2022 Awardees
Othello Adjepong
Othello Adjepong is a Ghanian American academic scholar-athlete, who is a gifted visual artist and a track runner. He is planning to attend Howard University this and major in biology. Othello is committed to becoming a Pediatric Dentist.
He has the determination to let nothing standing in his way! And lives by the motto "Dreams Don't Work Unless You Do”. He believes that if opportunity doesn’t knock, then he has the right character and tools to build the door to open up new opportunities.
Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis is a Freshman at Xavier University of Louisiana. He was the 2021 Youth of the Year for the Greater Houston Area and is the 1st place recipient of the Galveston Youth Leadership Award. He is the secretary of the Xavier Pre-Law Society and a board member of Xavier NAACP.
Robert has obtained a 4.0 GPA at Xavier with enough credits to be considered a junior. All while being a sprint specialist on the Xavier Track & Field Team. After College, Robert plans to attend Law School to become a Civil Rights Attorney.
Josiah Harris
Josiah Harris is currently a student at Morehouse College studying Political Science with hopes to attend Law School.
He is the Founder and League Commissioner of the Mentoring Opportunity League (MOL), a mentoring organization aiming to inspire, equip and mentor students of color through leadership development, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship. Utilizing there specially crafted sports mentoring model, they are sponsored by the San Francisco 49ers and a partner of the 100 Black Men of the Bay Area.