WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Josephine “Jo” Brown, the first Black woman elected to the Wichita Board of Education, died on Wednesday.
According to Wichita Public Schools, Brown joined the BOE in April of 1971 amidst great conflict in the city. Two years later, she devised the idea of splitting grade levels to create what is now middle school.
The district, in a commemorative post in 2020, said Brown supported student unions and fought for Wichita students in discussions with lawmakers…