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…
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…
by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Grab your seatbelts Macon and Middle Georgia, strap in, and hold on to something as Disney On Ice rolls into our town November 1 & 2 at the Macon Coliseum. With an immersive getaway theme titled Road Trip Adventure as the show’s anchor, the plan is for audiences to be whisked…
The James Wimberly Institute of Black Studies and History, Inc. will host its 2025 Racial Barrier Breakers Celebration on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Anderson Conference Center, 5171 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, Georgia 31206. This year’s grand celebration will take place in October—a new direction for the Institute. Founder and President Dr. Henry Ficklin explained the…
I have always loved October for many of the reasons you’d expect crisp fall leaves as they go through a series of shades (green, yellow, orange and a beautiful red), pumpkin spice, cooler temps to name a few. But as a victim, just like the fall leaves went through many changes before each shade of color, so did my…
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…
by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Pastor Dr. Todd Shipp says “business as usual” in the church is no longer acceptable. “We have to stop looking to man for the answers and start looking to God for His Divine intervention “he insists. Synergy Church is where he’s putting his belief into practice. The church has been in…
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…
by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Three months ago the parishioners of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Macon’s Bellevue neighborhood received new leadership following the appointment of Reverend Dr. Lugenia Johnson by Right Reverend Michael Leon Mitchell, Presiding Prelate for the 6th Episcopal District (Georgia). She replaced former Pastor Marvin Colbert and she is exceptionally grateful….
by Rena Canady- Laster, Actor, Speaker, and Transformation Life Coach This month marks the first anniversary of Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, as more than a movie, but a movement and a remarkable initiative dedicated to advocating for and improving the lives of foster and at-risk families. Through the story of Possum Trot, we get to…
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