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Apr 23, 2024 · After the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Strickland co-founded the independent Black think tank, the Institute of the Black World. From its start in 1969, it served for several years as the gathering place for Black intellectuals.
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William E. Strickland (born August 25, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American community leader, author, and the former President and CEO of the non-profit Manchester Bidwell Corporation based in Pittsburgh.
Aug 21, 2014 · Bill Strickland, the pioneer behind the Manchester Bidwell Corporation, stands in the greenhouse at the Drew Mathieson Center for Horticultural and Agricultural Technology. A subsidiary of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation, the center provides horticultural job training supported by hothouse flower sales to local supermarkets and retail florists.
Apr 22, 2024 · William “Bill” Strickland, an incisive scholar, beloved teacher, and decades-long fighter in the struggle for Black liberation, died April 10 at home in Amherst, MA at the age of 87.
Apr 25, 2024 · William “Bill” Strickland, a civil rights activist who worked closely with Malcolm X, died on April 10 at his Amherst, Massachusetts, home. He was 87.
Jun 3, 2022 · It’s now the ‘William E. Strickland Jr. Building’ Friends, family, and longtime supporters of Bill Strickland gathered on May 18 to celebrate the momentous occasion of dedicating the non-profit center he founded in his honor.
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Jan 23, 2012 · The Goi Peace Foundation has honored Pitt alumnus and trustee William E. Strickland Jr. (A&S ’70), president and chief executive officer of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, with its 2011 Goi Peace Award.
