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Chandra Pitts
Chandra Pitts, a first-generation Mexican American and Black woman, leads a global, social justice and education nonprofit named One Village Alliance in Wilmington, where she also resides.
In 2009, Pitts founded the nonprofit with a mission to raise historically marginalized youth – with a focus on Black and Hispanic families – into greatness through education, entrepreneurship and the arts.
FAVORITE BOOKS:
“Gabe & His Green Thumb” by David Miller. “This is a great read for children to understand the importance of fresh vegetables and the power of growing food. It reminds me of watching my little 6-year-old nephew Isaac caring for his inner-city garden with his grandmom and growing his own food to feed his vegan diet. It s an early-life introduction to life-saving, healthy eating concepts like those introduced in some of my other favorite books like “Heal Thyself” by Queen Afua. This magical book features rich illustrations and an amazing story about
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State Sen. Tizzy Lockman heads the Redding Consortium looking at ways to improve upstate schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Castle County Councilman Jea Street succinctly summed up the situation in Wilmington schools where students from high-poverty areas often fail to make the grade.
“We need help.”
He’s long advocated for better schools in the city of Wilmington. He leads the group Delawareans for Educational Opportunity, which joined with the NAACP to sue the state for failing to provide more funding to schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families.
“These children in the city of Wilmington have waited long enough,” Street said. “These children have suffered irreparable harm, a generation has been lost, and you need look no further than the crime pages to see the end result.”