Central High Teen Capturing Memorable Moments Through Her Photography Business

Ayreanna Hollins

by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com A lucrative, legacy bound career in photography is underway for one Central High School teenager. Ayreanna Hollins is her name and already the 16 year old entrepreneur is capturing memorable moments as the owner of Recaptured Media. Hollins and photography found each other first as a middle schooler when she asked…

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Wimberly Institute Salutes Barrier Breakers, Visionary, and Vanguard

Wimberly Institute Salutes

by BeeDee Clay October 18, 2025, marked a triumphant and inspiring evening in the city of Macon as the James Wimberly Institute hosted its annual Barrier Breakers Ceremony, this year honoring eleven distinguished individuals for their groundbreaking achievements. The event, themed “Saluting Barrier Breakers, Visionaries, and Vanguards,” celebrated those who shattered racial barriers and paved the way for progress…

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NAACP Celebrates Purpose, Power, and Progress

NAACP Celebrates

by BeeDee Clay The Macon-Bibb County Branch of the NAACP held its 53rd Annual Earl T. Shinholster Freedom Fund Banquet and Awards on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Buck Melton Community Center. Themed “Heralding Purpose, Power, and Progress,” the evening was filled with inspiration, recognition, and renewed commitment to the ongoing struggle for justice and equality. The banquet…

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The National Environmental Action Network in Macon

Shamira A. Brown, PhD

by Allen Clayton Hoskins, III The National Environmental Action Network, a nonprofit organization created by Millionaire Philanthropists Lewis Ross Brown, DSc and Shamira A. Brown, PhD, has set up a virtual office in the Greater Macon and surrounding areas. This organization is dedicated to assisting individuals who were recently terminated from federal government employment by the Trump Administration. We…

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Unify Consulting Empowering Minds & Transforming Lives

La Tonya Klish-Polk, LPC

by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Warner Robins based Licensed Professional Counselor & Life Empowerment Coach La Tonya Klish-Polk says she’s committed to creating and maintaining a more balanced world through the empowerment of minds and the transformation of lives.. Her business Unify Consulting is how she’s attempting to do that. Using therapy or as her website…

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Otis Redding Center for the Arts Receives Rave Reviews Following Ribbon Cutting

by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Two stories of glory were added to downtown Macon on March 18 as the Otis Redding Center for the Arts (ORCA) was officially opened during a Ribbon Cutting ceremony sponsored by the Otis Redding Foundation and the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce. Around two hundred folks from around Middle Georgia comprised…

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MGI Publisher Receives Honorary Humanitarianism Degree

Cornelia Walker web pic

MGI Staff Report It is with great pride that the Middle Georgia Informer reports that our publisher Cornelia S. Walker is the recent recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humanitarianism courtesy of Dr. Dianna Global Enterprises (DDGE) in partnership with Global International Alliance. Dianna Hollins is the founder and CEO of Dianna Global Enterprises and an international and…

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Wimberly Institute Revives Barrier Breakers Awards

James Wimerly2

For many years in Middle Georgia, one of the highlights of celebrating the Month of February was the James Wimberly Institute’s Racial Barrier Breakers Award ceremony. This event was usually attended by many noteworthy individuals who were there to honor those who had done for the first time what Blacks had never done before. They were brave citizens who…

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Four Macon Women in Business to Know and Learn From

Four Macon Women in Business

by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com As we enter March, which doubles as Women’s History Month, it’s fitting that we remember women past and present that did and are making a difference. In Macon there are many that do, including Middle Georgia Informer publisher Cornelia Walker. But in addition to Walker – Gwenette Westbrooks; Jessica Walden; June…

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