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 The Beach Lady, was a ...

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 ...

The late MaVynee Betsch, best known as "The Beach Lady" of Nassau County's American Beach, has been nominated as one of 10 finalists in the 2010/2011 Florida Women's Hall of Fame. Since 1982, the ...

The late MaVynee Betsch, best known as "The Beach Lady" of Nassau County's American Beach, has been nominated as one of 10 finalists in the 2010-11 Florida Women's Hall of Fame. Since 1982, the ...