Stanley Crawford graduated from Simon Gratz High School in 1969; under the Cedar Program he attained a certification in Auto Mechanics. He earned an Associate’s Degree in Electronic Technology from Berean Institute in 1985. Stanley spent four years in the U.S. Army from 1976 to 1980 as a Quality Control Inspector before being honorably discharged. He also spent four years in the U.S. Army Reserves. Stanley retired from the city of Philadelphia after 28 ½ years as a Commercial and Industrial Fire Inspector II. Stanley was also an entrepreneur, owned and
operated a non-alcohol restaurant in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia for four years. Stanley traveled the world teaching African and African American culture as a member of the Arthur Hall African American Dance Ensemble. He helps build and create the first African American Museum in the state of Pennsylvania. Stanley has also worked in the Recovery Community for over 33 years; assisting people with drug addictions find recovery. Stanley is Co-founder of the Nicetown Community Development Corporation, where he has been on the Board for 20 years and is presently Chairman of the Board. As a Founding Member under his leadership as a Board Member the Nicetown CDC has facilitated over 50 million dollars in projects in the Nicetown section of the City of Philadelphia. As a result of the murder of his son William Aboaje Samir Crawford in 2018, Stanley founded The Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia and is presently the President/CEO of BMCCP. The purpose of the organization is to decrease violence in the City of Philadelphia. Under Stanley leadership BMCCP now have the Families of Unsolved Murders Project, B-Men (Black Men Engaging Neighborhoods), BMCCP Female Support Team, Project Uplift, Victims Impact Program, Correlations with Local, State and National Grass Roots Organizations. Stanley believes, “The most valuable thing we have is our time and energy, use wisely it is more valuable than any material possessions.”