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2021 Artist of the Year Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
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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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Shameka Reed
- Sep 4, 2019
- 1 min
2018 Leader of the Year
Called into the ministry at age 18, the Rev. C. Edward “CJ” Rhodes II has spent more than two decades preaching, teaching, and leading...
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Shameka Reed
- Sep 3, 2019
- 1 min
2018 Educator of the Year
Dr. Michael Cormack Jr. came to the Magnolia State as program director and manager for Teach For America. Now, almost 15 years later, he...
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Shameka Reed
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
2018 Artist of the Year
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...
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Shameka Reed
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
2018 Entrepreneur of the Year
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....
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Shameka Reed
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
2018 Philanthropists of the Year
Charles and Kinshasa Watson believe that charity and philanthropy provide an avenue to demonstrate love for one’s fellow man in an...
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Shameka Reed
- Sep 1, 2019
- 1 min
2018 Innovator of the Year
Dr. Nashlie Sephus, an expert in image and speech recognition, was introduced to computer engineering through STEM summer camps at...
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