by mcl | Oct 1, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
By MARILYN TINNIN JSU’s Jordan Jefferson Jordan Jefferson is the 2016 valedictorian of Callaway High School and is now a sophomore at Jackson State University on a full academic scholarship. “Well rounded” does not begin to describe this young man...
by mcl | Sep 1, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
By MARILYN TINNIN Happy 100th Birthday to a Beautiful Lady! Mrs. Frances Reynolds of Sunnybrook Estates in Madison has lived through one hundred years of significant American history—literally. Born near the end of World War I, she has witnessed...
by mcl | Aug 1, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
By Marilyn Tinnin A One-of-a-Kind Living Legacy I suppose every family evaluates their heirlooms a little differently. Some things are valuable because they are costly–jewels, fine art, antiques. Those are special, for sure. But then, there are items of...
by mcl | Jul 1, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
By MARILYN TINNIN Herron Wilson of Delta Mission When Herron Wilson was a little boy growing up in Caile, Mississippi, his mother made sure he was in church on Sundays. He was one of ten children in a single parent home, but he says he really did not...
by mcl | May 31, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
BY MARILYN TINNIN Justin Jones-Fosu Justin Jones-Fosu, author, entrepreneur, CEO, professional speaker, and—oh yes, seminary student, has a resume longer than my arm. He also has an impressive list of awards, not the least of which is one of EBONY...