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telephone answering service art world until its closing in Central Georgia DFCS
in Atlanta. With loyal clients 2000. Region, based in Macon.
including Black Enterprise, Government She co-founded a non-profit,
Atlanta physicians, attorneys Joshua House Early Care
and businesses, BJ led *Avonia “Peggy” and Learning Center which
Hello Dollies for 20 years Lemons was the first black she describes as her current
before selling the company woman to become a passion
and moving to another Manager of a Field Service *Pamela O’Bryant
chapter in her life.
Office providing employment Wells was Director, Civil
Brenda Martin and unemployment services Investigations, State of
for the Georgia Department
Mitchell's love of African Georgia Governor’s Office of
culture and art was the of Labor in 1989. After a 32 Consumer Affairs aka Ga.
foundation of her 27 year year career with numerous Consumer Services. One of
ownership of African achievements and awards, my most notable
Connections, a boutique gift Peggy retired as the accomplishments---
shop featuring African and Department's Director of investigation of Toyota's
Diaspora art, artifacts, Customer Relations and advertising practices,
jewelry, clothing and Marketing. deceptive nondisclosure,
accessories. She grew the *Patricia Eason Walker resulting in fines and over $8
business from a small was the first black County million in restitution to the
operation in her home in Director of the Department State
1973 to a retail space in of Family and Children’s
Little 5 Points that became Services in Georgia. She Dorothy Kent Mabry,
an institution in the Atlanta retired as Field Director for served as Special Assistant
to the Regional
