Lilla G. Frederick
Lilla G. Frederick | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2005 |
| Occupation(s) | Educational administrator and community activist |
Lilla G. Frederick was an educational administrator and community activist of the Grove Hall neighborhood in Boston.[1]
Frederick was born in Kingston, Jamaica.[2] She moved to Boston and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northeastern University. She also earned a master's degree from Lesley University.
Frederick served as the president of Project RIGHT, a community-based project in Dorchester and Roxbury, for 30 years. She is chairperson in memoriam.[3] She was also a supporter of the Boston Caribbean Foundation, the Grove Hall Elder Housing Advocacy Group, a member of the Action for Boston Community Development Family Service Center (Roxbury), a member of the Blue Hill Avenue Initiative Task Force and was a volunteer in the Boston Public Schools districts.
Frederick was the lead on the development of a middle school in Grove Hall.[2] The New Boston Pilot Middle School was named after her following her death in 2005.[4][5]
Frederick's work has been recognized by the United States Department of Justice, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor's Council and City of Boston Resident Association.[1] In 2023, she was recognized as one of "Boston’s most admired, beloved, and successful Black Women leaders" by the Black Women Lead project.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b "About Lilla G. Frederick / About Lilla G. Frederick". district.bostonpublicschools.org. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ a b White, Anna (2021-02-08). "Get Schooled: Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School". Caught In Dot. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ "board of directors". Project R.I.G.H.T. Inc. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ "Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School". Boston Teachers Union. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ Daniel, Seth. "Columbia Road's Frederick School to phase out grades, close as middle school | Dorchester Reporter". www.dotnews.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ "Black Women Lead". Greater Grove Hall Main Streets. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Sullivan, Mike (2023-10-04). "Portraits along Blue Hill Avenue honor Boston's Black women leaders". CBS Boston. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Gaskin, Ed (10 April 2025). Black Women Lead: Boston's Most Admired, Beloved, and Iconic Leaders, 1700 - Present. Independently published. ISBN 979-8317465209.