Ron Carson Jr. was born and raised in Athens. He graduated class of 2014 from Cedar Shoals High School and spent a few years at Savannah State University where he majored in Mass Communications. He has always had an interest in graphic design and video production, and while a student at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School was introduced to photography, which he immediately fell in love with. When Ron returned to Athens after college, he was struck by the lack of publications centered around Black contributions and communities and decided to work to create a positive platform for that. With the encouragement of his mentors, friends, and family he launched Highlight Magazine in 2019, which, “advocates for and celebrates Athens’ Black communities.” In addition to being Editor-in-Chief of Highlight, Ron oversees the Marketing Communications Committee for the Northeast Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce and is a recent graduate of LEAD Athens.
