In an urban landscape where consistency is rare, Ms. Evvie Santiago stood as an unyielding anchor of community resilience. From the Civil Rights era to the modern day, explore how one educator shaped the future of the Bronx—one reader at a time.
Tag: South Bronx History
Legends of Endurance – The Community Garden Visionary: Al Williams
Al Williams is a perfect embodiment of resilience, having spent nearly 50 years transforming and maintaining a specific, previously empty lot in the South Bronx into the lush Melrose Community Garden. by Dennis Harvell Legends of Endurance – The Community Garden Visionary: Al Williams The Garden In the mid-1970s, Al Williams looked at a rubble-strewn… Continue reading Legends of Endurance – The Community Garden Visionary: Al Williams