Billye Aaron

Billye Suber Aaron (née Billye Jewel Suber; born October 16, 1936), previously known as Billye Williams, is an American television host who 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'. Quotes “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t support other women.” “We eat from fields every day that we did not plant. We drink from wells we didn’t dig. We live by liberties that we did not secure. That means there’s a special responsibility to continue planting and digging and fighting for freedom, peace and dignity.” “It’s indescribable. It’s just absolutely mind boggling to see my name on a building. This is something I never dreamed. I never dreamed that something like this could happen.” — speaking at the dedication of the Billye Suber Aaron Pavilion at Morehouse School of Medicine. “Even if the dreams are impossible or appear to be so, keep on dreaming.” Internal link