She’s known for her many firsts: first Black woman principal at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in 1992. The first Black woman to hold the Texas’ High School Principal of the Year in 2001. Benton pulled the black cover over to reveal one of the reddish brown-plated signs that enshrines her legacy in Fort Worth. (Maria Crane | Fort Worth Report/CatchLight Local/Report for America)Marissa Greene is a Report for America corps member, covering faith for the Fort Worth Report. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters.