Arielle Kayabaga is a passionate community leader and the first Black woman ever elected as Member of Parliament in London and to London City Council, where she received both the Municipal World Award and the Pillar Community Leadership Award for her work in building a more equitable London. Recently, Arielle was selected as a 2023 …
Diana Chando is the African Union Youth Ambassador for the Eastern Africa Region and a Lawyer with extensive experience in advocacy policymaking and international affairs development with certification as a trainee in the UN HeadQuarters in Geneva, Elections Observation and Conflict Management in Accord Organisation in South Africa. She was appointed as Mwalimu Nyerere Young …
António Braga Fazenda, is an Activist, Political Consultant and Social Entrepreneur. Co-founder and secretary of Institutional Affairs and Foreign Affairs of the Angolan Youth Parliament. He is passionate about Civic Leadership and has become a reference and voice of responsible leadership and social entrepreneurship because of its ability to meet the challenges of effectively meeting …
Anielle Franco is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, born and raised in favela da Maré. She is dedicated to protecting human rights defenders in Brazil, mobilizing hundreds of families who were victims of lethal violence by state agents. She advocates on behalf of Black and young women facing violence and for the rights of people …
Andreiza Anaya Espinoza is a Representative for Colombia, International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Routes of Enslaved People Project. She is an Afro Ethnic Communicator, a University teacher and has a Master’s studies in Social Policy. Andreiza has also specialized in Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She is a Radio journalist and TV presenter and also …
Ali Bantu Ashanti, Director of the Racial Justice Collective. Mr. Ashanti is a strong advocate for justice in the cases of black victims of police brutality. Please note: To nominate other high achievers of African Descent Worldwide, visit http://www.mipad.org/nominate To become a MIPADian, enroll for Connectology: A Practical Guide to Connect for Success www.mipad.org/connectology To begin to think …
Khouloud Mansour Baghouri is the Youth Ambassador with the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network. She is a 24 year old student pursuing a bachelor degree in Science with a Major in Chemistry. As she grew up and went through a variety of experiences, the passion of leading and helping others allowed her to discover the …
Jonathan Reid serves as the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley. He is St. Lucian born and Barbados adopted – Caribbean Citizen. He was previously the Creative Director of an award winning Caribbean based Design and Communications firm. In his words, “I am a lover of all things beautiful, and …
Jana Degrott is a co-founder of We Belong, an initiative to inspire next-generation leadership for young European women of color to create a future pool of role models. We Belong brings women of color together in healing spaces, free of hatred and discrimination, to share and reflect on their experiences, examine their histories and identities, …
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