E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development, in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org, will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer.
But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History Month…February is just the Blackest.
Today, our featured Black Educator is Lucy Diggs Slowe.
Lucy Diggs Slowe was a trailblazer for women and Black youth. Born in Virginia is 1885, Slowe lost both parents by the age of six. Lucy, fortunately, was taken in by her paternal aunt, Martha Price. Not long after moving to Lexington, VA with her aunt, Lucy experienced another trauma that too many elementary Black students experience today; she was expelled, as a six-year old, from school because of her academic struggles and her behavior. However, her aunt decided to move to Baltimore, in pursuit of better schools, and once in Baltimore’s segregated (read, all-Black) public schools, she excelled. Slowe graduated second in her class and was the first woman graduate of the Baltimore Colored School to receive a scholarship to attend Howard University.
At Howard, Slowe continued to excel, both inside and outside the classroom. CONTINUE READING: Lucy Diggs Slowe, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward