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Will Allen - Founder of Growing Power an organization in Milwaukee that grows and raises more than $500,000 of produce, meat and fish that is then made affordable to several inner-city areas that would otherwise not have access to fresh food at reasonable prices.
Mr. Allen could be called an Urban Farmer. With approximately 20 full-time employees and tons of volunteers from the community, the non-profit organization owns a 40-acre farm in WI and gardens throughout the city and Chicago. All of the food produced by Growing Power is chemical free and is sold to various co-ops and restaurants.
Read more about Mr. Allen here.
Geoffrey Canada - Started the Harlem Children’s Zone project, which seeks to provide social services, build quality public schools, and encourage parental involvement to recast Harlem, NY as a focal point of Black success.
The project has its own charter school, Promise Academy, and there is a book about Mr. Canada entitled “Whatever it Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America.”
Dr. Ian Smith - Physician and author. Launched the 50 Million Pound Challenge to encourage African Americans to take control of their lives and health. Dr. Smith has partnered with State Farm Insurance and various celebrities such as Patti Labelle, Steve Harvey, and Yolanda Adams. Find out more.
Pernessa Seel - Organized Harlem’s first Week of Prayer for the Healing of Aids in 1989, to stimulate Black churches into making HIV/AIDS a topic of conversation. She also founded Balm in Gilead to communicate correct information about HIV/AIDS to Black churches across the country.
Ms. Seele has been a guest of President and Mrs. Bush and other dignitaries. She is now including cervical cancer in her movement to address community health issues.
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