Evelyn Davidson is our features editor and previously served as a community reporter for The Melody. A Richmond, Virginia, native, Evelyn graduated from Christopher Newport University, where she spent two years as news editor and one year as editor-in-chief of The Captain’s Log. She has also written for the Henrico Citizen and The Virginia Gazette. When she’s not editing or reporting, Evelyn enjoys nail art, historical fiction and “Doctor Who.”
Nearly 200 people gathered in Warner Robins last Saturday in protest of mass deportation threats and increased fears of ICE presence in Middle Georgia.
The four pillars of the 100 Black Men organization are mentoring, education, health/wellness and economic empowerment. There are more than 100 chapters of the national 100 Black Men of America, Inc. The organization helps open doors for youngsters with limited opportunities. There are programs and mentorship opportunities for every step of a young person’s development.
The Macon community gathered at one of four community centers across the county to march for equality, justice and freedom — the values King advocated for nearly 60 years ago.
Community members put on green vests and grabbed trash bags on the Saturday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the Greenwood Bottom Day of Service Community Cleanup.
Inspired by Coretta Scott King's words and his own MLK service work in Atlanta, George Crawley sought to organize the Greenwood Bottom Day of Service Community Cleanup.
Five up-and-coming Black entrepreneurs received $5,000 to kick-start or expand their businesses as a part of this year's Downtown Diversity Initiative from NewTown Macon and Macon-Middle Georgia's Black Pages.