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Two Years of Great Day Latte: Kimberly Knight’s Vision for Coffee and Community
Great Day Latte celebrated its second anniversary on Sunday, October 4. It’s another milestone for the Downtown Mobile coffee shop Kimberly Knight created with a vision that went far beyond coffee. From the outset, Knight envisioned Great Day Latte as a place of community, culture, connection, and empowerment. Her story is one of vision, strength, […]
Heritage Woven Into Legacy
Heritage: The Value Was Already There Gee’s Bend is a small community in the Black Belt area, situated in a bend of the Alabama River, and so isolated that, for many generations, the only dependable means of getting in or out was by ferry. It’s a type of place where a tradition can remain close […]
From Basketball to Banking: What Harrison Barnes’ Bank Purchase Says About Wealth, Legacy, and the Power of Long-Term Thinking
“Patience and risk management are huge pillars of successful banking. These same concepts appear in basketball, with different names; for example, shot selection.” – Harrison Barnes. Harrison Barnes did not buy a mansion with his money. He bought a bank. In August 2026, the NBA champion invested $25 million of his own money into acquiring […]
More Than a Match: Why Tiafoe vs. Shelton Matters for Tennis
Why this matchup is historically significant When Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton walk onto the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday, the stakes will be bigger than a place in the US Open final. For tennis, this is one of those moments worth remembering. Two Black American men will meet in a US Open […]
A New Era of Ownership: Kwanza Jones Makes MLB History
How this entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and former Division I athlete became the first Black woman to hold majority ownership in an MLB franchise Major League Baseball has opened a new door. And this time, a Black woman is walking through it. On August 17, 2026, MLB owners unanimously approved a new ownership group for the […]
Celebrating the Women Behind Vivian’s Door
Because behind every open door – there’s a woman who refused to close it. They don’t do it for the applause. They do it because entrepreneurs in this community deserve someone in their corner. Someone who shows up with a strategy when the road gets unclear. Someone who leads with heart when the work gets […]
She Built What She Couldn’t Find: How Chrishon Lampley Is Redefining the Wine Industry
Women’s history doesn’t just live in textbooks; it lives in decisions, in the quiet moments when a woman realizes no one is coming to create space for her, so she creates it herself. For Chrishon Lampley, that realization didn’t come all at once. It came through experience working in distribution, running an art gallery and […]
Sammy Cheezecake: Faith, Flavor, and the Legacy of a Dream
When you step into Sammy Cheezecake, the air is sweet with the scents of red velvet, German chocolate, and strawberry cheesecakes. But behind every slice is more than flavor, it’s the story of Samuel Smith Jr., a Black founder whose faith and determination turned vision into reality. A Turning Point in Life Sam’s entrepreneurial spirit […]
The Beauty of Legacy : How One Woman Is Transforming Her Community”
“With her mother’s wisdom as her guide, Evelyn Shepard opened Citronelle’s first beauty supply store, a tribute to family, faith, and community pride.” In the quiet Alabama town of Citronelle, a daughter carried her mother’s legacy, determined to transform her community through that vision. That spark, ignited at a jazz festival, quickly grew. Soon, Citronelle […]
Beyond the Ribbon: How Ashleigh Davis Turned Pain into Purpose
At 38, Ashleigh Davis was living life fully — balancing her thriving photography business in New Orleans with time spent capturing the joy and love of families across her community. But one quiet moment in her home changed everything. During a self-exam, she felt something unusual — a small lump that would alter her life […]
