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We Know that the mind is a Terrible thing to waste! So, let's cut to the chase.
You are Macon! You are the Macon Culture!
What do others see when they see you? Someone who can be and do
All that they want to be?
Strong, resilient families? Children dreaming of what and who they can be?
Musicians whose notes and melodies ring in the air where we feel
love
From Newton Collier, Charles Davis, Jerry Habersham, Jasmine
Habersham, The Allman Brothers,
Otis Redding and others long gone. When Mark Brooker sings: “Macon
Georgia Good Enough”,
We feel Macon Strong!
Artists like Rhonda Miller , whose paintings sing their own song, With the voice of colors and string.
Writers and journalists like Tina Hicks and budding Junior Journalists Do their thing
Covering the news and speaking with voices, which colors our choices and views.
New Town Macon grantees make certain that everyone sees
What Macon has to offer and can truly be:
Education by teachers and mentors
Like Leontyne Price, Rena P. , Johnnie B. Canady, and Hattie Martin O’Bryant
Who touched the souls of young and old, In neighborhoods like Pleasant Hill,
That still produce greatness in the present and our continually reimagined future.
Macon Georgia:
A culture all its own, where we can mix and mingle
During Our Cherry Blossom Festival and Juneteenth Celebration,
While patronizing businesses where we share traditions, talents, and tales
Into what sellsMacon, Georgia:
The place where our culture is a phenomenal force
That brings our communities together
In “One Greater Macon” voice.
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