2024 Honorees
Anthony Burton Village Administrator Village of Matteson
Bishop David T. Whittley Senior Pastor Corinthian Temple COGIC
Brian J. Foster Managing Director External Affairs and Communications City Year Chicago
Carl Jones Jr. Vice President-External and Government Affairs Comcast-Greater Chicago Region
Channing R.N. Lenert Program Officer Polk Bros. Foundation
Charles L. Jones CEO C&B Consulting LLC.
Christopher Hodges Policy Analyst City of Chicago
Claude Robinson Founder & President Onyx Strategic Partners, LLC.
Corey Dooley Johnson Entrepreneur/Author/Artist Community Corey LLC.
Darell Lee President of Property Management Chicago Homes Realty Group
Dave Davis Sr. Executive Director for Neighborhood and Community Relations Northwestern University
DeJuan M. Lever President & CEO Iverson & Company
Ernest Radcliffe Founder Southside Wolfpack Youth Football/ The Show Baseball
Farley “Jackmaster Funk” Williams Founder House Music Museum & Hall of Fame
Howard Davis Field Service Specialist City of Chicago
Jason House Senior Trustee Village of Dolton
John Early Principal Owner Healthcare Benefits Consultant
Honorable John Fairman Associate Judge State of Illinois
Joseph G. Haley Executive Director Safe Achieve Academy
Honorable Justin Q. Slaughter State Representative, 27th District State of Illinois
Kareem Pender Director of Family & Community Engagement Chicago Public Schools
Karl Kemp Executive Director Common Ground Foundation
Kenneth King Senior Manager, Supplier Diversity Aetna
Kevin Cross President & General Manager NBCUniversal Local Chicago
Kevin Thomas Head of Community and Development – Midwest JP Morgan Chase & Co
LaVonte Stewart Sr. Executive Director Lost Boyz Inc.
Dr. Marlon Haywood Founder & CEO Urban Male Network
Martin Woods Principal University of Chicago Laboratory Schools/ High School
Michael L. Royston Vice President, Integrated Marketing Services Flowers Communications Group
Nwabueze “Eze” Phil-Ebosie Director, Engineering ComEd
Omari K. Prince Government Affairs Director Small Business Advocacy Council
Patrick Echols Digital Transformation Consultant CDW
Pastor Phil Jackson Founder & CEO The Firehouse Community Art Center of Chicago
Rickey F. Harris Principal Whitney Young Magnet High School
Roderick K. Hawkins Associate Dean of External Affairs & Chief of Staff School of Communication Northwestern University
Scott L. Steward Founder & CEO Genius Lab, Inc.
Sean Ramsey Vice President, Inside Sales Grainger
Shawn Mason Owner Evan Marcus Imagery
Sheldon L. Sherman Police Officer City of Chicago
Ted Williams III Actor/Author/Professor City Colleges of Chicago
Tiray Jackson Senior Director of Athletics Perpectives Charter Schools
Tremayne L. McPherson Human Resources Business Consultant Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Ulric Shannon Executive Director Surge Institute
Dr. Vince Davis Police Officer Cook County Health
Vincent Hale Owner/Operator BMOA
Vondale E. Singleton Sr. Founder & CEO Champs Male Mentoring Program
Honorable William E. Hall Alderman, 6th Ward City of Chicago
Dr. William S. McClinton Director of Human Resources, Great Lakes Region Federal Aviation Administration
Yirser Ra Hotep Master Instructor YogaSkills School of Kemetic Yoga
Special Honorees
Rev. Jesse L. Jackso\ Sr. Founder Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Danny K. Davis Congressman, 7th District State of Illinois
Joseph Caldwell Founder/President TailoRite Complete Clothing Care
Julian Green Senior Vice President of Communications & Community Affairs Chicago Cubs
Tony Coles President, Multicultural Business and Development iHeartMedia President Black Information Network
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