December 11, 2025

The Commercial Appeal

NEW BOOK ALERT: Mississippi businesswoman Nicole Folson recalls her late mother’s life-altering legacy through a compelling book

NEW BOOK ALERT: Mississippi businesswoman Nicole Folson recalls her late mother’s life-altering legacy through a compelling book

Andre Johnson September 13, 2020
“Children obey your parents in the Lord:  for this is right. Honour thy father and thy mother,...
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Memphian Reniece Ward Stevenson fulfilling her God-mandated calling as the Senior Servant of Yielded Transformation Ministries

Memphian Reniece Ward Stevenson fulfilling her God-mandated calling as the Senior Servant of Yielded Transformation Ministries

Andre Johnson September 5, 2020
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the...
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Memphis educator Valerie Brown on her empowerment endeavor: ‘Pushing and helping others is my life’

Memphis educator Valerie Brown on her empowerment endeavor: ‘Pushing and helping others is my life’

Andre Johnson September 2, 2020
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them...
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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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