Alexis Scott is a newspaper journalist, executive, and community leader. After nearly 17 years as publisher of the Atlanta Daily World, she was part of the executive team that opened the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. She was a commentator on The Georgia Gang, a week-in-review program on state and local politics. Her honors include induction into the Women’s Hall of Fame of the Atlanta Business League; the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau; the Atlanta Press Club; and the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. She has received awards from the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and The King Center. She is currently writing a memoir and is a co-writer of a screenplay, “Beech Tree Forest,” based on her father’s Army experiences during World War II.