Have you heard of “America’s Black Wall Street?” “Black Wall Street” refers to the once-prosperous and thriving Greenwood community located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This freedom colony was home to almost 10,000 residents and more than 70Read More…
Moses was born in 1935 in Harlem, New York, into a family he said had “come down in the world”. His paternal grandfather was an eminent Baptist minister, an uncle was a professor and a cousin hadRead More…
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. President David Fernandes has been around the world and back before settling in at the Blue Springs plant where Corollas are built. But he told his team he is proud toRead More…
By Wesley Wells NAACP National President and CEO Derrick Johnson will be the keynote speaker this year at the annual Lee County/Tupelo NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet. The event will take place on Saturday, December 18, 2021Read More…
By Wesley Wells I remember the day back in the summer of 2014 when I heard the news that Jet Magazine would no longer be publishing. I remember the confusion that I had and asked, howRead More…
Our Mississippi Honors Chair Wesley Wells has announced that Columbus, Mississippi businessman Jabari Edwards has been named its Businessman of the Year. “We are honored to select Mr. Edwards as our Businessman of the Year,” WellsRead More…
By Linda G. Wiley, PhD, CDE, CRS What happens when a woman leads a business? . . . Everything! In the United States, women now earn more college and graduate degrees than men. They make upRead More…
Guest speakers and panelists named for 2022 Our Mississippi Women’s Empowerment Summit Tupelo, Mississippi – Our Mississippi Magazine publisher Wesley Wells has announced the speakers for the 2022 Our Mississippi Women’s Empowerment Summit. The summit isRead More…
Well-known actor and activist Lamman Rucker has been named as the guest speaker for the 2022 Our Mississippi Honors Gala event chair and Our Mississippi magazine publisher Wesley Wells announced today. “We are so excited toRead More…
