Edna Pincham, community activist, former school board president, dead at 72

YOUNGSTOWN — Edna Pincham, former Youngstown school board president, community activist, and the first black woman to run for Youngstown mayor, died today.

She was inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame in May.

Pincham, 72, was the first woman to be named to a Youngstown mayor’s cabinet, the first black woman to run for mayor of Youngstown, and the first black woman elected to the Youngstown Board of Education, on which she served for 16 years, including a stint as board president.

She created the Pincham Initiative Resource Center, a volunteer organization that helps children pass the Ohio Graduation Test.

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