Meet West Palm Beach's first female African American administrator

Meet West Palm Beach's first female African American administrator

Black History Month is upon us.

The annual celebration of achievements by African Americans will be recognized from Feb.

1 through 29.

US.BEGINNING SATURDAY..

THEANNUAL CELEBRATION OFACHIEVEMENTS BY AFRICANAMERICANS BEGINS.

WPTVNEWCHANNEL 5'S ERICA RAKOW ISKICKING OFF OUR SPECIALCOVERAGE WITH THE INSPIRINGSTORY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S NEWCITY ADMINISTRATOR.<< BORN AND RAISED IN PUBLICHOUSING IN WEST PALM BEACH..SHE BECAME A TEEN MOM AT 16..WENT ON TO COLLEGE, BRINGINGHER YOUNG SON WITH HER.

ANDNOW..

SHE'S BACK HOME RUNNINGTHE CITY..

MAKING HISTORY.

YOUCOULD SAY LIFE HAS COME FULLCIRCLE FOR FAYE JOHNSON.

HERCAREER BEGAN HERE..

SHE NOWWALKS WEST PALM BEACH CITYHALL IN A CAPACITY..

THAT'SMORE THAN SHE COULD ONCE ONLYDREAM OF.

"MS. JOHNSON WILLOCCUPY A SPECIAL PLACE IN WESTPALM BEACHYEARS IN PUBLIC GOVERNMENT..SHE'S SERVING THE CITY THATRAISED HER.

HER OFFICE COVEREDIN REMINDERS OF HERACCOMPLISHMENTS ALONG THE WAY.23:02 I STILL TAKE A STEP BACKWHEN MUM HOME SOMETIME JUST INTHE QUIET MOMENTS OF THEOFFICE AND YOU KNOW ITS KINDOF LIKE A WOW FACTOR THAT THISREALLY HAS HAPPENED BEING ATEEN MOM, DIDN'T HOLD HERBACK..

HERE SHE IS AS ASTUDENT AT BETHUNE COOKMAN--HER 6-YEAR- OLD NEXT TO HER..AS HE WAS THROUGHOUT HERCOLLEGE EDUCATION.

HE'S NOWALL GROWN UP ..

SERVING THECOMMUNITY AS A SOUTH FLORIDAFIREFIGHTER..

AND ROLE MODTO HER YOUNGER SON..

19 YEARSAPART.

24:44 THERE WAS JUSTNOT MANY PROSPECT THAT I WOULDEVEN GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOLAND THEN CERTAINLY NOT THAT IWOULD GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE25:45 IF YOU HAVE FAITH ANDBELIEF IN YOUR MAKER, THE SKYIS ABSOLUTELY THE LIMIT FOWHAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE FAYEJOHNSON ALSO MADE HISTORY INST.

LUCIE COUNTY AS THATMUNICIPALITIES FIRST FEMALEAND AFRICAN- AMERICANADMINISTRATOR.

ERICA RAKOW,WPTV, NEWSCHANNEL