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$500,000 grant boosts Black history museum project, revitalization in West Palm Beach community

WLRN Public Media | By Wilkine Brutus

Published December 6, 2024

Renovation work for the Roosevelt High campus, which was renamed the Historic Roosevelt Full Service Center, is scheduled to be completed by summer 2025. (Wilkine Brutus)
Renovation work for the Roosevelt High campus, which was renamed the Historic Roosevelt Full Service Center, is scheduled to be completed by summer 2025. (Wilkine Brutus)

A $500,000 investment is boosting the momentum for a Black history museum and research center in West Palm Beach’s historic Coleman Park neighborhood.

Danita DeHaney, President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin counties, announced this week that the large financial contribution came from the Quantum Foundation in West Palm Beach, a private grant-making organization devoted to improving the health outcomes and well-being of underserved communities.

Eric Kelly, the group’s president, says the capital investment will help advance the development of the project. Read more

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