Recognizing and celebrating Queen Judith Robinson for her tireless advocacy, insistence on being heard, and for her work to amplify voices of communities in North Philadelphia for the benefit of the entire City of Philadelphia, on the occasion of Black History Month.

Recognizing and celebrating Queen Judith Robinson for her tireless advocacy, insistence on being heard, and for her work to amplify voices of communities in North Philadelphia for the benefit of the entire City of Philadelphia, on the occasion of Black History Month. WHEREAS, Queen Judith Robinson was born September 1956 in Strawberry Mansion. She now lives in North Central Philadelphia. Coming from the Hebrew Israelite tradition, Queen Judith grew up not voting as a rule. But when her Simon Gratz peers voted for her to be Senior Class President, Queen Judith realized the obligation she felt to help her peers and to engage with her communities. Although she never had money, she knew she could work hard to make things happen. And when Charles Bowser ran for Philadelphia Mayor in 1975, Queen Judith registered herself to vote; and WHEREAS, She increasingly understood that active citizenship is a critical pillar of democracy. Queen Judith became a Block Captain, and more recently seven years ago joined her Ward as a Committee Person. Although she is often asked about running for office, she has always been content being a citizen and recognized it as the most important position one can have; and WHEREAS, Queen Judith initially attended college at Pratt Institute for Design in New York City. But she realized that she did not love New York City and its fashion industry - so Queen Judith decided to come back to Philadelphia and got her associate’s degree from Tracey Warner School of…