Our Mississippi Magazine publisher Wesley Wells says he expects the 2023 Our Mississippi Honors Gala to be the largest one to date. The event, in its eighth year, is a celebration of diversity, equity and inclusionRead More…
Our Mississippi Magazine publisher Wesley Wells has announced that Jackson businessman LeRoy Walker, Jr. has been selected to receive the 2023 Our Mississippi Lifetime Achievement Award. Walker is a familiar face in the Jackson community andRead More…
Dr. Carl Mack wants African Americans and the rest of the country to start treating December 6 like the special day it is. The Fourth of July is celebrated on July 4 for a reason. EveryRead More…
TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI (October 6, 2020) – “Our Mississippi” magazine publisher Wesley Wells has announced that 12 individuals have been selected as Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans for 2022-23. Wells said the individuals were selected by anRead More…
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…
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…
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…
