Conrad Worrill
Conrad Worrill (August 15, 1941 – June 3, 2020) was an African-American
Early life
Worrill was born in
Worrill also earned a master’s degree in social service administration from the University of Chicago.[2]
Worrill graduated in 1968 and was hired by a West Side YMCA as a program director. He left to pursue his PhD at the
Activism
In addition to his teaching duties, Worrill was involved with the National Black United Front. The organization deals with addressing political, social, economic, and cultural forces that impact people of African descent in America today. The NBUF has been known for pushing a program of study that emphasizes the role of Africans and African Americans.
Worrill was the elected economic development commissioner of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA). He was a special consultant of field operations in the Million Man March, which took place on October 16, 1995, and authored a weekly column entitled, Worrill's World.
Death
Worrill had cancer and died on June 3, 2020, at the age of 78, in Chicago, after contracting COVID-19 in mid-May during the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ Glickman, Simon (2006). "Conrad Worrill". Contemporary Black Biography. The Gale Group. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Conrad Worrill, 1941-2020". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. June 5, 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Black United Front". Facebook. May 14, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
References
- "The History Makers". Conrad Worrill Biography. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-02-15. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- "Worrill's World". Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
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