Willie C. Stewart Sr. became Tacoma’s first Black school principal at Lincoln High School on June 25, 1970. Stewart’s appointment by School Superintendent Angelo Giaudrone, considered truly historic at the time, was but one of many achievements of this notable educator. Stewart was born on December 25, 1935 in Columbus, Texas to Willie and Earlene Stewart. He was the 10th […]
Willie C. Stewart Sr (1935- )
George Metcalfe (1911-1989)
George Metcalfe was a civil rights leader in Natchez, Mississippi who led one of the most successful yet little-known movements in the Deep South. Metcalfe was born on September 20, 1911, in Franklin, Louisiana to parents Ernest Metcalfe and Alberta Simon Metcalfe. He was a World War II veteran who held numerous jobs leading up to his work with the […]
Eugene T. Hinson (1873-1960)
Eugene T. Hinson was one of six founders of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American Greek Letter Fraternity in the United States. The others were Henry Minton, Algernon Jackson, Edwin Howard, Richard Warrick and Robert Jones Abele. Eugene T. Hinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 20, 1873. He attended the Octavius Catto Public School, which was […]
Richard John Warrick, Jr. (1880-1957)
Born on December 29, 1880, Richard John Warrick Jr. was one of six founding members of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American Greek Letter Fraternity in the nation. The others were Henry Minton, Algernon Jackson, Edwin Howard, Robert Jones Abele, and Eugene Hinston. A member of a distinguished Philadelphia family, he was the second of 11 children. Warrick […]
Robert Jones Abele (1875-1929)
Robert Jones Abele was one of six founding members of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American Greek Letter Fraternity in the United States. The five others were Henry Minton, Algernon Jackson, Edwin Howard, Eugene Theodore Hinson, and Richard John Warrick, Jr. Abele was born on June 2, 1875 in Philadelphia. He comes from an old and distinguished family. […]
Coco Gauff: A Rising Star in Tennis and a Role Model for Black Youth
Coco Gauff is a 19-year-old American professional tennis player who is quickly becoming one of the best players in the world. She has already won five WTA Tour singles titles, including a WTA 1000 title at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters, and eight doubles titles. Gauff rose to prominence in 2019 when she defeated former world No. 1 Venus Williams in […]
Voices of Black youth remind adults in schools to listen — and act to empower them Tanitiã Munroe, PhD candidate (ABD) and researcher, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto on September 5, 2023 at 4:30 pm
The idea of inviting students into classroom conversations that teach them to define and express their concerns, ideas and opinions takes inspiration from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The right to be heard is the general principle, and Article 12 of the UNCRC provides for children’s involvement in decision-making that affects their lives. It […]