida, Arizona, and Nevada. Florida Sentinel Bulletin, Oct 9 2020 Tampa Florida.

#s2nowyouknow that Mrs. Lillian Perry Braddy Simmons was the first Black waitress employed at the S.H. Kress & Company in 1965 after the “Sit Ins.” Florida Sentinel Bulletin Jun 26 2020 Tampa Florida