About Renae Ogletree
Lived 1950 – 2010 (aged 59). Renae Ogletree was a lGBTQ rights activist.
Renae Ogletree (August 2, 1950 – April 23, 2010) was an activist in Chicago known for co-founding the Chicago Black Lesbians and Gays organization.
Ogletree was born in Passaic, New Jersey, one of six children. She attended Georgian Court University and Montclair State University. She moved to Chicago to work for the Boys & Girls Clubs.
Ogletree advocated for youth through various organizations including the Better Boys Foundation, the Chapin Hall Center for Children, and the Chicago Youth Agency Partnership.
In 1997, she received the Chicago Commission on Human Relations Award. Ogletree was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 1998
Ogletree died on April 23, 2010.
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Who was Renae Ogletree?
Chicago activist (1950-2010)
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Renae Ogletree was born on 2 August 1950 in Passaic.
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Renae Ogletree died on 23 April 2010.
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Renae Ogletree was a lGBTQ rights activist.
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