Bread and Butter Shoppe owner Valour Cobbins has seen notable improvements in her business since she received a $5,000 grant and coaching from Optimum and Coalition to Back Black Businesses.
Tiffany M. Jackson opened Ms. T’s Sweets and Treats in 2010 using recipes she learned from both of her grandmothers.
Sammy Qadan founded Sullivan’s Hollow, a group that intentionally rotates through musicians, in 2019 to perform at music festival Longwood Afternoon.
Whitney Perkins has held her role as graduate program director for Jackson State University’s Department of Communicative Disorders since 2022.
The 2023 Mississippi Invitational’s theme, “Gulfs among Us,” threads through the show, resonating on multiple levels: in artwork centered in this region, and as a response to rifts of all types—social, political, cultural, environmental and internal.
The Jxn Film Festival will host workshops, screenings and a black-tie gala at different locations across Jackson from July 23 to July 28.
Canton, Miss., native Scotty Heath runs an award-winning YouTube channel called ScottyByNatureTV, where he reviews TV shows and discusses pop culture.
Members of the inaugural Change Collective met in Detroit in early June 2023. They received initial training in matters relating to fundraising, building private partnerships and talking to the media.
Through his Lauderdale, Miss., business Carvings ’N’ Creations, Kyle Tullos offers crafts made using sandblasting, powder coating and other techniques.
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