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 | Frank Corder •

September 16, 2025

Mississippi State Crime Lab conducting autopsies of two hanging deaths

News | Jesse Bedayne, Associated Press , Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press , John Seewer, Associated Press •

September 16, 2025

Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger

News | Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press •

September 16, 2025

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

September 16, 2025

Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi

Business | Josh Boak, Associated Press , Suman Naishadham, Associated Press •

September 15, 2025

A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China

Business | Frank Corder •

September 12, 2025

HII announces partnership with shipyards in multiple states to meet increased demand by U.S. Navy

Culture

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

September 16, 2025

Step Back in Time: Exploring the Union County Heritage Museum

Culture | Alistair Begg •

September 16, 2025

Remember your Creator

Culture | Parrish Alford •

September 15, 2025

Mississippi’s Big 3 have big weekend in Oxford, Starkville and Hattiesburg

Opinion

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

September 16, 2025

Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a moral red line

Opinion | Jere Nash •

September 15, 2025

Nash reflects on the implementation of Mississippi’s statewide public education system

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

September 11, 2025

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 State Crime Lab conducting autopsies of two hanging deaths

Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July

Business

Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi

A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China

HII announces partnership with shipyards in multiple states to meet increased demand by U.S. Navy

Culture

Step Back in Time: Exploring the Union County Heritage Museum

Remember your Creator

Mississippi’s Big 3 have big weekend in Oxford, Starkville and Hattiesburg

Opinion

Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a moral red line

Nash reflects on the implementation of Mississippi’s statewide public education system

Misapplied rage permeates throughout modern society

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