Ms. Anita Russell, President of the local chapter of the NAACP, remembers the impact of Brown vs. Board of Education on her life and the lives of other Black students. She recalls her parents’ announcement that she would be attending Longfellow, a school that Black students could not previously attend. In her role as president, she has provided leadership for bringing attention to funding of public schools, qualified teachers, and the impact of Charter schools in the District.