Henry “Hank” and Yvonne Thomas

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Henry “Hank” James Thomas

  • American civil rights activist and entrepreneur who was one of the original 13 Freedom Riders who in 1961 protested racial segregation
  • Co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) President of the Hayon Inc. Group and Victoria Hospitality Properties Inc.
  • Served on boards of the APEX Museum, the Butler Street YMCA, the 100 Black Men of DeKalb
  • Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Piney Woods School
  • Trustee at Morehouse School of Medicine

Yvonne Thomas

  • Served on national, divisional and regional boards of several McDonald’s leadership organizations, including the

  • Women’s Owners Network, National Black McDonald’s Owners Association, Division Leadership Council, and Atlanta Black McDonald’s Owners Association and its civic organization: Wheels of Dream Foundation

  • Received W.O.N.’s highest honor, the Dorothy O’Brien Award

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