Wichita mourns loss of trailblazer Jo Brown, first black woman on school board, at 96

People around Wichita and beyond are remembering a woman who helped shape the city at a key moment in time.

Josephine Brown, known as Jo to so many, was the first black woman to serve on the Wichita school board, and her family says her impact reached far beyond just any one title. She died at age 96.

For people in the Wichita area and beyond to comprehend just how deep her legacy and her impact goes, especially for younger generations to really understand who she was, is impressive because of the time and place Brown came in to affect change…

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