The first Black American-owned Chick-Fil-a in the state of Mississippi opens

A Mississippi mother shares her enthusiasm with the world after her son opens a Chick-Fil-a franchise

Greenville, Mississippi – Mothers are supposed to be proud of their kids and everything that they do and pursue in life. There is no exception for Mississippi resident, Kellye A. Bowens, mother of, Avery Miller, the proud new owner of a Chick-Fil-a franchise.

Mother Bowens posted on Facebook celebrating Avery’s brand new opening of his Chick-Fil-a franchise. Mother Bowens mentions that Avery is the first Black American to own a Chick-Fil-a franchise within the state of Mississippi.

Mother Bowens posted on Facebook celebrating Avery’s brand new opening of his Chick-Fil-a franchise. Mother Bowens mentions that Avery is the first Black American to own a Chick-Fil-a franchise within the state of Mississippi. Bowens said that Avery has been wanting to own a Chick-Fil-a since he was 15 years old, “The feeling I felt today pulling up to a vision my son has had for himself for the past nearly 15 years (and stuck with it) was indescribable to say the least.”

Efforts were made to contact Chick-Fil-a’s media department to verify Avery’s news as being the first Black owner in Mississippi, but no information was provided at the time of publishing. We also asked Chick-Fil-a how many locations are within the state of Mississippi, and also how many locations are there nationwide, how many of those are operated by people of color, and if they are utilizing any programs people of color to encourage them to operate a location of their own.

We are currently looking into the information ourselves and plan to have it all for our readers soon.