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2018 ANNUAL
GALA
2018 ANNUAL
GALA
WHO WE ARE
DIFFVELOPMENT IS A 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
DIFFVELOPMENT IS COMMITTED TO ITS MISSION OF RE-EMPOWERING
PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT ONE STUDENT AT A TIME.
WHY WE EXIST
WE BELIEVE BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED TO BE PREPARED
FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE FROM A BLACK PERSPECTIVE.
HOW WE PREPARE BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS
WE EDUCATE BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT ISSUES THAT
COMMONLY IMPACT BLACK GRADUATES AND EXPOSE THEM
TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A VIABLE CAREER OPTION.
THROUGH THE 10-WEEK CONSULTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM,
STUDENTS DEVELOP A BUSINESS CONCEPT WITH THE SUPPORT OF
AN ASSIGNED ENTREPRENEUR ADVISOR, GAIN PRACTICAL
ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH A CONSULTING
PRACTICUM AT AN ASSIGNED SMALL BUSINESS, AND COMPETE TO
WIN UP TO $5,000 IN STARTUP FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CREATION
OF THEIR VERY OWN BUSINESS. WEEKLY DIFFVELOPMENT CLASS
INSTRUCTION AND GUEST ENTREPRENEUR LECTURES PROVIDE
STUDENTS WITH CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FINANCIAL AND
ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION.
(1) TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BLACK GRADUATE UNDEREMPLOYMENT,
THE VIABILITY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A CAREER OPTION, AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND GIVING BACK TO
SOCIETY. (2) TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FINANCIAL
AND ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING MATERIALS AND SUPPORT. (3) TO
FOSTER PRE-GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY.
OVERALL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
THE ALTERNATIVE CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM (ACS) OFFERS
STUDENTS AN ON-CAMPUS WORKSHOP THAT CHALLENGES THEM
TO EXAMINE THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS IN RELATION TO
THE WEALTH-BUILDING PROCESS AND TO EXPLORE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A VIABLE CAREER OPTION. WITH THE
SUPPORT OF FUNDING, ACS WILL EVENTUALLY OFFER STUDENTS
ACCESS TO A RIGOROUS ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER AND A
STUDENT-CENTERED STARTUP FUNDING COMPETITION.
LEARN MORE AT WWW.DIFFVELOPMENT.ORG
HONORING THE ESSENCE OF BLACK COLLECTIVITY: PHILANTHROPIC ENTREPRENEURS OF AFRICAN
DESCENT—PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
4:00 PM
COCKTAIL HOUR
SILENT AUCTION BY BLK MKT VINTAGE
PERFORMANCES BY RASHONDA REEVES + NOEL POINTER FOUNDATION
6:00 PM
MUSIC BY DJ CLEIN
DINNER BY THE FORK GOES ON THE LEFT
AWARDS CEREMONY HOSTED BY JENNIFER ZABASAJJA
7:00 PM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MONIQUE GREENWOOD
PERFORMANCE BY J READ
2018 ANNUAL GALA
OFFICIAL BEER SPONSOR
JENNIFER HAS WORKED AS A MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST WITHIN SEVERAL
NEWSROOMS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. SHE GOT HER START IN HER
SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE WORKING AS A GRAPHICS COORDINATOR
FOR THE WEEKEND TODAY SHOW. AFTER HER TIME WITH THE WEEKEND
AND WEEKDAY EDITIONS OF TODAY, SHE BECAME A PART OF THE TEAM
THAT HELPED LAUNCH CBSN—CBS NEWS’ 24/7 STREAMING NEWS
CHANNEL. JENNIFER PRODUCED FOR CBSN, WHILE ALSO SPENDING TIME
REPORTING AND WRITING FOR CBSNEWS.COM. JENNIFER IS NOW PART OF
THE INAUGURAL TEAM WORKING ON BLOOMBERG’S TWITTER NEWS
NETWORK, TICTOC.
HOSTJENNIFER ZABASAJJA
MONIQUE GREENWOOD IS A TRAILBLAZING JOURNALIST AND VISIONARY
BUSINESS OWNER. THE MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATE OF HOWARD
UNIVERSITY SPENT TWO ICONIC DECADES IN MAGAZINE PUBLISHING,
CULMINATING WITH THE TOP EDITORIAL SPOT AT ESSENCE MAGAZINE,
WHERE SHE SERVED FROM 1996 TO 2001. SHE LAUNCHED THE AWARD-
WINNING AKWAABA BED AND BREAKFAST INNS IN 1995 AND HAS GROWN
HER HOSPITALITY ENTERPRISE INTO A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS
WITH FOUR LOCATIONS IN FOUR CITIES, ALL LISTED AMONG THE TOP
LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS ON TRIPADVISOR. THE NATIVE
WASHINGTONIAN’S PURCHASE OF A CITY BLOCK IN BEDFORD-
STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN, TO CREATE A “MAIN STREET IN URBAN
AMERICA”—WITH RETAIL STORES ALL OWNED AND OPERATED BY LOCAL
RESIDENTS OF COLOR—IS A TESTAMENT TO HER COMMITMENT TO
BUILDING THRIVING MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES.
MONIQUE SERVES ON MANY CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL BOARDS AND IS
A TWO-TIME WINNER OF NEW YORK CITY’S SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
AWARD. IN 2016, SHE WAS APPOINTED INAUGURAL JOHN H. JOHNSON
ENDOWED CHAIR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY. MOST
RECENTLY, SHE ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF THE OPRAH WINFREY
NETWORK AND BECAME THE CENTER OF CHECKED INN, AN OWN REALITY
SERIES THAT EXPLORES HOW SHE HAS GROWN AKWAABA BED &
BREAKFAST INNS INTO THE MOST SUCCESSFUL B&B BUSINESS ON THE
EAST COAST AND HOW SHE PLANS TO BUILD A LEGACY.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERMONIQUE GREENWOOD
TAMARA NATALIE MADDEN WAS A JAMAICAN-BORN, SELF-TAUGHT FINE ARTIST. SHE WAS WELL-KNOWN FOR HER ARTISTIC FOCUS ON THE SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY AND HER ABILITY TO DYNAMICALLY TRANSFORM EVERYDAY PEOPLE INTO NOBILITY IN HER WORK. SHE ONCE WROTE: “EACH PIECE OF ART IS AN ALLEGORY THAT REPRESENTS THE SOUL AND SPIRIT OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THEIR REGAL STATE EMBODIES ALL THAT IS OFTEN HIDDEN AND OVERLOOKED. MY WORK IS NOT ABOUT EGOISM; IT IS ABOUT EMPOWERMENT OF THE SPIRIT AND RECOGNITION OF THE BEAUTY WITHIN. THE GOLDEN HEADPIECES WORN BY ALL OF THE SUBJECTS IN MY PAINTINGS REPRESENT MYSTICAL CROWNS, HALOS, ARMOR AND WEAPONRY FOR THE SPIRITUAL WARRIORS. THE BIRDS IN MY PAINTINGS ARE SYMBOLIC OF MY PERSONAL STRUGGLE WITH ILLNESS AND A REPRESENTATION OF MY SURVIVAL AND FREEDOM FROM IT.”
TAMARA HELD NUMEROUS SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS NATIONWIDE AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE JAMAICAN GLEANER, HEART & SOUL MAGAZINE, UPSCALE MAGAZINE AND HUFFPOST. IN 2014, THE GRIO NAMED HER ONE OF 40 BLACK ARTISTS TO WATCH. MANY OF HER PIECES ARE IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES, SUCH AS THE MARGARET CUNINGGIM WOMEN’S CENTER, AND THE WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES DEPARTMENT AND THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY IN TENNESSEE. HER WORK IS ALSO FEATURED IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF ALVERNO COLLEGE IN WISCONSIN, THE MOTHER KATHRYN DANIELS COMMUNITY CENTER IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, THE CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IN DETROIT, AND MANY COLLECTIONS OF NOTE WORLDWIDE. SOME OF HER INDIVIDUAL COLLECTORS INCLUDE ACTRESS CCH POUNDER, AND ARTIST AND PHILANTHROPIST DANNY SIMMONS. SHE WAS A RECIPIENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL GRANT FROM THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION FOR HER PROJECT, "NEVER FORGOTTEN," WHICH FOCUSED ON COMBATING POVERTY WORLDWIDE. TAMARA DIED AT HER HOME IN SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2017, AS A RESULT OF OVARIAN CANCER. SHE WAS 42 YEARS OLD.
PHILANTHROPY: TAMARA WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT ELEVATING THE WAY THAT SOCIETY PERCEIVES ORDINARY PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT. THROUGH PAINTINGS THAT MAKE EVERYDAY BLACK PEOPLE LOOK LIKE ROYALTY, TAMARA’S WORK ACTIVELY LIVES ON TO PROMOTE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELFARE OF THOSE WITHIN THE DIASPORA WHO ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED. WE HAVE USED TAMARA'S ART ON THE COVER OF THIS SOUVENIR JOURNAL TO HONOR THE IMPORTANCE OF HER WORK.
POSTHUMOUS HONOREETAMARA NATALIE MADDEN
EMEKA ONUGHA IS A SERIAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPER AND
ENTERPRISER. HE HAS A NICHE FOR CREATING DYNAMIC, HEALTHY FOOD
SPACES THAT ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. HIS JOURNEY
WITHIN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY BEGAN IN 2001 WHEN HE OPENED
WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF FOUR LOCATIONS OF HEALTH LOVE &
SOUL JUICE BAR & GRILL (HLS). AFTER OVER A DECADE OF FOSTERING
HEALTHY EATING WITHIN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ESSEX
COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, EMEKA SOLD HLS TO PURSUE OTHER RESTAURANT
CONCEPTS AND BUSINESS ENDEAVORS.
SINCE THEN HE HAS ACTED AS THE CHIEF DREAM DIRECTOR AT THE
FUTURE PROJECT AND DEVELOPED AND SOLD UNIQUE FARM-TO-TABLE
RESTAURANT CONCEPTS. EMEKA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON OPENING A
NEW RESTAURANT IN MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY THAT COMBINES THE
BEST OF THE DIASPORA, MEMORABLE SERVICE DELIVERY AND GENUINE
FARM-TO-TABLE PRODUCE, ALL UNDER ONE ROOF. HE IS ALSO
DEVELOPING A NONPROFIT CONCEPT THAT FOCUSES ON REIGNITING
BLACK OWNERSHIP WITHIN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY. WHEN EMEKA IS NOT
BUILDING OR INVESTING IN A NEW BUSINESS, HE SPENDS HIS TIME
RESEARCHING TRADITIONAL DIASPORIC COOKING METHODS,
CONCEPTUALIZING NEW APPROACHES TO SERVICE DELIVERY AND
DESIGNING CAPTIVATING COMMUNAL EATING SPACES.
PHILANTHROPY: EMEKA DONATES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HIS TIME
TO BUSINESS OWNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE IN NEED OF
ENTREPRENEURIAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT.
INSPIRATIONAL HONOREE
EMEKA ONUGHA
LADUN THOMPSON AND RAASHAUN CASEY, BETTER KNOWN AS DJ ENVY,
ARE CO-OWNERS OF BODY OF GOD CLOTHING, A FAITH-BASED
CLOTHING LINE. THE UPLIFTING CLOTHING LINE INCLUDES POSITIVE
MESSAGING ON ITS SHIRTS AND HATS, INCLUDING PHRASES SUCH AS:
“MY GOD VS. MY ENEMIES,” “WE THE BLESSED,” AND “BLESSED UP.”
LADUN IS AN ACTOR AND ENTREPRENEUR. AS AN ACTOR, HE HAS PLAYED
IN A NUMBER OF THEATRICAL ROLES, INCLUDING ASAGHAI IN A RAISIN IN
THE SUN, GRANT WIGGINS IN A LESSON BEFORE DYING, LEVEE IN MA
RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM AND PFC PETERSON IN A SOLDIER'S STORY. HE
HAS ALSO MADE A NUMBER OF TELEVISION AND FILM APPEARANCES,
INCLUDING ON HBO’S INSECURE, DISCOVERY ID SHOWS AND AMERICAN
GANGSTER.
DJ ENVY IS ONE OF THE THREE HOSTS OF THE SYNDICATED RADIO SHOW
THE BREAKFAST CLUB, ALONGSIDE ANGELA YEE AND CHARLAMAGNE THA
GOD. ENVY'S RADIO CAREER BEGAN AT HOT 97 WHERE HE FIRST MIXED
AND HOSTED A NUMBER OF SHOWS INCLUDING, TAKIN' IT TO THE
STREETS WITH ANGIE MARTINEZ, THE MORNING SHOW WITH MISS JONES,
THE PEOPLE'S MIX AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE HIT LIST. IN ADDITION TO
APPEARING IN MUSIC VIDEOS AND TELEVISION SHOWS, HE FEATURED IN
BLOOD OF A CHAMPION, RECENTLY RELEASED A RECORD ENTITLED "STILL
A FAN," AND HOSTS A PODCAST WITH HIS WIFE, GIA CASEY, CALLED THE
CASEY CREW.
PHILANTHROPY: LADUN AND DJ ENVY DONATE FOOD, SHIRTS AND BOOK
BAGS TO THOSE IN NEED.
BRAND HONOREES
LADUN THOMPSON & DJ ENVY
TIFFANY “THE BUDGETNISTA” ALICHE IS QUICKLY BECOMING AMERICA'S
FAVORITE PERSONAL FINANCIAL EDUCATOR. THE BUDGETNISTA IS THE
FOUNDER OF THE LIVE RICHER CHALLENGE AND THE DREAM CATCHERS, A
COMMUNITY OF OVER 500,000 WOMEN WORLDWIDE THAT WORK
TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES THROUGH FINANCIAL EDUCATION.
TIFFANY IS THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ONE WEEK BUDGET AND LIVE
RICHER CHALLENGE. SHE AND HER FINANCIAL ADVICE HAVE BEEN
FEATURED ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA, THE TODAY SHOW, PBS, TIME,
THE NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS, ESSENCE MAGAZINE, FORBES, FOX
BUSINESS, MSNBC AND CBS MONEYWATCH. SHE ALSO BLOGS ABOUT
PERSONAL FINANCE FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST.
PHILANTHROPY: TIFFANY DONATES HER BOOKS TO CLASSROOMS UPON
REQUEST AND CONTRIBUTES TREMENDOUSLY TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. SHE
SUPPORTS UNITED WAY, GIRL SCOUTS AND SUPPORTING OUR SISTERS
INTERNATIONAL TO NAME A FEW.
EDUCATOR HONOREETIFFANY ALICHE
ICONOCLASTIC SOMMELIER, ANDRÉ HUESTON MACK IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN
TO BE NAMED BEST YOUNG SOMMELIER IN AMERICA BY CHAINE DES ROTISSEURS. HE
WAS A SOMMELIER AT THOMAS KELLER'S RENOWNED FRENCH LAUNDRY BEFORE
OPENING CHEF KELLER'S THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED PER SE. AS ONE OF THE TOP
PROFESSIONALS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY, HE HAS WORKED WITH THE LIKES OF AMAZON,
CADILLAC, EBAY, NATIONAL RENTAL CAR AND MICROSOFT. HE HAS ALSO APPEARED ON
ANTHONY BOURDAIN'S "THE TASTE" AND NBC'S “UNCORKED.”
IN 2007, HE FOUNDED MAISON NOIR WINES WHICH INCORPORATES HIS TRADEMARK
ATTITUDE AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON WINE SUBCULTURE. MACK PRODUCES 40,000
CASES OF MAISON NOIR WINES ANNUALLY. HIS WINE CAN BE FOUND IN THE BEST
RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL STORES IN 45 STATES AND 11 COUNTRIES.
AS A SELF-TAUGHT GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MACK DESIGNS MAISON NOIR WINES’ LABELS
AND T-SHIRT LINE. HE ALSO DESIGNS FOR OUTSIDE CLIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE
AUTHORED AND ILLUSTRATED SMALL THYME COOKS, THE WORLD'S FIRST CULINARY
COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK. CURRENTLY WITH ABRAMS BOOKS, MACK IS WRITING A
MEMOIR WITH A FOCUS ON THE WINES THAT HAVE FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN HIS LIFE.
PHILANTHROPY: ANDRÉ DONATES BOTH HIS WINE AND TIME TO A LITANY OF CAUSES,
INCLUDING THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, CAPITAL PREPARATORY HARLEM SCHOOL, NO
KID HUNGRY AND MANY HBCUS. THE PROFITS FROM HIS CULINARY COOKING BOOK,
SMALL THYME COOKS, GO TO THE CHARLIE TROTTER’S CULINARY EDUCATION
FOUNDATION. ANDRÉ IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PASSING ON HIS EXPERIENCES THROUGH
MENTORSHIP AND PAYING IT FORWARD.
CREATIVE HONOREEANDRÉ HUESTON MACK
GHANAIAN AMERICAN
SMITH COLLEGE '19
CLASSICAL STUDIES & COMPUTER SCIENCE
BUSINESS CONCEPT: THE BLACK MEDUSA, A CLASSICAL WRITING AND
ARTS PLATFORM THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF BLACK CREATIVES.
BEST CONSULTING REPORT
STEPHANIE DINSAE 2017 CONSULTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUP FUNDING WINNER: $1500
BEST BUSINESS CONCEPT
MARLON BERNARDEZ
AFRO-HONDURAN AMERICAN
BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE '18
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & ACCOUNTING
BUSINESS CONCEPT: GRAPEVINE, A PHILANTHROPIC APP THAT
CONNECTS BLACK BUSINESSES TO COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.
2017 CONSULTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUP FUNDING WINNER: $1500
KENYAN
CARTHAGE COLLEGE '18
COMPUTER SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS
BUSINESS CONCEPT: SMART KIDS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT
TEACHES CODING TO UNDERPRIVILEGED KENYAN YOUTH.
STRONGEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE
NELLY ABONG'O 2017 CONSULTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUP FUNDING WINNER: $5000
862.324.2769 [email protected]
417 SPRING ST, HILLSIDE, NJ 07205
@COREFITPRO1
COREFITPRO STUDIO FITNESS WAS FOUNDED BY FITNESS INSTRUCTOR REGINALD WELCH IN
2015. REGINALD'S INTEREST IN FITNESS WAS SPARKED DURING HIS TIME IN THE U.S MILITARY
SERVICE FROM 1998 TO 2013. HE IS EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR HEALTH IS #1. EVEN AFTER OVER 20 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY,
THERE IS STILL NOTHING REGINALD ENJOYS MORE THAN WITNESSING THE HEALTH AND
FITNESS ACHIEVEMENTS OF HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CLIENTELE.
REGINALD'S MOTTO IS "FITNESS IS A LIFESTYLE."
MORE INFORMATION AT FEELSGOODTOSMILE.COM
HANDMADE IN BROOKLYN
VEGAN FRIENDLY
FLUORIDE FREE
A PORTION OF ALL SALES IS DONATED
TOWARDS EDUCATION INITIATIVES FOR
CHILDREN OF COLOR
BRIAN MAYS@SMILENATURALTOOTHPASTE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
ROBERT DONATO, CHAIR
SOPHINNA SINGH, VICE CHAIR
ESI KAGALE AGYEMAN GILLO, INTERIM TREASURER
PETER MARKEEO GILLO, SECRETARY
DIRECTORS
JOVAN JAMES
ARINZE ONUGHA
MARJORIE SOLER
A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDERS:
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING DIFFVELOPMENT'S 2018 INAUGURAL ANNUAL GALA! WE
HOPE THAT YOU HAD A ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE. THIS EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE COLLECTIVE SUPPORT OF SO MANY PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED
IN A NUMBER OF VERY SPECIAL WAYS, INCLUDING YOU! SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU.
WE WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT YOU CAN
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DIFFVELOPMENT AS WE WORK TIRELESSLY TO ACTUALIZE OUR
VISION OF CREATING A WORLD WHERE COLLEGE STUDENTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT VIEW
THEMSELVES AS PART OF A COLLECTIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY THAT IS EMPOWERED AND
RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING, DEFINING AND SOLVING ITS OWN ISSUES THROUGH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP. DONATIONS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, ENABLE US TO GET CLOSER
TO PROVIDING COLLEGE STUDENTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT WITH ALL OF THE CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC FINANCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BUILD
PROSPEROUS FUTURES. SHARING OUR WORK WITH OTHERS AND CONNECTING US TO
POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND MENTORS WILL HELP US TO BROADEN OUR NETWORK, EXPAND
OUR PROGRAMMING AND IMPROVE OUR STRATEGIES. WITH YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT,
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE DIFFVELOPMENT'S PROGRAMMING ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY
COLLEGE STUDENT OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THIS COUNTRY AND EVENTUALLY ACROSS
THE GLOBE!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU!
SINCERELY,
ESI KAGALE AGYEMAN GILLO PETER MARKEEO GILLO
THE FORK GOES ON THE LEFT
IMANI DARDEN
STEPHANIE DINSAE
KIMBERLY DREW
KEENA HUMPHREY
CHAUNCEY NARTEY
KEVIN QUASHIE
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO
TO DONATE TEXT "GIVEDIFF" TO 844-544-7171
COVER ART TRIBUTE TAMARA NATALIE MADDEN
8.16.75-11.4.17
@DIFFVELOPMENT [email protected]
WWW.DIFFVELOPMENT.ORG 877-893-DIFF
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL DONORS: