'I decided to dress up for Black History Month so that the kids are actually seeing a live person from history. I just wanted to bring history alive for the kids.'
McGriff decided to also put a focus this year on African American historical figures local to Virginia. Her personal favorite has been Mary Jackson.
Jackson's life was most recently portrayed in the 2016 blockbuster"Hidden Figures," where she was played by Janelle Monae. McGriff dressed as other well-known figures such as Misty Copeland, Ella Fitzgerald and Barack Obama, but also gave recognition to those who are lesser-known, such as James Lafayette, a former slave turned spy during the Revolutionary War; Dr. L.D. Britt, the first African American doctor in America to have an endowed chair in surgery; and Thurgood Marshall, the Supreme Court's first African American justice.
Latoya McGriff dressed as Dr. L.D. Britt, the first African-American doctor in America to have an endowed chair in surgery. Latoya McGriff also honored historically black colleges and universities, HBCUs, and Black Greek-letter organizations during Black History Month at Creekside Elementary School.
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