MS SC560

Extends recognition of the Mississippi Legislature to Julia Reed as recipient of the 2019 Governor's Arts Award for serving as Cultural Ambassador for the State of Mississippi

Acknowledges Reed's journalism career at publications including Vogue, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Elle Decor, and Garden & Gun

Recognizes Reed as author of seven books including "Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena," "But Mama Always Put Vodka in the Sangria," and "South Toward Home"

Credits Reed with serving as Chair of the Board of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art for seven years and as member of the National Advisory Board of the Eudora Welty Foundation

Honors Reed's role as instrumental organizer of the Delta Hot Tamale Festival and her decades-long promotion of Greenville, Mississippi artists and cultural events