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Winfree Youth Foundation
The Winfree Youth Foundation was created by American Football player Juwann Winfree to provide sports camps and leadership conferences for local youth.
Carl Winfree, Juwann Winfree's father, is the co-founder. The headquarters are located in Englewood. -
Brooklyn Boys' Work Council Conference, February 20th, 1926
The Brooklyn Boys' Work Council sponsored a conference from February 20th to the 21st in Englewood, New Jersey. It was held in the First Baptist Church of Englewood. -
Jackson, Arthur L. (?-1930)
Arthur L. Jackson was an educator and social worker. He was chairman of the Brooklyn Boys' Work Council and superintendent of the Siloam Presbyterian Church Sunday School. He was also involved with the Utopia Children's House where he organized many social and educational clubs for boys including Boy Scout Troop No. 765. -
Brooklyn Boys' Work Council
The Brooklyn Boys' Work Council was an organization that worked to help boys direct their future toward "the proper channels." The organization connected organizations that worked with young men such as city churches. Some of the organization's efforts went toward goals, such as helping boys gain an education. -
Arthur L. Jackson to W.E.B. DuBois, March 1, 1926
Arthur L. Jackson wrote to W.E.B. DuBois about the Brooklyn Oder Boys Conference in Englewood in 1926. Jackson requested DuBois give a speech at another meeting to convince African American high school boys to continue their education. -
Dwight Morrow's "The Oracle" Strike (1978)
"The Oracle" Strike was a protest by the staff of the newspaper "The Oracle" over a freedom of the press argument with the principal of Dwight Morrow High School.