Press L. Robinson Sr.
Press L. Robinson Sr. began his career as an assistant professor of chemistry at Southern University Baton Rouge. He retired 41 years later, having served as associate vice chancellor at Southern University Baton Rouge, chancellor at Southern University New Orleans, and vice president of the Southern University system.
Schedule
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
State Capitol, Senate Committee Room E
Thriving Against the Odds: Personal Stories of Race, Identity, and Community
with Ronald M. Gauthier, Press L. Robinson Sr., and moderator Mona Lisa Saloy
1:45 pm to 2:30 pm
Cavalier House Books Tent
Book Signing
Pressing Forward: My Life as a Baton Rouge Community Pioneer
In this down-to-earth memoir, longtime educator and community leader Press L. Robinson Sr. recounts his hardscrabble childhood in South Carolina, his education at Morehouse College and Howard University, his career as a professor and administrator in the Southern University system, and his activities as a community leader in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The first elected Black member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, Robinson consistently fought to level the playing fields for Black Americans and to better the social and physical environment of his adopted city.