About Our Award Symbol
The American Eagle was chosen as the perfect symbol for our Racial Barrier Breakers Award because this powerful and magnificent animal embodies characteristics that are respected and admired in each of our Awardees.
The American Eagle was chosen as the perfect symbol for our Racial Barrier Breakers Award because this powerful and magnificent animal embodies characteristics that are respected and admired in each of our Awardees.
I entered college with a basketball scholarship because at that predominately white college, scholarships for freshman African American students were few and far between.
When discussing the name of the Wimberly Institute, it was Councilman James Timely who remarked that it should be “Black” rather than “African American” Studies.
Juneteenth marks our country's second Independence Day. It is often called Freedom Day.
Jasmine Habersham’s journey from Macon to the World has been sensational and there is much more to come from this musically gifted vocalist!