While many Black leaders and educators were unapologetically Black, Worrill was unapologetically African.

Worrill played a key role in the historic election of Chicago’s first Black mayor Harold Washington and wrote a four-part series on the experience that had readers wanting more.

The column could have been about another holiday called Memorial Day, but instead, Worrill wrote about a day when all Black people should come together.

Dr. Worrill’s major field of study was Black political and movement history, social theory, and curriculum and instruction.

Conrad Worrill’s activism is defined by his leadership in organizations and activities that have been at the forefront of social and racial justice, African-centered education, African liberation, and self-determination for people of African descent.