Billye Aaron

Billye Aaron
Hank and Billye Aaron in 2002
Born
Billye Jewel Suber

(1936-10-16) October 16, 1936 (age 90)
Anderson County, Texas, U.S.
EducationTexas College (BA English.)
Atlanta University (MA)
University of California at Berkeley (Post-Grad)
Notable workHank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation
Spouses
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(died 1970)​
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(m. 1973; died 2021)​
Children1 (5 step)

Billye Suber Aaron (née Billye Jewel Suber; born October 16, 1936), previously known as Billye Williams, is an American television host. She 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. Billye went on to host her own show, 'Billye'.

Advocacy

Philanthropy

Personal life

Billye Jewel Suber was born in Anderson County, Texas on October 16, 1936, to Nathan Suber and Annie Mae Smith. Billye was first married to civil rights activist Samuel Woodrow Williams; they had one child together, Ceci. In 1973, Billye married professional baseball player, Hank Aaron in Jamaica.

Awards

Legacy

Billye Suber Aaron Pavilion at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Richardson, Monica (May 13, 2016). "Billye Aaron a big hitter when it comes to advocating for women". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ Stirgus, Eric (February 3, 2022). "Lo Jelks, Atlanta's first Black television reporter". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Centennial Keynoter Billye Aaron" Mount Mary University (https://www.mtmary.edu : accessed 3 Feb 2022)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Billye Aaron’s Biography.” The HistoryMakers, 2020, (https:/.www.thehistorymakers.org/ : accessed 3 Feb 2022)
  5. ↑ "Five Gene Matthews Boys & Girls Club members receive Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Scholarships". Boys & Girls Clubs of America. December 14, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ Staff Report (December 1, 2021). "38th annual Atlanta UNCF Mayor's Masked Ball announces performance by Grammy Award-winner Anthony Hamilton". The Atlanta Voice. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ “Oral History with Billye Aaron” The HistoryMakers, 2016, (https:/.www.thehistorymakers.org/ : accessed 3 Feb 2022)
  8. ↑ "Samuel Woodrow Williams (1912–1970)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "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
  10. ↑ 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)