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Velma Woods
November 12th, 2022 
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Ms. Woods is petite, kind and about her business…in high school, it would always tickle me to see her move into her ‘professional sista-girl’ when you were not doing what you were supposed to be doing. As a guidance counselor at an inner-city high school, she saw the lives of her students from all walks of life, but she always treated us like we were her own. She saw the good in each one of us…and wouldn’t let us forget it.
Continue ReadingMargaret Alexandria Rose Campbelle
November 12th, 2022 Blog
Grandmother Campbelle was a formidable woman. Living to be 108, she saw and lived through a lot…including the opportunity to attend her 80th class reunion at Clark Atlanta University. She knew the power of the press, pen, and amplification before any of those phrases were a big deal, and she was a publicist before her time.
Continue ReadingWashington “Wash” Rose
November 12th, 2022 Blog
Wash Rose, a former slave, left South Carolina and moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1866 after buying his freedom. In Yazoo, he started a blacksmith shop in a two-story brick building around 1870 and was regarded as a very successful, respected and regarded businessman with an intense level of attention to detail.
Continue ReadingFrancis S. Guess
November 12th, 2022 Blog
Francis was “Uncle Francis” for years. I learned so many pearls of knowledge from him like, ‘listen intently and talk less, you’ll learn where the bodies (projects/details/info) are buried’ and that it was always better to ‘beat ‘em up in the back room Perri, but be their friend and protect them in public.’
Continue ReadingSue Atkinson
November 12th, 2022 Blog
Sue G. Atkinson fell in love with Public Relations when I was just getting started in the world. After teaching Latin and Math at John Overton High School, as well as serving at Nashville Public Television, Sue began a PR career that would span over 30 years.
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