Nominations:The Phyllis Wheatley and Hallie Q. Brown Community Centers
From MN150
Runner-up Nominations
W. Gertrude Brown Ms. Brown founded the Phyllis Wheatley House, now Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, in North Minneapolis in 1924. Her vision and passion have impacted generations of African Americans. The Wheatley House, as it was affectionately called, was known as the greatest settlement house in the United States for Negroes.
~Steve Gustafson, Minneapolis, MN
