2018 30 Under 30 | Jabari Jones
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.
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2018 30 Under 30 | Onyinyechukwu Okorji
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.
2018 30 Under 30 | Sammed Okyne
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
2018 30 Under 30 | Shanice Solomon
A millennial living in West Philadelphia while working in Southern NJ. In her role as Health Educator at Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative, she connects women to programs and resources before, during, and after their pregnancies to ensure high quality comprehensive care. Born in Newark NJ, raised in Strousberg PA, with strong roots from Guyana South America, her background is quite striking.
2018 30 Under 30 | Hazim Hardeman
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.
2018 30 Under 30 | Oba Sankofa
His parents, Oba and Idm Awan, also known as Robert and Beverly Lloyd, were pioneers of African consciousness in Cleveland, OH, where they chartered the Abundant Life Christian Academy, an African American-themed elementary school. Sankofa says he is fighting for the liberation of all people of the African Diaspora
2018 30 Under 30 | Octavius Blount
Blount is the founder of the “The Urban Thinker”, which symbolizes the connection between Black consciousness, Black philosophies and generating questions. He is the vice president of I.M.P.A.C.T (Intelligent Men of Color Purposefully Accomplishing College Together), a member of the Black Alumni Association of Arcadia University and the Association of Black Social Workers.
2018 30 Under 30 | Gabrielle Gibson
Instead of pursing the studentathlete path, she had grown to know throughout her younger life, Gibson continued her education without basketball to aid her studies in Business Informatics (Analytics) at Widener University in Chester, Pa. She was honored in two academic fraternities, Phi Eta Sigma and Beta Alpha Psi.
2018 30 Under 30 | Sofiya Ballin
Ballin’s work led her to being named the 2017 National Black Journalists Association (NABJ) Journalist of the Year (online) and a Caribbean American Thirty Under 30 Emerging Leader. She netted the NABJ Award for Best Features Series in 2017 for her project exploring the importance of a comprehensive Black history education, through a collection of essays.
2018 30 Under 30 | David D. Simons
As the CEO of Kingdom Social Media, an agency specializing in helping influential leaders dominate their market online through social media marketing, Simons has helped more than 20 Fortune 500 companies establish digital marketing campaigns.