Black History Banner

The City of Dublin’s Black History Banner Committee is now accepting applications to add additional honorees to the collection of banners to be displayed during Black History Month in 2026.

The 2026 honorees will be announced at the City Council Meeting on ___________________. 

The application deadline is July 12, 2025.  Nominations can be submitted by the public.  Download the applications, guidelines, and scoring system for more information. 
Click here: Black History Banner Application & Guidelines

 

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The Black History Banner Committee has selected 3 new honorees for 2025,  

 

The City of Dublin’s Black History Banner Committee was created to recognize and honor individuals who made a positive impact within our city.  Each individual recognized by this committee will be honored through the display of a pole banner hung throughout our historic downtown from January 3 through March 1.  The local honorees were selected from nominations submitted by the public.  Others recognized by the banner committee are Herbert & Mamie Dudley, Reverend Amos O. Holmes, Ruby Jefferson, Reverend H. B. Johnson, Jr., Dr. Henry Thomas Jones, William May, Sr., Warren McLendon, Jr., Samuel Moore, Sr., Emery C. Thomas, George Wyche, Sr., John Wesley Pooler, Ruby Jefferson, and more.

Dublin’s first black history banners came as a result of the City Council attending a National League of Cities convention where the meeting space was decorated with banners from around the world. Dublin City Councilman, Gary Johnson, returned to Dublin with an idea for celebrating black heritage and history with banners downtown.

For more information on the nomination process and to view the current honorees, please visit Black History Banners in Downtown Dublin, GA.