The Porter-Gaud School, founded in 1867 as the Holy Communion Church Institute, is an Episcopal private school that became co-educational in 1972, the school told ABC News in a statement. “It's so important that they see that representation and know that anything is attainable for them.” “Being the first African American homecoming queen means that children get to look at me and see themselves in me,” Wilsondebriano told ABC News. Wilsondebriano told ABC News that while being the first Black homecoming queen comes with responsibility, it also comes with a great sense of pride and honor. A South Carolina teen made history at her school after being elected the first Black homecoming queen in the school’s history.Īmber Wilsondebriano is a 17-year-old senior at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, S.C., and a proud co-founder of the school’s Black Excellence Society.
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