Lesley Davis, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Lesley Davis

Lesley A. Davis lives in Flowood, Mississippi. She is a long-time advocate for women and children, an attorney, President and CEO of Mississippi Advocacy Group.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

August 22, 2025

Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it

Lesley Davis says American taxpayers unwittingly funded a radical ideological takeover that discriminated against women by pushing men into single sex organizations and private spaces.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

August 12, 2025

From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America

Lesley Davis says the reaction to the Sweeney ad suggests that Americans are increasingly drawn to aspirational aesthetics that feel authentic, rather than performative virtue signaling that is forced.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

June 12, 2025

A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew

Lesley Davis says it turns out, sororities are for women after all.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

April 16, 2025

Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do

Lesley Davis writes that passing good laws is just the beginning. The next step is ensuring real accountability.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

November 14, 2024

National Sorority Leadership: Get your politics out of our sisterhood

Lesley Davis says the leadership of many national sororities have fallen prey to the same woke politics that is causing many college students to head south.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

April 23, 2024

OPINION: Biden Administration Declares War on Biology — and on Women

The Biden administration's decision to redefine "sex" to include "gender identity" moves the term from a matter of core biological truth to a matter of personal selection.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

February 27, 2024

Mississippi Kids Deserve to be Protected from Child Pornography and Online Obscenity

Lesley Davis calls on lawmakers to support and pass Senate Bill 2256 and House Bill 1363 this session.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

October 4, 2023

A Women’s Bill of Rights is needed in Mississippi

Lesley Davis says legislation to protect women’s safe spaces is needed in Mississippi.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

August 17, 2023

Presley struggles to find words on sex change treatments for children

Impact Research was in the field message testing and conducting a push poll to find out what position would be most politically expedient for Presley to assume on transgender issues in Mississippi.

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

March 17, 2023

Mississippi women considering safely abandoning their babies need anonymity

Mothers must not worry about legal repercussions for the brave choice of safe surrender - they need this choice with no shame, no blame, and no names asked.

News

News | Russ Latino •

January 13, 2026

Mississippi’s Catholic Bishops support House plan to create Education Savings Accounts

News | Mark Sherman, Associated Press •

January 13, 2026

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports

News | Frank Corder •

January 13, 2026

Alleged Beth Israel arsonist indicted by Hinds County grand jury

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

January 13, 2026

Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development

Business | Frank Corder , Daniel Tyson •

January 8, 2026

xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center

Business | Frank Corder •

December 19, 2025

Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility

Culture

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

January 13, 2026

The stories that can’t be replaced: Inside Norris Bookbinding Company in Greenwood

Culture | Alistair Begg •

January 13, 2026

Blind from birth

Culture | Robert St. John •

January 12, 2026

Mardi Gras in the Hub City

Opinion

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

January 13, 2026

Renee Good’s death may have been legally justifiable. It’s still tragic

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 12, 2026

Trump White House endorses Speaker Jason White’s universal school choice plan

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

January 9, 2026

Lesley Davis

Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it

From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America

A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew

Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do

National Sorority Leadership: Get your politics out of our sisterhood

OPINION: Biden Administration Declares War on Biology — and on Women

Mississippi Kids Deserve to be Protected from Child Pornography and Online Obscenity

A Women’s Bill of Rights is needed in Mississippi

Presley struggles to find words on sex change treatments for children

Mississippi women considering safely abandoning their babies need anonymity

News

Mississippi’s Catholic Bishops support House plan to create Education Savings Accounts

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports

Alleged Beth Israel arsonist indicted by Hinds County grand jury

Business

Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development

xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center

Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility

Culture

The stories that can’t be replaced: Inside Norris Bookbinding Company in Greenwood

Blind from birth

Mardi Gras in the Hub City

Opinion

Renee Good’s death may have been legally justifiable. It’s still tragic

Trump White House endorses Speaker Jason White’s universal school choice plan

Dictator can no longer threaten Americans

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