'She didn’t do what she did to get praise. She did it because she believed in it,' BarbaraOnTV said of legendary public relations executive Ave Montague.
Recognition of Black History Month — or any of the ethnic history months — needn’t be confined to long ago and far away. In every community there are fading local legends, the people’s saints and heroes, who deserve to be remembered and more widely known. It is important to capture and share their stories while those who knew them are still around to talk about who they were and why they mattered.
'The Martin Luther King of music' is getting a new day in the sun James Reese Europe established the early stirrings of jazz as America’s original music “There was nobody better at representing a Black business black, any Black arts and culture, than Ave,” White said. “She would make sure that anybody was gonna talk to her if she believed in you and what you were doing.”
On Jan. 20, 2009, Montague partnered with KBLX for “Inauguration West,” a huge celebration at the Metreon for the first inauguration of President Barack Obama. She filled the center with Warriors and 49ers, Chinese dragon dancers, music by Morris Day and the Time and great food. In Meaghan Mitchell’s 2009 tribute video, you can see the four Black queens of Bay Area broadcasting — Belva Davis, Carolyn Tyler, Pam Moore and Rodgers — and pre-MoAD White. Pre-City Hall Breed is one of several young women testifying to Montague’s mentorship. There, too, are twins Melorra and Melonie Green, who have been co-directors of the African American Art and Cultural Complex since 2017.
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