CAU Alum Finds A Way To Make A Way He graduated in 1995 but it wasn’t easy. During his sophomore year at Clark Atlanta University, Jerry Ellis almost gave up in his quest for a college degree. His major was Biology but Jerry participated in other extracurricular activities at the university as well. One of those interests was being a member of the Clark Atlanta University Jazz Orchestra, headed by CAU professor James Patterson. Jerry played tenor sax and traveled with the orchestra around the United States for personal appearances…
Education & Schools
By Barbara Armstrong In honor and recognition of Black History Month, “A Community Celebration of Black Joy” was presented Friday, February 3, at Decatur High School. School librarian, Ifeud Hill, collaborated with Georgia Public Broadcasting Service (GPB) and the Black Student Union to design the program. Attendees were greeted by charcoal portraits of famous Black people courtesy of The 9th-grade art teacher who assigned her students, both Black and white, the task of drawing famous African Americans they admired. There were books for sale and refreshments were provided. Lindsay Davis,…
Horace Henry’s “One Day in January” Exhibit A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service Photojournalist Horace Henry’s collection is currently on exhibit at Robert W. Woodruff Library in the Atlanta University Center. The exhibit started in February 2023 and will be there through March 2023. On January 15, 1969, at the first memorial service to honor Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday, nine months after his assassination, Horace Henry was one of several photographers to cover the solemn event. Henry has an annual…
The City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation Invites You to Attend : More Than a Trim: Barber, Beauty and Mental Health Free Haircuts Free Hairstyling Free Food Music Community Resources Wednesday, February 15, 2023 5:00 pm C. T. Martin Recreation Center 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW Atlanta, Georgia 30311-1301 Barber and Beauty conversations will begin at 5:30 pm. This event is open to middle and high schools students ages 12 to 18 of the Atlanta Public Schools . Ages 12 to 18 are highly encouraged to…
Inquirer Friend and Former Atlanta First Lady Succumbs – Burnella Jane “Bunnie” Hayes Jackson Ransom
Inquirer Friend and Former Atlanta First Lady Succumbs – Burnella Jane “Bunnie” Hayes Jackson Ransom
Burnella Jane “Bunnie” Hayes Jackson Ransom November 16, 1940 – February 2, 2023 Burnella Jane “Bunnie” Hayes Jackson Ransom was born on November 16, 1940 in Louisburg, North Carolina to Burnell James Hayes and Elizabeth Day Hayes. She was more affectionately known by her nickname, Bunnie. Her father, Burnalle James Hayes (1903 – 1969), was nicknamed “Bun” and was a baseball pitcher with the Negro Leagues from 1928 to 1935. He had played with the Baltimore Black Sox, Chicago American Giants, Washington Pilots, Brooklyn Eagles and Newark Dodgers. Jackson-Ransom attended…
Dr. Roslyn Pope – “Quiet Giant” October 29, 1938 – January 19, 2023 “We do not intend to wait placidly for those rights which are already legally and morally ours to be meted out to us one at a time.” Appeal for Human Rights author Dr. Roslyn Pope died on January 19, 2023. Roslyn Pope was born in 1938 in Atlanta. She attended Spelman College and graduated in 1960. She had been president of Spelman’s Student Government Association (SGA). She earned a master’s degree and a doctorate degree. She served…
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