{"654690":{"#nid":"654690","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Banners Herald 60th Anniversary of Black Student Matriculation ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s first three Black students \u0026mdash; trailblazers Ford C. Greene, Ralph A. Long Jr., and Lawrence Williams \u0026mdash; began taking classes in September 1961. Ronald L. Yancey enrolled a year later, in 1962, and became Tech\u0026rsquo;s first Black graduate in 1965. The 60th anniversary of Black student matriculation at Tech is being celebrated by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtbao.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/17\/home.aspx?gid=35\u0026amp;pgid=61\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Black Alumni Organization (GTBAO)\u003C\/a\u003E and the Institute with a series of banners across campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe four-banner series highlights past, present, and future Georgia Tech trailblazers. The four designs feature the trailblazers statue; Atlanta mayor and Tech alumnus Andre Dickens; Joycelyn Wilson, assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication; and Ph.D. student De\u0026rsquo;aira Bryant. A total of 24 banners are affixed to light poles across campus and will be on display through the end of May.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe banner celebration is a collaborative effort of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, GTBAO, and Institute Communications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECelebratory banners will be on display through end of May.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Celebratory banners will be on display through end of May. "}],"uid":"27713","created_gmt":"2022-01-24 13:49:34","changed_gmt":"2022-01-26 13:27:04","author":"Victor Rogers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"654691":{"id":"654691","type":"image","title":"Banner - 60th Anniversary of Black Student Matriculation ","body":null,"created":"1643032756","gmt_created":"2022-01-24 13:59:16","changed":"1643032907","gmt_changed":"2022-01-24 14:01:47","alt":"60th anniversary banner of Black student matriculation","file":{"fid":"248277","name":"60th Anniversary Banners-001.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/60th%20Anniversary%20Banners-001.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/60th%20Anniversary%20Banners-001.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1192125,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/60th%20Anniversary%20Banners-001.JPG?itok=oRJZ2Uii"}}},"media_ids":["654691"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/issuu.com\/gtalumni\/docs\/vol97_no2_low_res","title":"60 Years: Celebrating our Past, Continuing our Legacy (p. 92 of Alumni Magazine)"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2018\/09\/trailblazers-struggle-and-promise","title":"Trailblazers: The Struggle and The Promise"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"189784","name":"60th anniversary of Black student matriculation"},{"id":"171933","name":"GTBAO"},{"id":"596","name":"Alumni Association"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EVictor Rogers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}