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As the president of West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative, Jabari Jones is strivingto help West Philly’s existing businesses become more profitable, so they can grow and hire, reducing poverty and unemployment.

Onyinyechukuwu Okorji, D.O. is a future surgeon whose tenacity and philanthropic mindset has been highly recognized. She is an alumna of Temple University and a graduate of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Okorji has served as president of the Nigerian Ameican Young Adults Association.

Owner of Kings & Queens African Cuisine, Sammed Okyne, a young entrepreneur in our community, has had extraordinary success in the restaurant industry. With his degree from Penn State University in business management and marketing and a minor in international studies, he has achieved as much growth in the past few years as he is putting a unique stamp on his venture, one step at a time. One of his biggest accomplishments was being nominated as the Best African Restaurant by Philly Magazine in 2017

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“With humility and gratitude yet excited to receive this award. I see this as an opportunity to further increase my network and capacity to engage with people, groups, and organization who share a similar mission to expand food production and enhance food security, using agriculture as a platform”.