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Circa 2005: My Interview With Myrlie Evers-Williams

Posted June 9th, 2013 by savvylife

Fabvienen Taylor will never forget when she met Medgar Evers.  “He was surrounded by all of these people, but he stopped just to talk to me. I’ll never forget that,”  said Taylor, who was 11 when she met the slain civil rights activist. When Taylor learned that Evers’ widow Myrlie Evers-Williams would be at Lemuria [...]

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June 1st 10 am-7 pm & June 2nd 10 am-7 pm
The New Orleans Oyster fest will educated the country about the benefits of the Louisiana Gulf Oyster, honor and celebrate the restaurateurs and oyster farmers who have solidifed the New Orleans French Quarter as the Oyster Capital of America. www.neworleansoysterfestival.org
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Check Out These Events This Weekend

Posted May 31st, 2013 by savvylife

 

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Jackson Welcomes Semi-Pro Basketball Team

Posted May 17th, 2012 by savvylife

The Jackson Showboats, a semi-professional men’s  basketball team, officially introduce team and partners to the Jackson metro-area today. The Jackson Showboats is an  expansion team of the highly-competitive American Basketball Association league. Players who make it on the Jackson Showboats team have the opportunity to further their basketball career to the NBA, the NBA’s Development [...]

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Petty's Cleaning Services in Columbus, MS was honored for Outstanding Minority Business Award Northeastern Region. Pictured DeJonnette Grantham-King, Jessie Petty, and Shellie Michael
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Minority Businesses Honored At Annual Awards Gala

Posted October 13th, 2011 by savvylife

The Mississippi Minority Business Alliance (MMBA) hosted its’ 11th Annual Awards Gala, September 30 at the Marriott Hotel in Jackson, Miss. to honor minority business owners. This year’s theme was “A Legacy of Excellence: Inspire a New Generation of Minority-Owned Businesses.” Attorney, scholar and orator Thomas N. Todd, who served as the guest speaker, not [...]

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