Juanita Brooks Wade

Juanita Brooks Wade is a community activist.[1] She was an elected member of the Boston School Committee, and was also the third woman of color to be elected to the Boston School Committee.[2][3] Wade was also the Chief of Human Services for the City of Boston and executive director of Boston Centers for Youth and Family.[4]

Wade was known for her promotion of history of African Americans were not prominent individuals.[5]

In 2023, she was recognized as one of "Boston’s most admired, beloved, and successful Black Women leaders" by the Black Women Lead project.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Jaram, Destiniee (2023-05-15). "Black caregivers find support in each other". QCity Metro. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  2. ↑ Publisher, New Democratic Movement (1986-02-01). "The New Democrat: Voice of the New Democratic Movement [1986-02]". New Democratic Movement. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  3. ↑ Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston (2025). "Profiles in Leadership: Women of Color Elected to Office in Massachusetts" (PDF). Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy. 61.
  4. ↑ "Democratic National Convention-Organization". p2004.org. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  5. ↑ Afrocentric/Multicultural Education Issues, February 20, 1991, retrieved 2025-11-05
  6. ↑ "Black Women Lead". Greater Grove Hall Main Streets. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Mike (2023-10-04). "Portraits along Blue Hill Avenue honor Boston's Black women leaders". CBS Boston. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  8. ↑ Gaskin, Ed (10 April 2025). Black Women Lead: Boston's Most Admired, Beloved, and Iconic Leaders, 1700 - Present. Independently published. ISBN 979-8317465209.
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