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Riles was born June 27, 1917, near Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He was orphaned at an early age and was raised by family friends. He was married to the former Mary Louise Phillips. Riles' son, named Wilson Riles Jr., served on the city council of Oakland, California, from 1979 to 1992 and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the city in ...
Wilson Riles Jr., a former Oakland councilman who served the city from 1979 to 1992 and ran for mayor three The post Oakland to pay $360K to settle police brutality lawsuit filed by ex-councilman ...
English: Wilson Camanza Riles Sr. was an American educator and politician from California. He was the first African American to be elected to statewide office in California. He was the first African American to be elected to statewide office in California.
Larry P. v. Riles is a California court case in which the court held that IQ tests could not be used to place African-American students in special education classes.. Five African-American children had been placed in special classes for the "educable mentally retarded", based on low IQ test scores.
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Wilson Riles (1917–1999) Democratic: California: 1971 1983 Lost reelection Doug Jamerson (1947–2001) Democratic: Florida: 1994 1995 Lost election Patricia Willoughby (?–present) Democratic: North Carolina: September 1, 2004: August 23, 2005: Retired Carolyn Stanford Taylor (born 1957) Democratic: Wisconsin: January 7, 2019: July 5, 2021 ...
Mockler founded and served three years as Director of the Independent Analysis Unit of the Los Angeles City Board of Education. From 1974-77 served as Senior Executive Staff to the Superintendent of Public Instruction Wilson Riles. [2] Mockler was a recognized expert in education issues in California.
There are two high schools (Center High School and McClellan High School), one middle school (Wilson Riles Middle School), and four elementary schools (Dudley Elementary, North Country Elementary, Oak Hill Elementary, and Spinelli Elementary),.