Josephine Vonceal Pace “Jo” Brown was the first Black woman to chair Wichita School Board. She died Dec. 31. (Photo by Mark McCormick)
Josephine Vonceal Pace “Jo” Brown visited my high school back in the 1980s. The administration at good ol’ North High invited her to speak about her historic career as the first Black woman to chair Wichita School Board.
We learned that day that the Mrs. Jo spoke hard, even painful truths wrapped in her unique brand of sophistication. No one had the status nor the courage to censor her. Her voice carried…