FROM THE CEO

Welcome to OUR magazine. We are a monthly publication that will be bringing information and content to Our community to better inform Our citizens. Each month we hope to cover the subjects you want to read more about. Unlike the mainstream media, at OUR Black Media, we will highlight positive events, progressive leaderships, and movers and shakers in our community, our state, and our nation

Our monthly publications will thrive to showcase fairness, openness, and transparency. We inform, you decide. Please stay with us while we're in our infancy, and join our growth by letting us know what is important to you in a publication like this. All advice is welcomed, and we also accept letters to the editor.

Our main goal is to bring information that uplifts and moves all of us forward In the long term, we hope to start a dialogue that will begin to create ans Agenda for America Not just a Black Agenda, but a People's Agenda

Our first two digital magazines, The Port City Review and Hello Savannah, currently goes out to over 50,000 emails in our area. We're projecting an August 5th date for Hello Atlanta and Hello Jacksonville, our newest publications.

Each month will be something you'll be excited to turn the pages of This month?s issue is filled with informational articles from Savannah Chatham County Public schools to Yamacraw Village and much more of the news we are looking to bring you.

WE hope through this publication we show our readers the greatness of OUR community in every aspect, from politics to community activism, sports to entertainment, and from finance to love and relationships.

This publication is only available to the general public in a digital format now, with a limited number of printed hard copies. Coming very soon, you'll be able to subscribe to get your hard copy in the mail.

So stay tuned, and as always, share, share, share.

Julius Hall, President OUR Media Group

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Dr Denise Watts is a passionate and committed education professional, practitioner and consultant Her experience and track record as a leader at the school and district level has focused on significantly improving the quality and culture of education for school-age children, especially those in traditionally underserved communities

Watts' 20-year career has focused on serving children As a teacher, athletic coach, principal, and school district leader, she has demonstrated an unrelenting dedication to cultivating the conditions in which children can maximize their limitless potential in school and in life

Prior to joining the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dr. ?Watts served as Chief of Schools for the Houston Independent School District, serving over 194,000 students in 274 schools. She supervised principals, managed magnet schools and led innovation and strategy for the district. Prior to joining the HISD staff, she was the Chief of District Support for the University of Virginia?s Partnership for Leaders in Education. In this role, she worked to assist school districts from around the country in efforts to improve student outcomes through innovation and best practice.

Formerly, Watts was employed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as the leader of Project L.I.F.T. (Leadership and Investment for Transformation), a philanthropic initiative composed of leaders from Charlotte?s largest community and family foundations aiming to accelerate student achievement in up to 29 schools serving the district?s most educationally and economically disadvantaged students. Under the leadership of Dr. Watts, Project L.I.F.T. schools were among the first in the nation to implement Opportunity Culture, a model that leverages district support systems to re-design career pathways and compensation to extend the reach of excellent teachers to more students within budget This strategy yielded a positive impact on student achievement as well as the recruitment, retention and development of teachers in Project L.I.F.T. schools. It is now being replicated in CMSand over 20 districts across the country

Dr. Watts was recognized for her leadership as North Carolina?s NASSPMiddle Level Principal of the Year in 2008 In her first year as a principal, she led Mint Hill Middle School to become a National School to Watch. In 2019, she was also tapped for Strategic Staffing, CMS?s nationally recognized turnaround initiative that placed top leaders and teachers in its most challenged schools