City Of White Plains : BLACK HISTORY MONTH Spotlight: Rose Kittrell

Press release from the City of White Plains:

January 31, 2022

Rosa Kittrell

Kittrell Park, a popular recreation site with a swimming pool, basketball court, and children’s play area, was named in honor of Rosa Kittrell, a crusader for mental health programs and founder of the Carver Community Center. 

A graduate of the Hampton Institute and the Bishop Tuttle School for Social Work, Rosa used her education and gifts to create programs to fulfill the needs of her community and inspire many on to future successes. "Others, Lord Others" was the guiding mantra of the legendary White Plains "Children's Champion" and "Pioneer Community Activist.

Rosa devoted her life to humanitarian causes. She was the founder of the Carver Community Center and the Kittrell Nursery School.

This press release was produced by the City of White Plains. The views expressed here are the author’s own.