Robert Woodson

Robert L. Woodson (born April 8, 1937 Philadelphia) is an American community development leader, and founder and president of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise (NCNE).[1][2]

In 1954, he joined the United States Air Force, and earned his G.E.D.[3] He graduated from Cheyney University with a B.S., and from the University of Pennsylvania with a M.S.W.

He was a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute from 1977 to 1982.[4] In 1995, he resigned after the publication of Dinesh D'Souza’s The End of Racism.[5]

On February 8, 2003, his eldest son, Robert L. Woodson Jr., was killed in a car crash.[6] An award has been named for Woodson Jr. by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he had previously been employed before joining his father at NCNE.[7] Woodson Sr. also has a younger son, Jamal.[6]

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  1. ^ http://web.princeton.edu/sites/jmadison/calendar/archives/documents/Woodson%20Bio.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.cneonline.org/pages/Woodson_Biography
  3. ^ http://www.thehistorymakers.com/programs/dvl/files/Woodson_Robertb.html
  4. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=cngEAQAAIAAJ&q=Robert+Woodson&dq=Robert+Woodson&hl=en&ei=3rDYS47DJcH88AaPusXbBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAw
  5. ^ http://www.aei.org/article/5708
  6. ^ a b http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-242540.html
  7. ^ The Robert L. Woodson Jr. Award/

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