Dr. Betty Nyangoni
Dr. Nyangoni was educated in a segregated school system in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Immediately after graduating college, she went to Malawi with Operation Crossroads Africa (a forerunner of the Peace Corps). Her time there made a profound impact on her and would later inspire her to pursue a Master's in African Studies at Howard University. As a single, working mother, Dr. Nyangoni had to overcome many obstacles to build a successful career in education. She went on to teach social studies in the District of Columbia Public Schools in Washington, D.C., and was an ardent advocate for including African and African Studies into the curriculum. In 1979, she earned a Ph.D. in Education Administration. After working as a supervisor and administrator in the Washington, D.C. public school system for nearly 30 years, Dr. Nyangoni retired, but still spends her summers engaging in a wide range of numerous workshops, institutes and Road Scholar programs, both in the U.S. and abroad.
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