American television host
Billye Suber Aaron (née Billye Jewel Suber ; born October 16, 1936), previously known as Billye Williams , is an American television host who is notable as the first African-American woman in the southeastern United States to regularly co-host a television show, starting with her debut on "Today in Georgia", in 1968.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Billye went on to host her own show, 'Billye'.[ 3] [ 4]
Advocacy
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Philanthropy
Co-founder of Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation[ 5]
Founder of UNCF Masked Ball[ 6]
Personal life
Billye Jewel Suber was born in Anderson County, Texas on October 16, 1936, to Nathan Suber and Annie Mae Smith.[ 4] Billye was first married to civil rights activist Samuel Woodrow Williams; they had one child together, Ceci.[ 7] [ 8] [ 4] [ 9] In 1973, Billye married professional baseball player, Hank Aaron in Jamaica .[ 9] [ 3] [ 10] [ 4]
Awards
Legacy
Billye Suber Aaron Pavilion at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta , Georgia.[ 1]
References
^ a b c Richardson, Monica (13 May 2016). "Billye Aaron a big hitter when it comes to advocating for women" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved 3 February 2022 .
^ Stirgus, Eric (3 February 2022). "Lo Jelks, Atlanta's first Black television reporter" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved 3 February 2022 .
^ a b c "Centennial Keynoter Billye Aaron " Mount Mary University (https://www.mtmary.edu : accessed 3 Feb 2022)
^ a b c d e f “Billye Aaron’s Biography.” The HistoryMakers, 2020, (https:/.www.thehistorymakers.org/ : accessed 3 Feb 2022)
^ "Five Gene Matthews Boys & Girls Club members receive Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Scholarships" . Boys & Girls Clubs of America . 14 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ Staff Report (1 December 2021). "38th annual Atlanta UNCF Mayor's Masked Ball announces performance by Grammy Award-winner Anthony Hamilton" . The Atlanta Voice . Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved 3 February 2022 .
^ “Oral History with Billye Aaron” The HistoryMakers, 2016, (https:/.www.thehistorymakers.org/ : accessed 3 Feb 2022)
^ "Samuel Woodrow Williams (1912–1970)" . Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved 4 February 2022 .
^ a b "Aaron Married in Jamaica" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida) 13 Nov 1973, Tue Page 46
^ Braverman, Jason. Widow of Hank Aaron: 'For 47 years, Henry and I walked this journey together' 11Alive (https://www.11alive.com/ : accessed 3 Feb 2022)
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