Bre'Anna Coleman

 I’m originally from Drew, a tiny town in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, and I am a recent first-generation college graduate, earning my Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Mississippi. As a student in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, my academic career focused on political science, journalism, creative writing, and African American studies. For my honors college thesis, I explored the intersection of faith and mental health within the African American community in the Mississippi Delta. In my research, I worked with a church in Drew, MS, using photo voice methodology to highlight the relationship between the members and mental health.
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Passionate about storytelling, I also wrote articles detailing the experiences of Black women for The Daily Mississippian, the university’s student-led newspaper. With a curious mind and a creative heart, I always combine my passions and skills as tools for activism, writing poetry and short stories about my experience as a young Black queer woman from the Mississippi Delta. Beyond campus life, I also served as a Senior Fellow and Youth Facilitator for the Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship, where I still work with underserved communities to facilitate group dialogues on meaningful social change.