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Pam Shaw

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Public interest lobbyist Pam Shaw was born in Vicksburg and grew up during a time of racial and economic tension.

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June Hardwick

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Attorney and activist June Hardwick grew up surrounded by educators and learned as a child the importance of learning.

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Chokwe Lumumba

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Chokwe Lumumba is an attorney, city councilman and leader of the New Afrikan People’s Organization.

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Davetta Cook Lee and Jonathan Lee

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Davetta serves as an attorney in Mississippi and the Executive Director for the Access to Justice Commission, and Johnathan is the owner of Mississippi Products, Inc. 

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Jason Pyinfamous Thompson

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Jason is an MC, as well as a Co-Owner of Fahrenheight Creative Group and 106 Lounge. 

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Big K.R.I.T.

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Although Def Jam recording artist Big K.R.I.T. started his career as a teenager, he decided early on he was going to finish school.

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Geraldine Brookins

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Geraldine Brookins serves as president of Changing Dynamics, a management consulting firm in Jackson, Miss.

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Skipp

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Jackson-born artist Skipp barely graduated high school with a 1.4 grade point average. After a push from his mother, he enrolled in college and began to realize his abilities. He explains that education “separates average men from great ones.”

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Gloria Dickerson

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Gloria Dickerson is the founder and CEO of “We Together Creating Change,” an organization committed to making sure children are successful. 

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As a football player at the age of 22, Antonio Wright's life changed when a car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. 

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