Lydia Sherice is a model, an actor, a digital marketing strategist and a holistic lifestyle coach. She walked in the 2017 Dream Walk Fashion Show, an “anti-Victoria Secret” fashion show that celebrated inclusivity and body positivity by bringing together models of all sizes, ages, ethnicities, sexualities, and disabilities. Through her work as a model and as a life coach, Lydia inspires those around her to walk in confidence.
In a time where contemporary gospel music is taking over the conventional Christian hymns and rewriting how the belief in God is expressed t…
Karen Warrington
Embraces Her African Heritage
By Njeri Dean
Culture is unique to every one of It makes us and tells distinct stories of whe…
As the Executive Director of the Office of Engagement for Women, Jovida Hill focuses on addressing issues facing women in Philadelphia. She leads the Philadelphia Commission for Women, which promotes civic, educational and economic policies that enhance the lives of girls and women. Hill previously served as an administrator in Mayor Jim Kenney’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion.
Sharon Booker uses her political platform to make democracy a reality in the lives of the underserved. Booker is concurrently serving a second term as a member of Sharon Hill Borough Council and the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee and she is in her a first term on the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Party.
Pamela J. Rich-Wheeler has served over 1,000 clients and currently serves on numerous business boards throughout Philadelphia. She is also a former president of the National Black MBA Association. Aside from her non-profit work, Rich-Wheeler previously owned and operated PJ Travel and Tours, a for-profit travel agency she sold after five years. Her latest venture is a youth entrepreneurship program that helps introduce young people to the world of business. She also founded an enterprise competition that provides women with coaching and seed capital to start-up their business.
Oshunbumi Fernandez-West heads the ODUNDE Festival, the largest African-American festival in the U.S. After taking over the festival at a young age, Fernandez-West gracefully fulfilled her role, expanding the festival so that it now has a $30 million economic impact on the State of Pennsylvania. She also expanded the brand into ODUNDE365, allowing her to provide year-round African-American programming in schools, community centers and public venues. This includes cultural classes in African Dance, Afrobeat Hip Hop, Yoga, Karate, Modeling and a array of other programs.. Fernandez-West is often asked to speak on her work to increase cultural awareness and expression
After serving as the Communications Manager for City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown’s office, Haniyyah Sharpe-Brown joined the Philadelphia School District in 2018. In her role, she is responsible for directing the development and planning of strategies regarding government relations and the passage or defeat of legislation of interest to the Philadelphia School District. Sharpe-Brown juggles her day job with telling the stories of local nonprofits and small businesses through her passion projects as the founder and principal of On Point Communications, LLC, a public relations and communications firm.
