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…
by Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. MGI Contributor thomasjr63@gmail.com Seven local female luminaries were honored for their contributions in communications, art, medicine, business, and education during a March 16 Women’s History Month event at the historic Douglass Theatre. Using the theme: Acknowledging the Impact that Women have attributed through their ambition, action, and attainment, the Douglass Theatre, the Tubman African…
by MGI Staff Report During a recent Kwanzaa Cultural Access Center & Torchlight Academy sponsored program focused on Black Builders and Designers, audience members were enthralled as four men with historic ties to Macon’s infrastructural and architectural design took to the stage of the historic Douglass Theatre to stimulate and educate those present. Coordinated and hosted by KCAC president…
Honoring Women’s History Month: Four Amazing Women Making a Difference in the Communities They Serve
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