VBD Magazine - The Pickett Family: Creating A Lasting Legacy

In every community, there are families who have knowledge and skills that have been preserved and passed down through generations. These bearers of traditions, culture, and community life are links to our history and guides to our way forward.

Families who have a legacy network, collaborate and support each other to impact lives. They lead with yesterday, today, and tomorrow in mind so that they cultivate what matters. They find the will to overcome the negative chatter holding them back from their purpose and pave the way to become the first in their fields. These families deserve to be celebrated year-round for breaking barriers, standing against injustices, and leading from the frontlines.

VBD Magazine is honored to shine the spotlight on one such family, the Picketts – Edgar T. Pickett, Jr., Edgar T. Pickett III, Deloris Pickett Patterson, and the late Lena Smith Pickett – whose accomplishments and impact will inspire generations to come. Their legacy is a powerful expression of advocacy, community life, and family values.