Inajas Perry: Growing from Struggle
Photo and story by Dyahda Nolan On the first Tuesday of January 2012, Inajas Perry and her little brother were relaxing from a long busy Christmas season. While her mom and dad went back to their workday routines, Perry was left to watch her younger brother Jordan. “Its burning!” her little brother screamed. Perry got up […]
Carley Dunson: An Aspiring Teacher
Photo and story by Anthony Hawkins On November 3, Carley Dunson received a message over the intercom at school that she would not be going to after school care. To her surprise, someone would be picking her up from school that day. After school, Dunson’s father picked her up. “Where is Mommy?” she asked. Three […]
Octavia Mannie: Saved by JROTC
by Jacoby Grover Photo by Danyelle Tillman “Attention, right face!” the sergeant commanded”. Henry Mannie noticed his teenage daughter, Octavia Mannie, needed a little more discipline. She needed someone to show her that sometimes, things won’t go her way, and when it doesn’t go your way, it does not mean go out and fight every […]
Shaddia Lee: Loving the Skin You’re In
Photo and story by Rayven Jones The bubbly, youthful Shaddia Lee walked into New Hope Christian Elementary, a black Christian private school, on a Monday morning. She knew she was different, and her classmates knew it, too–she was darker than them, so they began to pick on her. One day, Lee was skipping on the […]
Arienne Jackson: An Upcoming Photographer
Photo and story by Christen Johnson When Arienne Jackson was 9 years old, her mother graduated college with her masters degree in leadership. A lot of her family members were there, including her uncle. He was there taking pictures while Jackson’s mom walked across the stage to get her degree. Shortly after her mother’s graduation, […]
Evan Denson: Growing Day By Day
Photo and story by April Sargent In the evening, Evan Denson and his mother arrived home from school, he changed out of his school clothes and got ready to do his math work. Evan was 9 around the time. His mother asked if he needed any help with his homework, but Denson confidently decided he […]
Starlette Simmons: Life Beyond Soccer
Photo and story by Mirracle Caston The soccer game was in Pearl, Miss., last season on Jan. 29. Starlette Simmons arrived as the players were getting ready to get on the field. “Wassup, everybody?” Simmons asked as Coach Dante Knight put everybody into their positions before the game started. Simmons was playing the forward position […]
Christen Johnson: The Aspiring Model
Photo and story by Arienne Jackson When Christen Johnson was 13 years old, she became interested in commercial modeling. Initially, she believed she would never be a model, but one afternoon, her mother approached her with the breathtaking news: her mom received an email giving her the opportunity to become a model. When Johnson learned […]
Jaliyah Armon: Journalist In Training
Photo and story by Janesha Bryant In 2006, at age 5, Jaliyah Armon was in a car accident with her father. She was burned on the face, and trauma to her head has caused many migraines since. “I was frightened, but as soon as I woke up, I still focused on my food that I […]
Jacoby Grover: A Passion for Photography
Photo and story by Octavia Mannie One day in 2017, Jacoby Grover was doing his usual job, pushing the carts to the front entrance of Kroger’s Grocery Store. However, on this particular day it was raining heavily, but nonetheless Grover’s boss still insisted he gather the carts. Wearing a raincoat, he went outside to get […]