Meet Ruby Bridges, the first African American child to desegregate an all-white Elementary School in Louisiana. She was six years old. Despite intimidation, she never missed a day of school. She has written 2 books and set up The Ruby Bridges Foundation. She is still an activist.
Meet Bayard Rustin. He was the organizer of the March on Washington where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, working in the background. He also helped King found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Meet Ethel Waters. She began her entertainment business in 1920 as a blues singer. She was the first to integrate Broadway and became the highest-paid performer. The was the first African American to star in her own show, The Ethel Waters Show (1939), and a series, Beulah (1950).
Meet Maria P. Williams, the first Black woman to produce, write, and act in her own silent crime movie in 1923, The Flames of Wrath. She was also a teacher and activist and wrote a book in 1916, My Work and Public Sentiment.
Meet Alice Coachman, the first Black woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. She set the record for the high jump at 5 ft. 6 1/8 in. In 1952 she became the first Black female athlete to endorse an international product: Coca-Cola.
Meet Don Cornelius, a distinct baritone, who was the creator of Soul Train. The show was picked up for national syndication in 1971 featuring performers like Gladys Knight & the Pips, Eddie Kendricks, Honey Cone & the Soul Train dancer. The show ran until 2006.
Meet Dorothy Height, the matriarch of the Civil Rights Movements. She has two degrees from NYU, worked for the NYC Welfare Dept. She worked with Eleanor Roosevelt, President Eisenhower and Martin Luther King, Jr. on civil rights issues facing men, women and children.
Meet Shirley Chisholm. She paved the way for African American women in government. She started as an educational consultant for NYC Bureau of Child Welfare. In 1968 she was became the first African American Congresswoman and served until 1983. She was "Unbought & Unbossed."
Meet Robert Sengestack Abbott. In 1905, he founded the Chicago Defender, a weekly newspaper. The paper encouraged African Americans to move south for better economic opportunities. The success of his newspaper made him one of the first African American self-made millionaires.
Happy African American History month! Meet Claudette Colvin. At 15 she refused to give up her seat on the bus (9 months before Rosa Parks), was arrested and became the main witness in Browder v. Gayle, ending segregation on public transportation.
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Let us remember his fight and his sacrifice for civil rights, non-violence, and equality for all! What can we do today, and every day, to honor his legacy?
Happy National Mentoring Month! Thank you to all who serve as mentors for our students!
Happy National School Board Recognition Month!! Thank you to the Chester County Board of School Trustees for all that you do!
Happy New Year!!! Let's make 2026 the BEST year yet!!
We wish you a Merry Christmas! From our family to yours, we wish you a safe and happy holiday!
CCSD will be closed from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026. Students will return on January 6, 2026. Enjoy your holiday break!
Tomorrow, December 19, 2025, will be a half day for students. TLC students will dismiss at 12:00 noon.
October and November brought several speakers to TLC to share their wisdom with us. We enjoyed visits from Pastor Marcus Tolliver and Clinton Patton, Jr. who spoke with our students about positive encouragement and character, Hazel Pittman's Prevention Director, Melanie Reid, who spoke to us about the dangers of vaping, and Chester County Sheriff, Max Dorsey, who spoke to us about character traits, like honesty, loyalty, and integrity, and how to have those traits within ourselves. We thank these community leaders for coming to speak with us and share this important information with us.
Remembering Pearl Harbor Day. A day that will live in infamy.
The week before our break the TLC family shared a Thanksgiving meal and fellowship together. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are so thankful for our students and staff at TLC!
