Influential People

2019 HBCU Influencers

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202405 mins

Dr. Everod Coleman has had a distinguished career as a dentist and professor at the
University of Pennsylvania for more than
40 years. He is…

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202404 mins

A True Celebration:
A Look at FunTimes’ Men of Influence Release Party
By Mariam DembeleCommunity. That was the word I heard said over and o…

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202408 mins

Helping Upper Darby Businesses
By MARIAM DEMBELETamara Kirby Crump did not have a traditional career path. However, there has been one consi…

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202408 mins

Billionaire and Philanthropist ROBERT SMITH’S

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202405 mins

By BEATRICE JOYNERForgive me for scolding our elders, but we need to share our history with our youth. As an elder, I know this is not alwa…

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202403 mins

Vicki Redmond has the invaluable experience of visiting many Black college campuses while growing up because her father was a referee for Bl…

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202403 mins

Lin Thomas is a graduate of Morgan State University, where he earned a B.S. in Accounting. Other accolades include receiving the National Mi…

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202403 mins

In the core of Philadelphia, the Rail Park is being developed as a three-mile linear park, intersecting ten neighborhoods. With a quarter-mi…

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202404 mins

Keisha Wilkins, a wife and mother of three, was born and raised in Philadelphia. She attended West Chester University, where she earned her …

FunTimes WriterAugust 16, 2019December 10, 202403 mins

Joseph Mondesire, born in Philadelphia PA, is a graduate of Julia R. Masterman High School. He then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Bu…