Wedding day photograph of Ann and Linwood Walker, who had a home together on Jefferson Avenue. (Doral Chenoweth/Columbus Dispatch)
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Honoree Ann Walker and Dave Kaylor at the Columbus Monthly Inspiring Women event June 20, 2024, at The Fives.
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Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther hands a pair of scissors to Ann Walker for a ribbon-cutting during the dedication of the new Ann B. Walker Plaza, part of a new apartment complex on the East side, on August 10, 2021. Walker is a Black broadcasting pioneer who served in the Carter administration.
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Supporters including Columbus City Council members Nick Bankston, standing third from left, and Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, standing far left, celebrating with honoree Ann Walker, seated at far right, at the Columbus Monthly Inspiring Women event June 20, 2024, at The Fives.
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Ann Walker’s daughter Rev. Dr. Amelia Walker presents an invocation during the dedication of the new Ann B. Walker Plaza, part of a new apartment complex on the East side, on August 10, 2021. Walker is a Black broadcasting pioneer and community leader who served in the Carter administration.
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Ann Walker is greeted by friends before the dedication of the new Ann B. Walker Plaza, part of a new apartment complex on the East side, on August 10, 2021.
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Honoree Ann Walker takes the mic at the Columbus Monthly Inspiring Women event June 20, 2024, at The Fives.
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Ann Walker is greeted by friends before the dedication of the new Ann B. Walker Plaza, part of a new apartment complex on the East side, on August 10, 2021.
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Friends and family mingle in the newly dedicated Ann B. Walker Plaza, part of a new apartment complex along East Long Street, on August 10, 2021.
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Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther support Ann Walker during a ribbon-cutting during the dedication of the new Ann B. Walker Plaza, part of a new apartment complex on the East side, on August 10, 2021.
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Ann Walker looks up to see her name on the side of a brick building before the dedication of the new Ann B. Walker Plaza, part of a new apartment complex on the East side, on August 10, 2021.
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Ann Walker speaks during the dedication of the new Ann B. Walker Plaza, part of a new apartment complex on the East side, on August 10, 2021.
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Ann Walker and her husband Linwood were raising two children in a Jefferson Avenue home on the North Side when it was razed to make way for Interstate 71. She believed minority communties were targeted for the highway construction.
Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch
