AAHS is honored to welcome Dr. Jarvis R. Givens, Professor of Education and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, for our 2026 Black History Month keynote program. A leading scholar of African American educational history, Dr. Givens is the author of Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and...
Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Arelene W. Clinkscale knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a career in teaching. Throughout her decades long career in education, Dr. Clinkscale has been a role model and trailblazer in education in Rockland County,...
1st African American Teacher in Pearl River1st African American Female Principal in Rockland County1st African American School Superintendent in NY State Dr. Arlene W. Clinkscale is a role model and ground-breaker in the world of education in Rockland County. She was the first African American school teacher hired in...