Shirlinda “Cindy” Acker, Ed.D. ’16, the director and playwright of a play depicting the landmark court case of Brown v. Board of Education, received a DEI award from the Alameda Chamber. Her play concluded Black History Month in Alameda, with words taken directly from the court transcripts. Cindy is the founder of The Child Unique and the Montessori Elementary Intermediate School of Alameda.
June 8, 2020
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