King Elexis I, Alan Wilson Green

You would never guess that this Royal legacy originally hails from Detroit, MI., as his roots and love for Mobile’s Mardi Gras runs deep. Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA), King Elexis I, Alan Wilson Green, comes from a long line of Mobile natives. In fact, four generations worth, many of who served in varying Royal capacities throughout the years. Being selected as MAMGA King means Alan will be continuing a tradition set forth by his late grandmother in 1946. Alan’s Royal lineage includes three MAMGA Queens: his mother, Winifred Irene Little (Green), who reigned in 1982, his sister, Ceclie Frances Green (Brown), 2014 MAMGA Legacy Queen, and his cousin, Rosemary Elaine Dunning, who served as Queen in 2020. Additionally, his family had two Teenage/Junior MAMGA Kings: Reuben J. Wilson in 1962, and Joseph K.C. Little in 2017. Both of Alan’s late grandparents (Mary W. Butler and Wiley N.Butler, Jr.) were MAMGA participants as First Lady in Waiting and Knight in the 1940s, followed by a long line of over 30 family members who are proud MAMGA participants.

Alan himself served as Second Knight in 2017 to King Olabode O. Anise II and Queen Katherine A. Smith. Now, as King, Alan is making MAMGA history as the first Royal to have a mother as a former Queen and a sister to serve as the first and only Legacy Queen. “I feel blessed and honored to be in this royal role. I truly thank God, my family, and the members of MAMGA and their supporters for making this dream possible,” Alan proudly shares. Growing up, Alan fondly remembers the years spent traveling down to Mobile to share in the festivities of the Carnival season with his family and friends. “Although I wasn’t born in Mobile, I consider it home just like I do Metro Detroit,” Alan shares. “I have been coming to Mobile for Mardi Gras all of my life. Our family tradition has been a Mardi Gras tailgate on Big Monday at Martin Luther King Avenue (MLK) and Plum Street. We plan this event with all the food and drinks. I have not missed many of these family tailgates on MLK!” Alan and his family are thrilled to be experiencing the Mardi Gras season again as a Royal family. “This is not only history, it is sort of déjà vu, but with new familiarity –a ‘jamais vu’ if you will. I am looking forward to enjoying this season. I anticipate Alan’s reign as King Elexis I will become one of my fondest memories, and I feel his reign will go down in the annals of Mobile Mardi Gras history as one of the best,” adds Alan’s mother, Winifred Green, Ed.D.

Preparations for King Alan’s Royal reign and wardrobe began months ago with a vision— and the help of experienced designer, “Ms. Pat” of Patricia Ann’s Regal Regalia. “We knew the focus would be ancestry, heritage,