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      Kyrann's mission in life was to be successful with her powerful drive to work. She was blessed by God to be the first to experience the following attributes: first to use the social promotion to skip grades  in elementary school at an consolidated school-Damascus; first to experience consolidation of all Black Schools in 1950 called Parish High School; first to win $5,000.00 from an all-white Poetry and Essay Competition. She was told when they tried to take it away that her first name was misleading, and she should not have been able to enter the contest, but her neighbor- the ex-sheriff’s wife-Elsie Miller’s lawyer made them give her the money. Yes, proven God given first of a great deal of early life experiences. 

When she was  8 years old, Mrs. Elsie the ex-sheriff Richard (Dick) Miller-her White neighbor-picked her up and drove her to the bus stop on Dentville Road in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. They talked about her ambitions, goals and future. After that time, she would allow her to get magazines and newspapers at her house-even if =she  had to enter through the back door. She gave her a first diamond studs and other gifts for my birthdays, and her first designer perfume was given to her for her high school graduation. She would state with sincerity that  she and her husband were good to her and her mother and father. 

When Mr. Miller got  emphysema  and was very ill, he had to build and live in a type of screen type house. He requested that my father chastise and give his underage sons allowances. Every time something new came to an appliance store, he would have my father go and buy it. Her family were able to get new cars because he made them available. She learned a lot from that experience.

Kyrann's early years and entire and early adult life were dedicated to church and other religious and civic organizations. She was also proud that she  received salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ at 8 years old. Without being under God’s power her life would not have been so very productively successful, peaceful, protected from evil, and serenely happy. 

I entered Jackson State University one year earlier than most. I stayed with my oldest brother-Earnest Edd May instead of the dormitory. He was well known and employed at the University with the Department of Facilities and Mechanical Services. Professors and citizens appeared to really appreciate him because a White Business Couple allowed me to learn how to do corporations, bookkeep and many other business services. I did not care about going through the back door when my brother dropped me off. I learned a great deal. 

Now, She said the following: "my endeavor was to teach school and be a business lady. After graduation in 1967 from Jackson State College, I was the first to be called by the Superintendent to teach in Hazlehurst, Mississippi-my home town. She was so surprised because during that time, it was so difficult to teach in your hometown as a person of color. Then, I was then told by the Principal A. J. Dillion that the Superintendent and the board of Education of Copiah County selected me to be the chaperone for all school buses that girl students would be traveling to various sport, band competition and other education activities. It, to her, was very extraordinary and enjoyable.

In 1969, she had the largest church wedding and reception that had been for any black person. she married Isaac Leon Haynes, and the surprising and unexpected factor was that she had a car, television and a new house being built in Jefferson Davis County. These were her marriage conditions, and they were all  met with the largest diamond wedding ring.

I was employed as a teacher in the Jefferson Davis School System and began my life there. As I stated, my endeavor was to teach school and become a business lady.

I set up a timber/logging corporation. We brought and contracted loggers from over the counties. I hand wrote a lot of timber purchase deeds in the home office or at the sight of the timber purchase.

Then, we had an opportunity to get a clearing and grubbing contract with Mississippi power and light company. We did a lot of clearing of trees along the highways. My youngest son that was 4 ½ years old and his 7 ½ year old brother started their own first business called “Haynes Beverage and food Service”! Their business would carry water and food to all the saw line workers, and they would pay them when we paid each worker.

We purchased the first Black owned building on the main street in a small State of Mississippi town in the 1970’s. from a non-racist White man. We made it into a record shop. The reason we had White customers was Michael Jackson of the Jackson 5 records. We sold a lot of other records, but Michael’s music was the leading sales.

We joined the Chamber of Commerce. It was difficult being the only Black member, but I was determined to have the experience. I had the diamonds, expensive shoes, suits, mink coats and other accessories that the White women wore but still the prejudice remained. After all, it was in the 70’s and it was segregation. It was easy for me because I was at the time a civil rights/injustice fighter survivor-even if all I did at the time was pass out leaflets, type or hand write speeches, attend meeting, etc. I had firsthand experience of how to conduct myself and what reception that I would receive but it did not stop me from attending. 

What should be understood is that during that era, wealthy white people treat you with kindness and ignore you, those trying to be rich give uncourteous remarks and the poor hate the sight of up-and-coming Black people. I did not have too much communication interaction with Black people except for business purposes or struggling to have time to visit my mother and father and attend the home church-Clear Creek No. 1 M. B. Church in Gallman, Mississippi. I would take out time for funerals and other important occasions but that was very rare.

At times, with working 18 to 19 hours a day at times, I had no time for visiting, talking leisurely on the phone or friends. I had to deal with a large home, my children, teaching, corporations, and civic and religious duties. I was simply an all-around work-a-holic.

We set up the first “Haynes Finance Corporation” and brought another building on the main street of Prentiss, Mississippi. I was told by the State of Mississippi Finance office that Black people do not usually have finance companies. Being determined to do so, we had the first Black Finance Corporation. I discovered the reason that there was no other in the 70’s. No bank would give a contract to loan money; therefore, we had to loan our own money.

