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Honoring and Celebrating Philadelphia's Living Legends, Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Walter P. Lomax, Jr., Bill Ellerbee, Dr. Walter Palmer, Louise Williams, Dr. Audrey Bronson, Robert Bogle, Sonia Sanchez, Queen Mother Falaka Fattah, Mary Mason, Sonny Hill, and Gamble & Huff, in the areas of government, music, religion, education, athletics, and activism, as part of the commemoration of Black History Month.
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WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr. served as the first Black mayor of Philadelphia from 1984-1992, as the founding Mayor of the Commission of African American Males of Philadelphia and is also noted for his community activism. His achievements after his tenure as mayor include positions in the U.S. Department of Education, serving as commissioner for the state Public Utility Commission, and influencing the lives of incarcerated individuals through mentoring and outreach; and
WHEREAS, Walter P. Lomax, Jr. is a medical practitioner in the Philadelphia area who has served his community for more than three decades. In 1982, he established Lomax Health Systems, Inc. (LHS), a health care management company recruiting physicians and physician assistants to supplement the City of Philadelphia's staff in the prison system; and
WHEREAS, Bill Ellerbee is noted for his devotion and mentorship to young individuals through coaching high school basketball and teaching. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in Philadelphia prep basketball history, having spent 20 years as head coach for Simon Gratz's boys basketball from 1970 - 2002, with a winning career record. Mr. Ellerbee was a two time Pennsylvania High School Basketball Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1997, ESPN National Coach of the Year and USA Today National Coach of the Year in 1993; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Walter Palmer is currently the founder and director of The Palmer Foundation, and Palmer Leadership Academy, the first national prototype elementary school in America, with a curriculu...
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