The Magnolia Literacy Project
"Communing with My Ancestors: Eli Hilson Sr.’s Legacy"
By LaWanda Black Dickens, Magnolia Literacy Project Founder Memories of her grandfather, Reves Black, Sr., inspired LaWanda Dickens to...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Lana Brown "Thank You Ever So Much"
On a Saturday morning, while sitting in a Natchez, Mississippi, nail salon waiting for a pedicure, Lana Brown, eagerly anticipated the...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Feb 26
- 2 min
LaWanda Dickens "Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival: It's Personal for Me"
Three decades after graduating from Jackson State University, Dickens writes about an experience as a faculty member at her alma mater,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Feb 10
- 2 min
“Black History Month: True Freedom to Embrace What Is Naturally Ours”
By LaWanda Dickens Black History Month 2023 is extra special to hair artist, L. Lashley, owner of Salon Exclusive in Jackson,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Jan 12
- 3 min
Poetry, Storytelling, and Meaningful Messages
By LaWanda Dickens Hannah Marie, pictured above, is the author of Name Change: The Journey of Becoming Me. Natchez, Mississippi poet,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
Lana Brown "...Back in the Daze"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Poet, Lana Brown, writes often about her roots in historic Natchez, Mississippi....
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Pam Johnson "Juneteenth: We Are Commanded to Love One Another"
In commemoration of the federal holiday, Juneteenth, Pam Johnson delivers a compelling appeal for Mississippi and the nation, "To pay...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- May 14, 2022
- 4 min
Lana Brown "Home Coming"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series In "Home Coming", Poet Lana Brown, a native of historic Natchez, MS, recounts...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Lana Brown "A Tribute to Momma's Legacy"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series A mother's influence never dies, as Natchez, MS poet, Lana Brown, illustrates in...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Apr 27, 2022
- 1 min
Hannah Marie "Your Narrative Against Mine"
"Your Narrative Against Mine" is Part Two in Hannah Marie's poetry collection, Name Change. The collection addresses complexities...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Hannah Marie "My Honest Poem"
"My Honest Poem" is Part One in Hannah Marie's poetry collection, Name Change. The collection addresses complexities associated with...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Lana Brown “A Rare Jewel”
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Happy Women’s History Month! The impact of women in every space of life should...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Hillman Frazier "God's Plan for My Life"
Hillman Frazier was a student at Jackson State College in May of 1970, when police officers opened fire on the campus. During protests...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Mar 28, 2021
- 5 min
LaWanda Dickens “What My Daughter and Alice Walker Taught Me”
When an important lesson was presented to LaWanda Dickens by her eleven-year-old daughter, she missed the point. Years later, she...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
Lana Brown "Paying Homage to the Single Mother"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Lana Brown salutes single mothers for the challenging and complicated roles they...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Lana Brown "The World Is So Far Gone"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series During unprecedented times, turmoil, loss of life, pain, and trauma are everyday...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Jan 16, 2021
- 4 min
Lana Brown "Digging into My Roots"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series In “Digging into My Roots”, poet, Lana Brown, creates a picture of the depth,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Jan 11, 2021
- 5 min
LaWanda Dickens "A Morning with Mom"
In this short story, LaWanda Dickens, an educator, writer, and former journalist, reflects on an event in her life that shapes her idea...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Jan 10, 2021
- 2 min
Lana Brown "The Jig Is Up"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Highlighting the impact of racial inequity and inequality, poet, Lana Brown,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Lana Brown "Happy Feelings"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Writer and educator, Lana Brown (a 26-year veteran in public education), inspires...
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