Black History Makers is a publication created by Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, President of First Class, Inc. and the first African-American “First” Lady of Atlanta Georgia. For Thanksgiving this year (2018) I invited myself to go on a trip to Montgomery, AL, with my daughter, Beth Jackson Hodges, and my son-in-law, Howie Hodges. Howie wanted to […]
Young Black History Maker Ashley Derby is making history at Chick-fil-A
History is made everyday by people of all ages, and from all walks of life. In order to make sure that all of the people who are making history get recognition for their achievements we are starting a new blog within our usual Black History Makers blog. We will now feature blog posts that focus […]
Andrew Patterson – A History Maker who knows how to make “good” history.
It is time to refresh the information, written in 2007, because – you see – there are not too many people in Atlanta who have not been helped by Andrew Patterson when one traces the thread of good deeds he gives to this community. Recently appointed to the Board of Trustees at Gammon Theological Seminary, […]
Joseph Lowery is more than a history maker; he is a warrior who took up the sword of civil rights and made monumental history
I wrote this story in 2015. It is time for an update. Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, age 96 years young, is still giving advice and making more history today than he did in his hay-day. I discovered that Reverend Lowery loves neck bones, and every now and then I prepare this dish, the way […]
Georgia “Gee Gee” Dickens – A One-Of-A-Kind History Maker
Reading through this piece that was written about a wonder lady, Gee Gee Dickens, brings back old memories of friends from Southwest Atlanta – when I first arrived in this city. Georgia taught me how to play bridge. All the while the bridge lessons were going on, she was talking about something of culture – […]
WHAT A HISTORY MAKER! – BARBARA LEWIS KING CONTINUES TO WRITE HISTORY
More about Dr. Barbara . . . This great lady is someone whom I continue to admire and respect. Getting to know her, and to appreciate all that she had done, has been a blessing for me. The story below was written in 2011; and I realize even more, (now – in 2017) that she […]
Xernona Clayton – A history maker and a living doll. She has been marching all the time!
Xernona Clayton is taking my name, as the energizer bunny, away from me, and I have to admit that she deserves it. She keeps on going, and going . . . No later than March 25, 2017, the entire city of Atlanta turned out to bestow another honor upon the “living doll.” This new honor […]
Marvin Arrington – An On-going Force To Be Reckoned With
Written in spring 2008. One of the first articles of this sort that I wrote was about Marvin in 2008. Arrington & Hollowell Law Firm had been a client of First Class, Inc. for several years. Having written press releases and assisted with campaigns for more than 10 years, I saw this man worry about […]
Juanita Sellers Stone – Keeper of the Sellers Brothers Dream
Atlanta is rich with amazing people. You may be sitting beside them in Church and won’t know how “deep” they are. Juanita Sellers ran one of the best perpetual care funeral homes the city had to offer – Sellers Brothers. Even though she took care of my mother and father when they passed away, I […]
Dr. Robert A. Holmes – A Gentleman, a Scholar, and a History Maker
Written November 30, 2010. Dr. Bob Holmes might not be walking as much as he did in 2010, but he is still walking for his community. We still belong to the same Church and we check up on each other on Sunday mornings every now and then. He has not gained a pound and I […]