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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
2021 Artist of the Year Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Once a generation, an artist comes along who not only reminds mainstream audiences how deeply satisfying and emotionally moving the best...
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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
2021 Entrepreneur of the Year Natalie Collier
Logophile, brilliant mind and transformative writer, Natalie A. Collier moves rooms and inspires change. As a speaker, she captures...
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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
2021 Educator of the Year Project Impact Mississippi
What began as a community project sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, is now a full fledged educational resource. Project Impact...
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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
2021 Leader of the Year Dr. Foluso Fakorede
Dr. Foluso Fakorede, physician, entrepreneur and advocate for healthcare injustices spent his formative years in Nigeria and immigrated...
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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
2020 Philanthropist of the Year Gregory Johnson
Greg Johnson is an assertive, critical and independent thinker, researcher and an avid student of history, politics and movement...
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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
Educator of the Year Dr. Kiana Pendleton
Dr. Kiana Pendleton initially wanted to be a news anchor. It was at the encouragement of an Americorps supervisor that she began to...
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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
2020 Leader of the Year LeSpencer Walker
Each year Target Corp. introduces its Black History Month collection that includes more than 100 products, including apparel for every...
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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
2020 Philanthropist of the Year Rukia Lumumba
Executive director of the People’s Advocacy Institute, co-director of the Electoral Justice Project and co-manager of the successful...
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Shameka Reed
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
2020 Entrepreneur of the Year Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon
A social entrepreneur, speaker and passionate educator, Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon is committed to revitalizing and unifying her community by...
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Shameka Reed
- Oct 13, 2019
- 2 min
2019 YG&E Philanthropist of the Year
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...
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Shameka Reed
- Oct 13, 2019
- 2 min
2019 YG&E Entrepreneurs of the Year
Dr. Jerrick Rose and Dr. Chandra Minor first met as students attending dental school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center....
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Shameka Reed
- Sep 4, 2019
- 1 min
2019 YG&E Artist of the Year
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...
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Shameka Reed
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
2019 YG&E Leader of the Year
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...
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Shameka Reed
- Sep 4, 2019
- 3 min
2019 YG&E Educator of the Year
Meet Dr. Pamela Scott-Bracey Ever since she could remember Dr. Pamela Scott Bracey has wanted to be in the education field. “Growing up,...
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