February is Black History Month. Black history is Lockland history.
Did you know?
Lockland Wayne High School existed from 1938-1958 and all students, teachers, staff, and administrators were Black and twenty graduates of Lockland Wayne went on to attend Ivy League schools.
The first all-Black high school basketball team in the United States to win a state championship was Lockland Wayne High School.
The first Black US Navy Seal, Billy Goins, is a Lockland graduate.
The first Black UC basketball coach, Tony Yates, is a Lockland graduate.
The first Black basketball player at Xavier University, Ray Tomlinson, is a Lockland graduate.
The first Black buyer at NuTone, Robert Johnson, is a Lockland graduate.
The first Black woman to become president of the Cincinnati Council PTA, Shirley Johnson, is a Lockland graduate.
Carl Westmoreland, Historian at the Freedom Center, is a Lockland graduate.