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Meeting Date:
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6/28/2018 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Awards and Commendations
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Info
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Subject:
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3. Excellence in Education Award - Nathan Conyers (Posthumous)
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement
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Attachments
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Background:
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Each month, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors recognizes an outstanding school, student, staff member, parent, or community member for a display of excellence, achievement, and innovation that may serve as an example to our school district and the entire Milwaukee community.
This month, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors is pleased to posthumously present the “Excellence in Education Award” to:
Nathan Conyers
Nathan Conyers, was a longtime Milwaukee business leader, newspaperman, co-founder of The Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper, and chief journalistic celebrant of Milwaukee's African-American community.
Conyers was a U.S. Army veteran and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Clark College—now Clark Atlanta University—while working as a telex operator for Time magazine. After working in the magazine's Chicago bureau for seven years, Conyers had developed a taste for journalism and a friend told him of such opportunities in Milwaukee's black community. When he joined the staff of the Milwaukee Community Journal in 1977, editor Mikel Holt was struck by Conyers' level of professionalism and global understanding of politics.
In 1981, Conyers founded The Milwaukee Times along with Louvenia Johnson and Luther Golden because he knew there were a lot of good things going on in Milwaukee's African-American community, and as a journalist he knew they weren't always covered in the mainstream media.
He and The Milwaukee Times publishing team launched the annual Black Excellence Awards program to recognize and celebrate the achievements of local African Americans in 1985. The program has recognized nearly 1,000 people and gave birth to the Louvenia Johnson Journalism Scholarship Fund, which offers financial support for college to graduating inner city high school seniors. To date, the fund has awarded more than half a million dollars to area students, and is now an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit, charitable organization.
The Milwaukee Times and its Econo-Print Inc. offshoot also created an annual event called "A Golden Moment in Time," which honors couples celebrating 50-year wedding anniversaries. The event was created to emphasize traditional family values and unity.
He always saw the good in everyone. His favorite line was, 'Everybody has a story.'
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors posthumously recognize and honor Nathan Conyers, for his dedication, outstanding leadership, and commitment to excellence on behalf of the students of the Milwaukee Public Schools.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Tina Just - Administrative Assistant III
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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