Macon Black Culture Juneteenth 2025 Signature Events MBC JUNETEENTH JR. DEBUTANTE PRESENTATION Date: June 7, 2025 Location: Douglass Theatre A celebration of Black girlhood, legacy, and leadership. This elegant evening honors 4th–7th grade girls who complete confidence, culture, and sisterhood workshops, culminating in a formal presentation before the community. TALES FROM THE CULTURE: HBCU EDITION – COMING HOME Date:…
A variety of chefs took home awards in YouthUp, Inc.’s third annual Celebrity Chef Cook-Off on May 3, 2025. The 1st place prize went to Officer William Jones of the Board of Education Campus Police for his Champion’s Chicken Salad; 2nd place went to Gibran Stephens of Kobi Catering with Beef Tips over Rice, and 3rd place was awarded…
by Clarence Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com What a night! This best describes the evening of May 17 at the Macon Marriott City Center as Dr. Dianna Hollins – Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Goodwill Ambassador State of Georgia – honored 22 accomplished men and women from across seven states during her 2025 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Awards Gala. The honorees’…
by Clarence Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Bibb County Superior Court Clerk Erica L. Woodford continues to impress. Her recent designation as a 2025 Georgia TRIO Achiever is proof positive. According to a press release from her office, Woodford was officially honored at the TRIO Achievers’ Recognition Award Ceremony on April 14 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The event highlighted…
A small group of Standing On Their Shoulders: A Celebration of African American Women Honorees and friends gathered at the historic Douglass Theater for a reunion lunch and to remember the ones who have passed away since the original program was begun in the early 1990s by Dr. Catherine Meeks as a part of the African American Studies Program…
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…
March is National Women’s History Month and each year, Career Women’s Network honors a nominee, who has contributed to the advancement of women, is a positive asset to their community, and continues to make a valuable impact to their profession. On 4 March 2025, Career Women’s Network of Macon, Georgia honored District Attorney Anita Howard, naming her the Woman…
Sharon Stafford received an Honorary Doctoral from Dr. Dianna Global Enterprise with accredited partner, Global I international Alliance , on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the U. S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Half a century is a long time to be in politics. It requires a big commitment. Georgia State Senator David E. Lucas would know. That’s because this month marks 50 years the Macon based Legislator of District 26 has been a public servant. Lucas became the youngest State Representative in the…
In Loving Memory Rebecca Ann Thomas Gore June 13, 1933 – February 14, 2025 Rebecca Ann Thomas Gore was born in Macon, GA on June 13,1933. Rebecca was the youngest of nine children born to the late John E. Thomas and Bessie Wade Thomas. She is the last of the Thomas family as all her brothers and sisters have…
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