Maceo Williams-Fletcher:
CLASS OF 1970
Dunbar Vocational (Career Academy) High SchoolClass of 1970
Chicago, IL
Maceo's Story
Maceo Williams has been in the Civil Rights community for quite a few years. Having been raised in Chicago and becoming a community organizer he helped start the Chicago South End Jaycees as well as being one of many who helped start the movement to get Mayor Harold Washington elected “First African American Mayor of Chicago”. He moved to Atlanta in 1977 and hasn’t looked back since. Once in Atlanta and joining up with current Mayor, Maynard Jackson, and the legendary Julian Bond and he learned the political landscape of Georgia.
In addition, Mr. Williams served as a State of Georgia legislative lobbyist on - behalf of the cosmetology industry during the Senate Bill #287 Hearings (first quarter 1997), Senate Bill # 615, and Senate Bill # 95 which was presented and passed at the last (2000) General Assembly. He served in conjunction with a Senate Study Committee to promote Aerospace Development; commercial space activities and telecommunications technology to improve Georgia’s economic base. Out of this, he was charged with promoting ‘The Challenger Learning Center’ for space science education. The year 2000 brought about many new challenges such as being the coordinator for a youth program with the NFL Super Bowl; Delegate for Georgia to ‘The National Summit on Africa'; and a member of ‘Human Rights USA’ (Atlanta).
He opened a business called ‘LeVieux International’ whose mission was to increase opportunities in education; distribution and promotions for Georgia-based businesses in the international marketplace. Consulting for ‘The Center for Trade and Technology Transfer’ he helped coordinate a teleconference with the country Brazil and promoted ‘The Georgia Conference on Investment, Trade, and Tourism with Africa’ for the cosmetology industry of Georgia. He also aided Georgia State's efforts to implement a continuing education program for the cosmetology industry in 2000.
Mr. Williams is well-known in track & field. From 1995 to 1997 he served as athletic director for the Boy S...Expand for more
couts of America Track & Field Classic where he organized and implemented local and statewide sports programs for youths 6 - 18 years old. In 1995 and 1996, Mr. Williams also served as a United States Track & Field Official for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. He also was a judge, referee, umpire, and project manager for the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee and ran eight (8) Boy Scout projects with the Olympics while staying in Olympic Village.
Mr. Williams was pictured in the March 8, 2004, JET magazine issue for his efforts in getting the release of Marcus Dixon (young black accused of rapping a white girl). Also featured in SELF magazine and on the Feminist.com website in the same month for a piece he did on outlawing FGM (female genital mutilation) in Georgia.
After starting a public relations/media company (MaceoMedia) in 2004 he served on the coordinating committee as the media contact for the March in Columbus, Ga. in January 2005 which concentrated on the ‘Kenneth Walker killing’ and the ‘Voter Rights Act’ March on August 6, 2005, in conjunction with rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Atlanta.
Changed his last name to Fletcher in September 2018. Currently working on several people projects Mr. Fletcher writes a monthly article called ‘Civil Rights and You’ for the Georgia Informer (a statewide Ga. African American newspaper). Also working on a project called WORKING AMERICA (A Community Affiliate of the AFL-CIO) is for people like you – working - women and men, retirees, and people who want to set America’s priorities straight. WORKING AMERICA is a powerful force for working people with the combined strength of 13 million union men and women and millions of nonunion workers who share familiar challenges and goals.
In the past twenty-plus years, Mr. Williams - Fletcher has proven himself as a skilled and effective communicator with the ability to start - up, develop, and maintain worthwhile projects that affect the lives of many Black families
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