Sylvia Blake Bynum (1884-1973)
Sylvia Blake Bynum was born on November 7, 1884 in Cary, North Carolina to John Addison Blake and Mintia Hooker Blake. She married Oliver Bynum in January of 1918 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He passed away in 1929.
(Mary) Virginia (Wilson) Ellis (1916-1990)
Grayce (Johnson) Blake (1930-1971)
Grayce Evelyn Blake was born on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan to Rev. David A. Blake Sr. and Grace Rogers Blake. She attended Jones School and Ann Arbor High School, where her 1948 senior yearbook noted her nickname as simply "Blake". Grayce Blake was an active member of the Bethel AME Church choir, following in the footsteps of her mother, as well as several high school singing groups. Following graduation, she left for Washington D.C. and became a student at Howard University.
Rosemarion (Alexander) Blake (1923-2015)
'Woman Of The Year'

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AADL Productions Podcast: Lola Jones and Carol Gibson
Thu, 06/04/2020 - 1:03pm
Lola Jones and Carol Gibson are well-known to anyone familiar with Ann Arbor history. Over the past 30 years they have sought out and documented the history of the African American experience in Ann Arbor through a series of projects under the moniker Another Ann Arbor; it is largely through their work that the Ann Arbor African American story is a part of our shared community identity. Lola and Carol stopped by the library to talk with us one day about the work they have done over the years and where they are headed next. They shared with us some of the interesting people and events they have learned about and brought to the community in their television program, their documentaries, and their book. You can now watch one of their documentaries online at aadl.org in our video collection. A Woman's Town was produced in 1991 and tells the story of Ann Arbor through the voices of prominent African American women.
Joan Gibson, a junior at Pioneer High School, models back-to-school fashion, September 1969

Ann Arbor News, September 7, 1969
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Experts predict that the Afro look will be around for a long time. Joan Gibson, right, a junior at Pioneer High School and daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lee Jones of Fair Street, models an imported African print handmade by her sister, Janet.
'Fighter' Dorsey Remembered

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Role Model

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