Di’Kwez Akins graduates

Mary Madison Contributor Kwez, as he is lovingly called by family and friends, graduated on Sunday, May 22, from James Madison Preparatory High School in Madison, Fla. He was among 42 graduates in the school's Class of 2025. He is the son of Chantrell McQuay and Dominic Akins; great-grandson of the late Willie Cleve “W.C.” McQuay and Essie Mae Solomon McQuay. Expressively, he is the paternal great-grandnephew of Mary McQuay Madison and Sam Madison, Sr. Mary was born in Madison, attende