On July 22, 2005, we made history in East Alabama and West Georgia by launching our inaugural edition of The People's Voice Black Weekly News.

We inaugurated the paper in honor of several of our outstanding black leaders, many of whom have passed away.

They are shown in the collage on the left.

Individuals shown in this photograph:
Left to right and top to bottom include:

The late Frank Hall of West Point, Georgia, who served as the President of the Troup County Branch of the NAACP for many years

The late Dr. Warren Minnifield, an outstanding black educator, who was an administrative leader in schools throughout the East Alabama and West Georgia Area.

Reverend Cornelius Reese, an outstanding education leader, political leader, and Civil Rights fighter in Chambers County, Alabama

Ms. Viola Huffman, outstanding Missionary Leader in the Alabama State Baptist Convention

The Late Wilkie Clark, outstanding entrepreneur and Civil Rights leader of Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama.  He served as president of the Randolph County Branch of the NAACP for a number of years

The Late Mrs. Susie Rosser Minnifield, an outstanding entrepreneur who established the first black nursing home facility in this area in the 1960's.

The late Mrs. Wilkie Clark, an outstanding education leader in the Randolph County School System

Reverend R. L. Heflin, an outstanding Baptist Preacher, and Civil Rights leader who labored in the vineyard of voting rights in East Alabama.

The late Ross Dunn;  He was "The Man With The Plan"... an outstanding Civic leader in the Chambers County Valley, Alabama area.

There were many others whom we wanted to include in this collage, such as the late H. T. Rosser, Mrs. Ethel Kight, an outstanding Educator from LaGrange, Georgia; the late Jesse and Velma Gertrude Heard Terry Williams, among others.  However, at the time we designed the collage, we did not have photographs of these individuals. 

It is our plan to find an appropriate way to photographically honor all of these and other outstanding black trailblazers of the 20th century, as we continue our publishing ventures.