Educator, civil rights activist. He was the first black chancellor of the Seattle Community College and, in 1988, became chancellor of the nation’s largest and most diverse community-college district in Los Angeles. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, he was a commentator for KOMO 4 television and radio (Seattle) speaking regularly on race relations. He taught in the community-college leadership program at the University of Texas (Austin) until his death. (bio by: Deleon Todd)