Conrad Worrill (August 15, 1941 – June 3, 2020) was an African-American writer, educator, activist, and talk show host for the WVON call-in program On Target.
Worrill's activism centered on the need for greater independence in African-American life, and helping young people better understand the relationships between power and institutions.
While at college, his past experience overseas of seeing many African Americans sent to war led him to become active in the Black Power Movement.
One of the organizations he was involved with was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which was one of the first African American civil rights groups against war.
The organization deals with addressing political, social, economic, and cultural forces that impact people of African descent in America today.
He was a special consultant of field operations in the Million Man March, which took place on October 16, 1995, and authored a weekly column entitled, Worrill's World.
The center opened in 2021 after a 40-year effort by Worrill, a high school track athlete who lobbied mayors dating back to Harold Washington to build a better place for Chicago’s fastest kids to run.