Billie Young

Billie Young
Born(1947-07-21)July 21, 1947
DiedMarch 31, 2021(2021-03-31) (aged 73)
Academic work
InstitutionsJackson State University faculty, Mississippi State University

Billie Jean Young (July 21, 1947 – March 31, 2021) was an American actress, activist, poet and educator.[1]

She lived in Marion, Alabama, from where she traveled the world to teach and work with young people.[2] She graduated from Judson College,[3] and Samford University's Cumberland School of Law. She taught at Jackson State University. She has taught at Mississippi State University, Meridian campus.[4] She was Artist-in-Residence at Judson College.[5] Her papers are held at the University of Alabama Hoole Special Collections Library.

Young died on March 31, 2021, at the age of 73.[6]

Awards

  • 1984: MacArthur Fellows Program[7]
  • 1995: Mississippi Governor's Award for Artistic Achievement [8]
  • 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

Works

  • "Fannie Lou Hamer: This Little Light", Mississippi Writers: Drama, Editor Dorothy Abbott, University Press of Mississippi, 1991, ISBN 978-0-87805-238-7
  • Fear Not The Fall, New South Books, 2004, ISBN 978-1-58838-161-3
  • Editor, Now How You Do, a memoir, 2009, Westry Wingate Press, ISBN 978-1-935323-04-4
  • Family Secrets, Westry Wingate Press, 2009,ISBN 9781935323150

References

  1. ^ "Jet - Google Boeken". Johnson Publishing Company. 1984-11-12. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  2. ^ "Alabama Bound Author Billie Young". Alabamabound.org. 2005-02-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  3. ^ "Judson College - Intranet". Intranet.judson.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Billie Jean Young, Associate Professor of Fine and Performing Arts/ Artist-in-Residence, Judson College". Womenarts.org. 2008-12-10. Archived from the original on 2004-03-21. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  6. ^ "Obituary for Dr. Billie Jean Young at Weatherly-Studdard Memorial Funeral Home, Inc". www.weatherly-studdard.com. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  7. ^ "Billie Jean Young, Community Development Leader". MacArthur Foundation.
  8. ^ "Mississippi Actors, Actresses, Stars of Stage, Screen, and Television, Directors". MSwritersandmusicians.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
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