Our Namesakes
Two legacies. One mission.
The Academy is named in honor of Dr. Amos N. Wilson and Ella Baker.
[Licensed portrait]
1941 – 1995
Dr. Amos N. Wilson
Psychologist, scholar and author whose work on the development and education of Black children shapes how we teach.
[Extended biography]
Legacy at the Academy
[How his work informs our curriculum]
[Licensed portrait]
1903 – 1986
Ella Baker
Civil rights organizer who believed in grassroots, group-centered leadership. Her model guides our collective.
[Extended biography]
Legacy at the Academy
[How her model shapes our collective]