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WE Celebrate: Pauline A. Young
Pauline Young was an African-American teacher, librarian, historian, lecturer, community activist, humanitarian in Delaware. She was a devoted lifelong member of her local and the national chapter of the NAACP. Born in Massachusetts, Young grew up near an underground...
WE Celebrate: Velma Scantlebury
Velma P. Scantlebury, M.D, FACS , the associate director of the Kidney Transplant Program at Christiana Care, is the first African American female transplant surgeon. She accepted a position at Christiana Care after working at the University of South Alabama’s...
WE Celebrate: The Real Betty Boop – Esther Jones
Esther Jones is the name of the real Betty Boop. The iconic cartoon character Betty Boop was inspired by a Black jazz singer in Harlem. Introduced by cartoonist Max Fleischer in 1930, the caricature of the jazz age flapper was the first and most famous sex symbol in...
Covid Update: March 8
March 8, 2021 Dear Parents/Guardians and Students: We learned that two individuals associated with Carrie Downie Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals were last on campus Thursday, March 4th, and Friday, March 5th. These individuals...
WE Celebrate: Dr. LaVerne Harmon
Dr. LaVerne Harmon became President of Wilmington University in July of 2017 after being unanimously approved by its Board of Trustees. She is the first African-American woman to be named the president of a college or university in Delaware. Dr. Harmon holds a...
WE Celebrate: Pauline A. Young
Pauline Young was an African-American teacher, librarian, historian, lecturer, community activist, humanitarian in Delaware. She was a devoted lifelong member of her local and the national chapter of the NAACP. Born in Massachusetts, Young grew up near an underground...
WE Celebrate: Velma Scantlebury
Velma P. Scantlebury, M.D, FACS , the associate director of the Kidney Transplant Program at Christiana Care, is the first African American female transplant surgeon. She accepted a position at Christiana Care after working at the University of South Alabama’s...
WE Celebrate: The Real Betty Boop – Esther Jones
Esther Jones is the name of the real Betty Boop. The iconic cartoon character Betty Boop was inspired by a Black jazz singer in Harlem. Introduced by cartoonist Max Fleischer in 1930, the caricature of the jazz age flapper was the first and most famous sex symbol in...
Covid Update: March 8
March 8, 2021 Dear Parents/Guardians and Students: We learned that two individuals associated with Carrie Downie Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals were last on campus Thursday, March 4th, and Friday, March 5th. These individuals...
WE Celebrate: Dr. LaVerne Harmon
Dr. LaVerne Harmon became President of Wilmington University in July of 2017 after being unanimously approved by its Board of Trustees. She is the first African-American woman to be named the president of a college or university in Delaware. Dr. Harmon holds a...
WE Celebrate: Pauline A. Young
Pauline Young was an African-American teacher, librarian, historian, lecturer, community activist, humanitarian in Delaware. She was a devoted lifelong member of her local and the national chapter of the NAACP. Born in Massachusetts, Young grew up near an underground...
WE Celebrate: Velma Scantlebury
Velma P. Scantlebury, M.D, FACS , the associate director of the Kidney Transplant Program at Christiana Care, is the first African American female transplant surgeon. She accepted a position at Christiana Care after working at the University of South Alabama’s...
WE Celebrate: The Real Betty Boop – Esther Jones
Esther Jones is the name of the real Betty Boop. The iconic cartoon character Betty Boop was inspired by a Black jazz singer in Harlem. Introduced by cartoonist Max Fleischer in 1930, the caricature of the jazz age flapper was the first and most famous sex symbol in...
Covid Update: March 8
March 8, 2021 Dear Parents/Guardians and Students: We learned that two individuals associated with Carrie Downie Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals were last on campus Thursday, March 4th, and Friday, March 5th. These individuals...
WE Celebrate: Dr. LaVerne Harmon
Dr. LaVerne Harmon became President of Wilmington University in July of 2017 after being unanimously approved by its Board of Trustees. She is the first African-American woman to be named the president of a college or university in Delaware. Dr. Harmon holds a...
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