AACHM Oral History: Lois Allen-Richardson
Lois Allen-Richardson was born in 1942 in Ypsilanti, where she remembers attending Harriet Street School and spending time at Parkridge Center. As a young adult, she worked briefly at Goodman’s Fashion Center in the heart of Ypsilanti’s Black business district. Allen-Richardson is an ordained minister and served as a missionary in Haiti and Trinidad. Since 2000 she has been a member of the Ypsilanti City Council, where she has been a strong advocate for the city’s south side. In June 2020, she became Ypsilanti’s first Black woman mayor after the resignation of her predecessor.
Health Screening at Parkridge Community Center Information Fair, February 1986 Photographer: Tom Marks
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1986
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Ann Arbor News, February 17, 1986
Caption:
Connell (left) helps George Goodman fill out a questionnaire as part of the health screening program at the fair. Goodman's wife, Thelma, co-founder of the area's first community center, also takes part.
Ann Arbor News, February 17, 1986
Caption:
Connell (left) helps George Goodman fill out a questionnaire as part of the health screening program at the fair. Goodman's wife, Thelma, co-founder of the area's first community center, also takes part.
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