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CONRAD WORRILL, PROMINENT BLACK SCHOLAR AND ACTIVIST FROM CHICAGO,
DIES  
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June 3, 2020
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_ Conrad Worrill was a writer, educator, founding member of the
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Influential black activist and scholar Dr. Conrad Worrill has died at
the age of 78, his family announced Wednesday.  Worrill's daughter
confirmed his passing on WVON radio Wednesday morning.

The Black community has had many individuals who have spent a great
deal of their lives in service to group progress. Sometimes these
people are lauded after their demise, while others get a chance to
smell their roses while they are here. The CRUSADER is happy to say
that Dr. Conrad Worrill, whose column has appeared in
the CRUSADER for more than 25 years up to the current time, is one
of the people who deserve our current accolades.

Dr. Worrill was no stranger to anyone who has been interested in
activism. He is a writer, educator, activist, and former talk show
host for the WVON call-in program On Target. He was also a special
consultant of field operations in the Million Man March which took
place October 16, 1995 and was a key operative with the National Black
United Front (NBUF). His activism has centered on the need for greater
independence in African-American life and helping young people better
understand the relationships between power and institutions.

Dr. Worrill was born in Pasadena, CA, and moved to Chicago at the age
of nine. Apparently, activism is in his genes, as his father was in
the NAACP. His father was also involved in the YMCA. Dr. Worrill
credits his father as a large influence in his embracing of a life of
activism. Dr. Worrill is married and is the father of several
daughters.

In addition to social activism, Dr. Worrill was an athlete who pursued
basketball, football, and track. He also served in the army in
Okinawa, Japan. Overseas he self-educated in African American History,
politics and culture, and when he returned home, he attended George
Williams College majoring in Applied Behavioral Sciences. Subsequent
to that experience, he eventually received a Ph.D. at the University
of Wisconsin, Madison, where his focus was “Curriculum and
Instruction in Secondary Social Studies.” Upon receiving his degree,
he taught at George Williams College and at Northeastern Illinois
University where he served as longtime professor and administrator in
the Center for Inner City Studies until his retirement.

Dr. Worrill’s activism has borne much fruit. He has been a tireless
warrior in advancing the progress of Africans in the Diaspora. In
addition to teaching, he was also elected as economic development
commissioner of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in
America (N’COBRA). And as said previously, his widely lauded column,
Worrill’s World, has appeared weekly in the CHICAGO CRUSADER.

As if that isn’t enough, Dr. Worrill has a new legacy that
Chicagoans can enjoy. For 35 years he has advocated to bring an indoor
track facility to Chicago. His dream has been realized. The facility
broke ground in August 2019 and is located at Gately Park. It will
give Chicago Public Schools’ student athletes accessibility to an
indoor track.

The $55 million Gately Indoor Track & Field is a state-of-the-art
139,000 square-foot track facility that includes the area’s first
hydraulically banked 200-meter track, an 8-lane track, a throwing
cage, and space for field events including high jump and long jump. It
also provides accommodations for football, lacrosse, volleyball,
outdoor soccer games, basketball, and more. Dr. Worrill had been
lobbying for a track facility in Chicago since the former Harold
Washington administration. Washington was onboard but transitioned
before it could become a reality. This project is the icing on the
cake of years of an accomplished life of service, and Chicago youth
will be able to benefit from it for years to come.

The Crusader is proud to be associated with a scholar/athlete/activist
with such great vision. He deserves every honor that has come his way
and those that he may receive posthumously.

We believe that every conscious African American should give kudos to
those who have worked hard to make a better quality of life available
to the Black community, and Dr. Conrad Worrill certainly qualifies as
such a person. Most of all the facility should be named in his honor:
The Dr. Conrad Worrill Indoor Track and Field Facility. R.I.P. Great
Warrior; you will truly be missed!!! A Luta Continua.

Chance the Rapper said his "organizing efforts will not [be]
forgotten."

RIP to the great Chicago legend Dr. Conrad Worrill, who my passed away
yesterday. Your activism and organizing efforts will not forgotten. We
need a new National United Black Front, and we’re well overdue for
another MILLION MAN MARCH!!

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) June 3, 2020
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— NEIU (@NEIU) June 3, 2020
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