[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Dr. Joseph W. Parker, Jr.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr. Joseph Willis Parker Jr. was born November 15, 1916 in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Jessie Mae Jones”][vc_column_text] Jessie Mae Jones and her family moved to Rocky Mount, NC in 1941. She is an educator, author, community leader, social action advocate, and religious leader, a role model for...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Marilynn Barner Anselmi”][vc_column_text]There is Marilynn Barner Anselmi the educator, the play write and the artisan. Making Rocky Mount, NC her home in 2007, she has brought acclaim to the area in all three...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Anna Easter Brown Anna Easter Brown, born on Easter Sunday of 1879, was a spokeswoman for educational literacy, preservation of Black History, women’s rights, and equal rights for African Americans. In 1909, Ms. Brown graduated from...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. J. Reid Parrott, Jr., a Craven County North Carolina native, has made an indelible mark on North Carolina education, particularly on its community college system. He began his career in Education in 1960 as public school teacher...
Born in Williamston, NC, and educated at East Carolina University, Lela Harrell Chesson, has been a Nash County resident since 1967. She taught English in the Nash-Rocky Mount School System before serving as Community Relations Director and Public Information Officer...
