Billie Young
Billie Jean Young (July 21, 1947 – March 31, 2021) was an American actress, activist, poet and educator. She lived in Marion, Alabama, from where she traveled the world to teach and work with young people. She graduated from Judson College, and Samford University's Cumberland School of Law.
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Billie Young
- Name
- Billie Young
- Born
- 21 July 1947
- Died
- 31 March 2021
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- writer · lawyer · poet
- Education
- Judson College · Samford University
- Honours
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- Languages
- English
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She taught at Jackson State University. She has taught at Mississippi State University, Meridian campus. She was Artist-in-Residence at Judson College. Her papers are held at the University of Alabama Hoole Special Collections Library. Young died on March 31, 2021, at the age of 73.
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• Name — Billie Young • Born — 21 July 1947 • Died — 31 March 2021 • Workplaces — Jackson State University faculty, Mississippi State University
Works
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• "Fannie Lou Hamer: This Little Light", Mississippi Writers: Drama, Editor Dorothy Abbott, University Press of Mississippi, 1991, • Fear Not The Fall, New South Books, 2004, • Editor, Now How You Do, a memoir, 2009, Westry Wingate Press, • Family Secrets, Westry Wingate Press, 2009,
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• 1984: MacArthur Fellows Program • 1995: Mississippi Governor's Award for Artistic Achievement • 1995: Lucy Terry Prince Unsung Heroine Award • 2009: Southern Rural Black Women's Hall of Fame Award • 2011: Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama Woman of Distinction Award • 2014: Black Belt Hall of Fame Award
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- 1.Johnson Publishing Company. Jet - Google Boeken. 1984-11-12.
- 2.Alabamabound.org. Alabama Bound Author Billie Young. 2005-02-11.
- 3.Intranet.judson.edu. Judson College - Intranet.
- 4.Archived copy.
- 5.Womenarts.org. Billie Jean Young, Associate Professor of Fine and Performing Arts/ Artist-in-Residence, Judson College. 2008-12-10.
- 6.Obituary for Dr. Billie Jean Young at Weatherly-Studdard Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. www.weatherly-studdard.com.
- 7.Billie Jean Young, Community Development Leader. MacArthur Foundation.
- 8.MSwritersandmusicians.com. Mississippi Actors, Actresses, Stars of Stage, Screen, and Television, Directors.
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