Day 26: Celebrating 29-Days Of Black History In Brooklyn
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On Day 26 of Black History Month we recognize Frank Mickens.
Frank Nathaniel Mickens, the old school disciplinarian and brilliant transformational principal of Boys and Girls High School, was born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The school is located at 1700 Fulton Street in the heart of Bed-Stuy. Mickens knew the neighborhood and understood its people.
Mickens took over Boys and Girls High in 1986. As he inspired, he instituted “dress for success” days, prohibited the wearing of excessive jewelry and hats, and did not tolerate bad behavior. According to the New York Times article dated July 10, 2009, “In his first seven years as principal, the school’s graduation rate rose to 40.5 percent from 24.4 percent. In 2004, the year he retired, it was 47.5 percent.” How did he do this, you ask? The article continues, “I have a simple proposition: This is my house. I’m 46 years old. A 15-year-old is not going to dictate to me how this school is run.”
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Mickens graduated from Erasmus Hall High School on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, which is now Erasmus Hall Educational Campus. He received a bachelor’s degree from State University and a master’s degree from New York University. He continues to live in the hearts of former Boys and Girls students who knew and respected him.
Listen to Principal Mickens instilling pride and joy at Boys and Girls here:
