Howard Stevenson

Howard Stevenson, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 20, 1937, is a product of the Indianapolis Public Schools. He graduated from Crispus Attucks High School in June 1956 and attended Indiana University and DePaul of Chicago. Much of his professional career has been devoted to public and human service. Prior to coming to Arlington High School in March of 1988. Howard served as Fiscal Officer for the Division of Community Services, City of Indian- apolis, for eleven years and Fiscal Office for the Midtown Mental Health Center, Community Involvement Center for six years. In 1986, when the Indianapolis Public Schools proposed closing Crispus Attucks High School, Mr. Stevenson was asked by Attucks student to organize “The Crispus Attucks Students Against Closing”. As a result, he became deeply involve in his effort. Realizing early in life there were injustic- es in the criminal justice system, Mr. Stevenson served six years as Deputy Director of “Concerned People of Correctional Teamwork.” C-PACT was actively involved in serving as an inmate liaison and implementing educational and cultural programs inside the correctional system. When black kids were being murdered in Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Stevenson successfully marshalled government and cooperate support and staged a huge rally on monument circle, which featured the mother of one of the mur- dered victims. As a young man, Mr. Stevenson remem- bers the most memorable event of his life was standing at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. as Dr. Martin Luther King delivered “I Have a Dream.” He says at the moment he too became a “A Dreamer”. In 1989, Mr. Stevenson wrote the initial proposal for A-MEN His dream came true in September 1990, when CLASS funded the first A-MEN program for twenty African-American males. Today, the A-Men has ninety-four partici- pants, a waiting list of fifty, a new sponsor – Indiana Black Expo, Inc. and a dream that soon A-MEN will be a system wide program. Mr. Stevenson, retired from the Indianap- olis Public School, Arlington High School in 2002. After his retirement he began working for Meijer. Howard was the son of James Sr. and Blanche Ross Stevenson. Howard was an honora- ble discharged veteran of the United Stated Army. Mr. Howard Stevenson departed this life on March 17, 2024 at the age of 86. He was preceded by his parents, other siblings that have passed on. Also preceded him was Jualinda Stevenson Lee, Herman S. Stevenson, Mary Charlene Stevenson Pruitt, Vivian Steven- son Crumes, James Stevenson, Jr., Roger Steven- son and Josephine Stevenson.

Howard Stevenson

September 20, 1937 - March 17, 2024