Past Honorees

Once a generation, an artist comes along who not only reminds mainstream audiences how deeply satisfying and emotionally moving the best...

Logophile, brilliant mind and transformative writer, Natalie A. Collier moves rooms and inspires change. As a speaker, she captures...

What began as a community project sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, is now a full fledged educational resource. Project Impact...

Dr. Foluso Fakorede, physician, entrepreneur and advocate for healthcare injustices spent his formative years in Nigeria and immigrated...

Greg Johnson is an assertive, critical and independent thinker, researcher and an avid student of history, politics and movement...

Dr. Kiana Pendleton initially wanted to be a news anchor. It was at the encouragement of an Americorps supervisor that she began to...

Each year Target Corp. introduces its Black History Month collection that includes more than 100 products, including apparel for every...

Executive director of the People’s Advocacy Institute, co-director of the Electoral Justice Project and co-manager of the successful...

A social entrepreneur, speaker and passionate educator, Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon is committed to revitalizing and unifying her community by...

DeMario Davis, his wife Tamela and their family strive daily to live lives that are pleasing to God and are based on the Acts 20:35 bible...

Dr. Jerrick Rose and Dr. Chandra Minor first met as students attending dental school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center....

In just five short years, Comedienne Rita Brent has taken the comedy world by storm. Welcome to your blog post. Use this space to connect...

When Tiffany Graves says she became a lawyer to help people, those aren’t just words for her. It’s literally her life’s purpose and...

Meet Dr. Pamela Scott-Bracey Ever since she could remember Dr. Pamela Scott Bracey has wanted to be in the education field. “Growing up,...

Called into the ministry at age 18, the Rev. C. Edward “CJ” Rhodes II has spent more than two decades preaching, teaching, and leading...

Dr. Michael Cormack Jr. came to the Magnolia State as program director and manager for Teach For America. Now, almost 15 years later, he...

Mike Burton, who has toured and worked with some of entertainment’s biggest stars, grew up in a home filled with music. His mother was...

Greg L. Durrell, AIA, is the state’s first black architect to not only be born and educated in Mississippi, but operate his own company....

Charles and Kinshasa Watson believe that charity and philanthropy provide an avenue to demonstrate love for one’s fellow man in an...

Dr. Nashlie Sephus, an expert in image and speech recognition, was introduced to computer engineering through STEM summer camps at...