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Teen Summit 1000

Highlights

1997 - 2007

  • Established study groups in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, New York, North Jersey, Philadelphia, Virginia and Washington, D.C
  • 97.2% of Teen Summit 1,000 graduates are college bound
  • Raised $6 million through internal fundraising efforts.
  • Took 82 students, group leaders, travelers and staff to Senegal and The Gambia, West Africa.(1998)
  • Took 132 students, group leaders, travelers and staff to Ghana. (1999)
  • Took 1,300 students, group leaders, travelers and staff to Egypt (2000-06)
  • Took 1,000 people on Philadelphia Black History Walking Tour.
  • Took 7,000 people to Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore
  • Took 2,500 students and group leaders to Washington, D.C., Williamsburg, Virginia and Harlem, New York
  • Took 1,000 students and group leaders to trace Underground Railroad from Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
  • Made honorary citizens of Banjul, The Gambia by the mayor and city council.
  • Hosted by Khalif General and Sheik Hassan Cisse in Dakar and Kaolack, Senegal respectively.
  • Made honorary citizens of Essaman Village, Elmina, Ghana by paramount chief and elders.
  • Received by the Ashantehenne (King of the Ashanti Nation) in Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Honored by City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania and United States of America
  • Produced 2 Juneteenth Parades and Celebrations
  • Produced 4 Citywide Kwanzaa Celebrations
  • Donated life size wax figure of Cecil B. Moore to Great Blacks in Wax
  • Donated life size wax figure of David P. Richardson to Pastorious Elementary School
  • Awarded 10 David P. Richardson "Star Sojourner Book Scholarships".
  • Established "Bill Joyner Memorial Mile" health walk
  • Created the 2020 Real Estate Investment Group to acquire and develop land on the African continent.

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