LaFrieda Smith

(November 7, 1950-

Pictured above: She was the born in Lansing, Michigan to parents Golden and Clinton Canady along with her younger brother.  Her mother was and educator and her father was a dentist. 

Pictured above: Alexa Canady was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in 1989.

Pictured above: She was named Teacher of the Year in 1984 by the Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

Pictured above: She received the Candace Award in 1986 from the National Coalition of 100 Black women for her excellence. Visit their website to find out more about this organization.

*She has 3 honorary degrees and is also a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery and the American College of Neurosurgery.

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