Music Executive, artist manager, entrepreneur, activist, lecturer, author and cancer survivor, Mathew Knowles brought the world multiplatinum selling girl group Destiny’s Child, singer-songwriter Solange,…
A burgeoning leader in the healthcare industry, Dr. Renee Matthews has spent the early part of her career as a medical educator and satellite…
Discovered in a Southern California coffee house with little more than her guitar, Jewel would go on to sell more than thirty million albums,…
In an online virtual celebration, Dr. Rev. Stephen G. Ray Jr. recently retired as President of the Chicago Theological Seminary. Ray was named the…
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Maurice Shelton aka “Chef Blāque”, has always had a passion for food and an eye for…
A lifelong Chicagoan, Jeffery Beckham Jr. has always believed in the age-old adage “To whom much is given, much is required.” Throughout his career,…
From Girl Scouts and summer camps to entrepreneurship programs and internships, Concitta Cavin participated in almost every extracurricular activity you can think of but…
Brenda Franklin-Corbett is affectionately known around the world as “Cousin Brenda.” She is the cousin of Aretha Franklin. Many recognize her as one of the…
Kay Chanel is the founder and chief executive officer of The Kay’Chanel Collection LLC, a Chicago – based luxury wig company established in 2018….
Dr. Willie Mae Jackson M.D., M.A. is a prime example of a Chicagoan truly living her dream despite experiencing many adversities in her life,…
Dallas native businessman and attorney Kevin Kelley will bring his expertise to Chicago. Not law expertise, but he also knows a thing or two…
Ida B. Wells, born July 16, 1862, and died March 25, 1931, was a civil rights activist, journalist, and suffragist. She was renowned for…
