Thank you for joining us for our 2025 Voices of Hope: An Event in Celebration of Black Excellence. Please check back later for information on our 2026 ceremony.
Past Honorees
Representative Jordan A. Harris, 2025 Innovation Award - Community Impact
Dr. Tony B. Watlington, Sr., 2025 Innovation Award - Inspirational Excellence
Rosalyn J. McPherson, 2025 Innovation Award - Cultural Advocacy
The Links, Inc., 2025 Innovation Award - Community Convener
Bernard Smalley, 2024 Innovation Award - Community Trailblazer
Twin Sister Docs, 2024 Innovation Award - Community Impact
Sulaiman W. Rahman, 2024 Innovation Award - Community Advancement
Honorable Cherelle L. Parker, Mayor of Philadelphia, 2024 Innovation Award - Community Advocacy
Loree D. Jones Brown, 2023 Innovation Award - Community Impact
Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent J. Hughes, 2023 Innovation Award - Community Advocacy
Sharmain Matlock-Turner, 2023 Innovation Award - Community Advancement
Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller, 2023 Innovation Award - Inspirational Excellence
Carol Riddick, 2022 Innovation Award - Artistic Excellence
Robert & Benjamin Bynum, 2022 Innovation Award - Culinary Excellence
Valarie Cofield, 2022 Innovation Award - Community Advancement
Leslie Smallwood-Lewis & Gregory Reaves, 2022 Innovation Award - Community Impact