"Like we do in Arlington, we kept fighting."

"We worked at it constantly on behalf of the children and the teachers."

Florence H. Ross served as Church Clerk for historic Mount Zion Baptist Church for 35 years as well as Secretary of the Arlington View (formerly Johnson Hill) Civic Association for 40 years. During this time, she collaborated with the NAACP in the 1960’s to address segregation in the school system, disseminated information on local issues and candidates running for local office, and volunteered at the voting polls for over 20 years.

"We started to be more of an advocate community."

Portia Clark has been a community organizer and advocate, particularly for youth and affordable housing in Green Valley, for three decades.

She helped change the name of the Nauck neighborhood to Green Valley, which was significant to its residents and the Arlington community; and was very involved in the Four Mile Run Valley Area Plan and the Jennie Dean Park renovation.