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AN AMERICAN BUSINESS-
MAN, ENTREPRENEUR, & WILLIAM “BILL” J. POWELL
PIONEERING GOLF COURSE
OWNER
William “Bill” J. Powell was an American businessman, entre-
preneur, & pioneering golf course owner who designed the
Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, OH, the first integrated
golf course, as well as the first to cater to African American
golfers. He was also the first African American to design,
construct and own a professional golf course in the United
States.

KATHERINE DUNHAM
Young Katherine Dunham and her brother, Albert Dunham Jr.,
ca. 1920. Missouri History Museum (June 22, 1909 – May 21,
2006) was an American dancer, choreographer, and company
director as well as an author, educator, and social activist. Dun-
ham had one of the most successful dance careers in American
and European theater of the 20th century and has been called
the “matriarch and queen mother of black dance.

ED BRADLEY

Ed Bradley, journalist & one of the 1st African Americans to
break into network TV news. He is best known for 26 years of
award-winning work on 60 Minutes. During his career he covered
the fall of Saigon, was the 1st Black TV correspondent to cover
the White House, and anchored CBS Sunday Night with Ed Brad-
ley. He received the Peabody, the NABJ Lifetime Achievement
Award, 19 Emmys and others. Known for his style, he was the 1st
male correspondent to regularly wear an earring on the air. R.I.P.

CLARA “MOTHER” HALE HUMANITARIAN

Clara “Mother” Hale, humanitarian who founded the
Hale House, a sanctuary for drug-addicted and HIV/
AIDS-infected babies in Harlem, NY, was born in Phila-
delphia, PA, on April 1, 1905.

THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO OWN
TAMMY WILLIAMS HER OWN POST PRODUCTION STU-
DIO IN GEORGIA
Tammy Williams is the first black woman to own her own post-produc-
tion studio in the state of Georgia. Williams has recently started Open
River Studios in Fayetteville. Open Rivers Studios is a 16,000 sq. ft. com-
plex with production and post-production operations. Williams hopes to
attract Independent filmmakers and provide original programming that
will lead to future licensing contracts.

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