Hazim Hardeman made history as the first Rhodes scholar to graduate from Temple University. He was one of 32 students and recent graduates selected from more than 850 applicants to receive a 2018 Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most prestigious international award available to Americans.
Norris currently serves as the CEO of Techbook Online Corporation, a news and event company that published original content across channels and platforms.
Samuel Cole is regarded as a young, emergin leader as the founder of the Sierra Leone Youth Association (SYLA), a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization.
Chinazo Enigwe isthe founder of KAMSI Magazine, an African digital fashion magazine for the young Black millennial woman, aspiring to build the self-esteem of Black females through the magazine.
Ifeanyi Chukwueze serves as the vice president of the Nigerian American Young Adults Association (NAYA), which encourages Nigerian youth in the Philadelphia, South Jersey, and Delaware region to network with those aspirating to become successful in their careers.
As the production manager of FunTImes Magazine, Adedoyin Otolorin is involved in the overall production of the magazine from the inception of ideas to the selection of articles and working with the contributors and graphic designers for each edition.
Phillips has extensive experience working with various educational and youth development non profits, including City Year Philadelphia, Summer Search Philadelphia, Breakthrough Philadelphia, Student Bridges in Massachusetts, W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars Institute at Princeton University, Spark the Wave, Afro American Cultural Center at Yale, the Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable, Northeast Center for Youth and Families, Scholar Academies, Africare, WorkReady Philadelphia, The Institute for Responsible Citizenship and UrbEd.
The Nigerian-born singer’s awards include the Afro Pop Queen at the All African Heritage Awards in Atlanta, Custodian of Yoruba Heritage Award in Dallas, and the Recognition Award for Community Building and Services at the African Caribbean Business Council Awards Dinner in Philadelphia. Adeniji was nominated for the Pittsburgh Emerging Artists of the Year in 2015. She is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism and holds a professional diploma in advertising and promotions from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
At the age of 22, she spearheaded the lifestyle and influencer content for Pelle Pelle – an urban apparel line — gathering big names around the brand including Fetty Wap, Lil Bibby, G Herbo, Remy Boy Monty, Kranium, and Smoke DZA
The West Philadelphia native came back to Philadelphia from KCNC TV, the CBS-owned station in Denver, where she had been a reporter and fill-in anchor since January 2014. While in Denver, she distinguished herself with her coverage of the trial of the Aurora Theater Shooter, James Holmes, and Colorado flooding in 2014 for CBS This Morning
