June 25, 2025

The Commercial Appeal

South Carolina writer Odessa Young defies toughest of odds, discovers her divine purpose through authorship

South Carolina writer Odessa Young defies toughest of odds, discovers her divine purpose through authorship

Andre Johnson August 9, 2020
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect...
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Mid-South businesswoman Erica Hughes’ The Vegan Mom has been deemed one of the finest of its kind in Memphis

Mid-South businesswoman Erica Hughes’ The Vegan Mom has been deemed one of the finest of its kind in Memphis

Andre Johnson July 20, 2020
A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. (Proverbs 18:16 NKJV) A...
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Arkansas City Council member Finda Robertson defies a rash of odds, establishes a Christian-based life coaching venture

Arkansas City Council member Finda Robertson defies a rash of odds, establishes a Christian-based life coaching venture

Andre Johnson June 24, 2020
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that...
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Mid-South businesswoman Rodneisha E. McMillan survives a potentially fatal experience, emerges as a successful entrepreneur

Mid-South businesswoman Rodneisha E. McMillan survives a potentially fatal experience, emerges as a successful entrepreneur

Andre Johnson June 23, 2020
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test...
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Memphian Shaneathia Stout’s long-awaited entrepreneurship dream comes full circle with new women’s shoe boutique

Memphian Shaneathia Stout’s long-awaited entrepreneurship dream comes full circle with new women’s shoe boutique

Andre Johnson June 22, 2020
She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard; She sets...
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Memphian Ebony Upshaw putting her culinary gifts on display as the face of OrderUp Catering & Personal Chef Services

Memphian Ebony Upshaw putting her culinary gifts on display as the face of OrderUp Catering & Personal Chef Services

Andre Johnson June 4, 2020
“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.” —...
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Memphis businesswoman Rebecca Gregory impacting a generation as the face of RG Coach and Consulting

Memphis businesswoman Rebecca Gregory impacting a generation as the face of RG Coach and Consulting

Andre Johnson June 2, 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last of two in-depth feature stories in which Making Headline News is...
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Memphis author Rebecca Gregory on her latest book to readers: ‘I want them to know that they really are more than conquerors’

Memphis author Rebecca Gregory on her latest book to readers: ‘I want them to know that they really are more than conquerors’

Andre Johnson May 31, 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two in-depth feature stories in which Making Headline News is...
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Longtime Arkansas registered nurse Evangelist Rhonda Hodges showing an array of agape love amid COVID-19 pandemic

Longtime Arkansas registered nurse Evangelist Rhonda Hodges showing an array of agape love amid COVID-19 pandemic

Andre Johnson May 23, 2020
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that...
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Memphis mother Jacqueline Mercer on her graduating senior daughter’s relocation to North Carolina: ‘I am most proud of her for persevering’

Memphis mother Jacqueline Mercer on her graduating senior daughter’s relocation to North Carolina: ‘I am most proud of her for persevering’

Andre Johnson May 14, 2020
“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as...
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