The last corporation I set up with lawyers was a construction corporation that bid and won a large contract and received a large sum of money, but I did not finish because of the beginning of this injustice fiasco, collapse pf a great owned corporations and a struggle that made me stronger, better, and wiser. 

The White racist and the “Judass kiss” (silently referred during sit-ins for Black people of color) put on a campaign to get rid of him and me.

 The man I married decided to aid in my demise as a businesswoman. I think he did not understand that it wasn’t just me they wanted to get rid of. They wanted to stop progress and the bank did not want to be sued for not allowing us to get a loan contract for the finance corporation.

With all my work over the years, I had been a caretaker for my mother-in-law when her older son was furthering his education, becoming a professional referee for football and refereeing games. Now, for years, I had gone to the bank for her and got her medicine from the drugstore. Even though I was teaching and had corporation work, I was the only one that sat at the hospital with her and allowed her to convalescent at my home.

The bank accused me of trying to take her money without her permission. No money was missing. They said, “she tried to get some money!” I said, “if I came to the bank my mother-in-law would send me or at times, change her mind! What are you insinuating? The bank president did not explain but the man I married did. He said, “Bitch, you tried to take money from my mama and the bank caught you and we are going to put you in prison.” I was astonished and struck like a bomb had gone off in my heart and mind. 

He knew that I had $10,000.00 in the vault in our bedroom. His mother did not have that much in the bank. My mother-in-law was schizophrenic, but I was told that she did say to them all, “I do not remember sending her.’ ‘I have no money missing!’ and I have never missed any money when she went for me!”

I went to the bank president office. I told him only these words: “You are a class of a White man that I did not want to ever deal with but you, the man I married, or others will not make me guilty of what I did not do!!!”

 It is hard for me to believe that the man I married forsaken me and went with all those people.  They took it to court but without any substantiated legal cause so nothing came of it. 

During that time, you had judges and prosecutors that had ethics and knew the law and followed it. They wanted above all a great reputation. They did not stand for illegality and segregation was ending.

That did not stop the man I married and his brother or the others because I was told by a White lady that worked at the courthouse that since they could not get me sent to prison, they were trying to legally have me sent to Whitfield.  

She helped me because when she lived in another state, I helped her parents with our purchasing her parent’s timber.  She said, “many people have signed affidavits that you are insane!”-Some the man I married paid, and some did it out of jealousy and ignorance.

All the effort to ruin my reputation, imprison me or send me to Whitfield was in vain. It all backfired and they all ended up having legal problems-especially the man that I married. He said, “Now, I am a vagabond, and I will not disclose the legal ramifications but we need to stay together. I said, “we are never staying together, and I want nothing else to do with you personally for the rest of my life. 

Since my youngest was only 2 years old, I allowed him to be in my children’s life. I should not have because he told me,

"If you get pregnant with children, they are your responsibility!” Unlike him, I did not want the father of my children to be homeless;  therefore, I gave up my home because it was really on his dead daddy’s land and so close to his mother’s home and somebody had to live close to her.

I just wanted to live and take care of my four children. I was all alone. Everyone was trying to make me insane or prove that I was insane. I left Jefferson Davis County, and my only regret is that I left my son in my house. I did not understand at the time that he would be burdened with a lot of evil immoral people and incidents. Now, I do not make excuses but I knew my boys would inherit land, houses, and money so I thought that small town life for boys would be better, but it was not. Before leaving, I had signed everything I could to leave the whole ordeal and I knew all material things and money would always be mine, but I wanted nothing to do with any of it. Leaving did not stop the harassment. On my way to teach school in Prentiss, Mississippi on the main street my car was wrecked so severely that it was totaled. God did allow me not to be severely injured.

I continued teaching at Prentiss High School because I was determined to retire. It was not easy. Being saved by God at the age of 8 made it so bearable that I finally retired in 1993 at 48 years old.

My four children made my living joyous and productive. They received scholarships, accolades galore, and my sons carried on different honest businesses during the summer and a lot of weekends. As I told each of my children, not having a lot of people in your life makes it easier to live.

 Since, I had lost my mama and daddy, my brother, Earnest Edd May and later lost my sister, Viliner May-Crisler, all that I had were people that wanted my downfall. I was glad to be a loner. I needed only God and my four children. My sons were great in football and their honest business pursuits! One was educationally excellent, and one was a natural born businessman that had a calculator brain. My daughters were scholarship determined. My oldest daughter’s scholarship was to Tulane University and then she because one of the first Black to get a medical scholarship to the University of Mississippi. Now, she is a doctor that receives top doctor in her state of work. My youngest got a scholarship also and she is an entrepreneur. They all received degrees.  

My cars have been wrecked. I

prayed  prayers all day or every day because I do not know when I will be finally killed. Due to polemic analysis, this is all because of my past and people wanting me to suffer. All these ridiculous efforts were and are in vain; consequently, I am happy, at peace and have no regrets because I have accomplished all my endeavors, and each corporation was very successful until evil deeds made them defunct. " 

As an 

 independent article  writer. i have interviewed many people but Kyrann gave me a successful person vibes that extend itself not for bragging but for God blessing her life.