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William Hoard, left, receives a vase of flowers from Sandra Clemmons as he is recognized as one of the two oldest living banner recipients during an unveiling for the 2024 Black History Month Banner Program honorees on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at the A D Lewis Community Center in Huntington.
RaShad Sanders, executive director of the Fairfield Community Development Corporation, speaks during an unveiling for the 2024 Black History Month Banner Program honorees on Sunday at the A.D. Lewis Community Center in Huntington.
Councilwoman Teresa Johnson speaks during an unveiling for the 2024 Black History Month Banner Program honorees on Sunday at the A.D. Lewis Community Center in Huntington.
William Hoard, left, receives a vase of flowers from Sandra Clemmons as he is recognized as one of the two oldest living banner recipients during an unveiling for the 2024 Black History Month Banner Program honorees on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at the A D Lewis Community Center in Huntington.
RaShad Sanders, executive director of the Fairfield Community Development Corporation, speaks during an unveiling for the 2024 Black History Month Banner Program honorees on Sunday at the A.D. Lewis Community Center in Huntington.
Councilwoman Teresa Johnson speaks during an unveiling for the 2024 Black History Month Banner Program honorees on Sunday at the A.D. Lewis Community Center in Huntington.
Here is the complete list of the 2024 Huntington Black History Month Banner honorees:
1. Edna Congleton
2. Rev. Franklin Murphy Sr.
3. Constance Claytor Fitzpatrick
4. Tom Wright
5. Lt. Joan Chappelle
6. Darnell Wright
7. Rhonda Felder
8. Roberta Dawson
9. Cicero M. Fain Jr.
10. Brian Lawson
11. Victor Simpson
12. Audrey McClinton
13. Michael Thomas Jr.
14. Shawn P. Woods
15. Cassandra L. Woods
16. David Parker Barnes Sr.
17. Bishop Samuel C. Graves Sr.
18. Delois Morrow-Perry
19. Cora L. Floyd
20. Lottie J. Simms
21. L. Victoria Smith
22. John Willard ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œJ.W.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Scott
23. Elder Katherine Jackson
24. Pastor Gary P. Brydie
25. Joseph A. Slash Jr.
26. Steven L. Ferguson
27. Steven P. Turner
28. Yolanda Maxine Ferrell
29. Candace D. Layne
30. Gwyndolyn Pierson
31. Carter H. Barnett
32. Edward Milford Starling Jr.
33. Bryan Ridgeway
34. Shaunte N. Polk
35. Theresa D. Polley-Shellcroft
36. Harry Tolliver
37. Virginia J. Moore
38. Leonard C. Polley
39. Beverly Murrell
40. Carolyn Wright
41. Jack H. Housen
42. Walter L. Barnes
43. David Keith Lee
44. Ahme Bassing
45. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œDiamond TeethÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Mary McClain
46. Jacqueline Proctor
47. Duane Rankin
48. Andre Motley
49. Maudella White Taylor
50. Kameron T. Miller
51. William C Whittenburg Jr.
52. Dan Hill
53. Rev. Dr. Leroy Banks Allen
54. Nancie S. Robinson
55. Dr. Robert S. Wesley Gunn Sr., D.D.S.
56. Thomas Kincaid
57. LeRoy Barnes
58. Roslyn Denise Bradshaw
59. Joe and Janella Coleman
60. Burnis Morris
61. Bocky Miller
62. Royale Brown
63. George K. Smith
64. Kohson Perkins
65. Rickie Robinson
66. Beatrice Spradley
67. Helen Stovall Hill Gunn
68. William A. Hoard
69. Dr. William K. Elliot
70. Cora Davis
71. Thomas Jefferson Hargis, Jr.
72. Alisha Hill
73. Feon Smith
Legacy Banners (Banners that will go up each year)
After the 2023 BHM Banner Project was completed, the full committee voted that there should be four banners that will continuously be a part of this project each year. The four names below are the most recognizable and 2024 Huntington Black History Month Banner Project mentioned names when speaking of black history in the City of Huntington. These four individuals each played a major role in history locally and throughout the nation.
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