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Sadie Alexander’s daughter is ‘heartbroken’ at the state of the Philly school named for her mother

Penn Alexander opened in 2002 with a student body that was 57% Black. Today, just 13% of students are Black.

Dr. Rae Alexander-Minter, the daughter of Sadie Alexander, speaks during a fund-raiser. She is now “heartbroken” at the state of the school named for her mother.
Dr. Rae Alexander-Minter, the daughter of Sadie Alexander, speaks during a fund-raiser. She is now “heartbroken” at the state of the school named for her mother.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer