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Tony B. Watlington is an American educator and the superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, the 8th largest school district, with more than 200,000 students. He previously served as the superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System in North Carolina. He assumed his role with the School District of Philadelphia on June 16, 2022. Early life and education Watlington was born the youngest of seven children in Fort Dix, New Jersey. He attended school in Harnett County, North Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree in history education from North Carolina A&T State University and his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He started his career from the bottom as a bus driver and became a teacher. He then became an administrator in Guilford County Schools. He was appointed chief of Guilford County Schools until January 2021 when he was appointed superintendent of Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
Watlington is the second teacher in a row from Dudley High School to win the school system's top teaching award. It is the first time this has happened in the six-year existence of the Guilford County Schools system. He also is blazing a bright trail for other teachers to follow. At 20, Watlington has big plans for himself and his students. 1994 to 2004 Tony Watlington was a history teacher at James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, NC from 1994 to 2004. He was named teacher of the year for his district
He became a finalist for the School District of Philadelphia's superintendent search in 2022, and it was announced on April 1, 2022, that he had been offered and accepted the position. Tony Watlington doesn't just teach history. He is making it.
Cherelle Lesley Parker (born September 9, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the 100th mayor of Philadelphia since 2024. She is the first woman to hold the office. Parker served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015, representing the 200th district in Northwest Philadelphia. She was elected to represent the ninth district on the Philadelphia City Council in 2015 and re-elected in 2019, serving as majority leader from 2020 to 2022.
In September 2022, Parker resigned from City Council and announced her candidacy in the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election. She won the Democratic primary in May 2023, going on to defeat Republican David Oh in the general election in November.
Autumn Lockwood Becomes First Black Woman Coach To Win Super Bowl Following Philadelphia Eagles’ Victory
Autumn Lockwood, the assistant performance coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, entered the NFL record books on Sunday after the team’s 40-22 victory at Super Bowl LIX.
Black History Month got much sweeter in more ways than one when Jalen Hurts and his teammates defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, earning the franchise its second Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Additionally, this resulted in Lockwood achieving another historic milestone as the first Black woman coach to win a Super Bowl championship. She celebrated the monumental moment by posting a photo of her in the locker room holding the trophy in one hand with a cigar in the other. It was accompanied by the caption, “WORLD CHAMPS 🏆 | SUPER BOWL LIX 🎉 GOD IS SO GOOD 🙏🏽✨ 🦅💚 #gobirds”
Lockwood marked her place as a trailblazer when the Eagles lost Super Bowl LVII, making her the first black woman to coach in a Super Bowl.]
Thank the Lord for all the African American history in Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love” – I know some people may question whether the Love is in Philly, but from my biblical knowledge and understanding, the devil is attacking the city because of its rich history of African Americans. He hates us and he does everything to make us hate each other. The devil came to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10a), but regardless of how much damage he’s doing, our Sovereign God is still in total control.
You may ask if that is true why is God allowing all this evil to happen in Philadelphia. Evil is everywhere, but in some places the forces are greater, and because we are living in a sinful world, God has to allow certain things to happen. Adam ate the forbidden fruit (Genesis 2:17); and every person is affected by it.
No longer cursed but affected by the curse (Galatians 3:13).
His handmaiden, Betty A. Burnett ~ burnettministries.org
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