08/13/2026
“Yet, She Persisted” Book Tour, DEGI, LGM PRO, and MJ Ladies’ 2026 Summer Schedule:
June
Barnes & Noble 6/6 (Gulfport, MS)
B&N 6/7 (Spanish Fort, AL)
DEGI Brunch 6/27
July
B&N 7/25 (Baton Rouge, LA)
B&N 7/26 ( Mandeville, LA)
August
Book Festival Jones Park 8/8 (Gulfport, MS)
Delo’s Book Signing 8/22 (Gautier, MS) 10 am - 1 pm
Please feel free to contact us for your event. We would love to share with your book clubs, organizations, and other groups.
Contact: [email protected]
Call us at 228-327-5632.
This is LGM Productions, LLC's first anthology book project. It is a profoundly moving and courageous collection of personal narratives that trace a journey through adversity, healing, and transformation. Each story embodies emotional honesty and resilience, reminding readers that strength often emerges from our most difficult experiences.
“Yet, She Persisted” is engaging and accessible. The language is genuine and expressive, letting the authenticity of each voice shine through. The structure, beginning with accounts of struggle and culminating in reflection and recovery, gives the collection a clear and uplifting arc. Readers will find comfort and encouragement in the honesty and depth of these narratives.
Meet the Co-authors!
DEGI 2025
Kynnedy Tolbert Hall... The Moment I Almost Gave Up
Makayla Jade Mendez... Choosing Persistence Over Surrender
Akeelah Crockett... It Was My Decision To Persist
Taylor Sanders... The Right Friends, The Real Me
DEGI 2024
Kaitlyn Jackson... When Persistence Became My Power
Tori Williams... The Lungs That Changed My Life
Chensa Rowser... The Power of Resilience, Ambition, and Self-Love
DEGI 2023
Ashlyn Payton... Unfinished: The Season I Refused to Quit
Taylor Williams-Haskin... Persistence: Taylor's Story
Ashlee Thompkins... Judged By Position, Proven By Talent
Jahleigha Kirkland... Driven To Care
DEGI 2022
Alana Wilson... Princess Dreams
Madison Jefferson... The Beauty of Perseverance
Chanel Howard... Overcoming Obstacles
MJ Ladies, Org.
Alivia Duplessis... Keep Going
Ana G. McCarty... And Yet, She Persisted
Tiffany D. Bell... The Invisible Surrender: Conquering the 'Give Up' Before You Begin
Dr. Alexine Profice... Separate From Fear, Step Into Destiny
Dr. Jo Hawkins-Jones... Waking Light
Sonya Davis... Dive To Victory
Terra Odom... My Journey to the Summit
Kishia Boddie... Everything, All At Once
LaConda Hetherington Mack... Surviving Devastation, Loss, & Grief
Latoya Forrest-Heard... Loneliness
Taja Cunningham... Dismissed, Yet She Persevered
Dr. Wencie Powell... Beauty That Rose From Breaking
Dr. Shira Stallworth... When Faith Was All I Had
Dr. Valerie Joiner... Finding Strength in Adversity: From Teenage Mother to Psychotherapist
Pearline E. Ward... My Defining Moment
Latrina R. Graves McCarty... The Essence of Forgiveness
In Loving Memory of Co-Author Raquel Howard Williams... I Chose To Persist
