As CEO and co-owner of Shannon, Shannon & Associates, Inc., a family-owned and operated financial planning firm in Montgomery, Alabama, Nicovanna Shannon gives back to others using the power of numbers because, at an early age, her mother instilled the importance of community-building.

On June 19, 1865, news finally reached Galveston, Texas, announcing that the war had ended, and all enslaved people were now free. From that day forward, June 19th became known as Freedom Day for African Americans, the day to celebrate the emancipation of the enslaved. Why, then, have African Americans celebrated someone else’s Freedom Day and not our own?

Aki Henderson, an Asheville, North Carolina native, comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and holds the title as the one and only franchisee of Bojangles in the Montgomery area, including Prattville, Wetumpka, and Selma.

Highly acclaimed artist, Frank Broughton, also known as DJ Three X, of Pensacola, FL has blessed the game with his musical prowess since 1992. When he’s not spinning records, Broughton is planning his foray into cinema with his media company Vybe Café.

‘The Heights,’ as we called it, was just like its name, always taking us higher than we ever thought we could go. The building itself felt like a small city of endless possibilities.

Peace warrior, rapper, spoken word artist, and entrepreneur, Roosevelt “YunRo” Williams walks in the purpose of positivity to end gun violence in Montgomery, AL.

Chris Hendricks, husband, father, and man of faith, is the founder of BantuCola and he is determined to remedy the holes and gaps within the infrastructure of black communities in Pensacola, Florida, and across the nation.

Learn about DJ Maestro, the Detroit native with 30 years of DJ experience, who moved to Birmingham, Alabama to shake up the music and line-dancing market in the South.

The world needs to thank 17-year-old Darnella Frazier for standing bravely for those 9 ½ minutes as the most critical witness to the public execution of George Floyd.