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 Marva Collins.
Marva Collins was an educator, an activist, a believer in Black children and the communities they came from; the very people many in society give up on.
Born in Alabama, in 1936, Collins graduated from their segregated schools to attend Clark College in Atlanta. She didn’t initially consider teaching, but turned to it, as many educated Black women initially did, because, as she said, many companies “didn’t want to hire a Black secretary.” CONTINUE READING: Marva Collins, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward