The Gibson Lupus ARC and No Sisters Left Behind have partnered to raise scholarship funds for entrepreneurial spirited students who want to learn how to work for themselves even if it's out of a hospital bed with their Texas Warrior Golf Tournament “Tiger Up.”

The residents in Wake, Virginia, were either domestics, farmers, or fishermen. But my father had much bigger dreams! Dreams of any kind outside of the norm in Wake were audacious! Learn about Emanuel Mansfield, the man who was known as “The Songbird” and had dreams of becoming a concert tenor. Despite life’s challenges, he accomplished his dreams and so much more.

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.