THE Inaugural Class

Charles Blake
Little Rock Market Executive Southern Bancorp

Dr. Richard L. Moss
Dean of the School of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College

2024 MEn of Merit Nominees

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Mr. Derek Lewis, II
Chair of the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative
President of the Derek Lewis Foundation
Founder & President of DL2 Consulting
 
Mr. Darrin Williams
CEO of Southern Bancorp, Inc.

Mr. Tony Washington
Board Chair of the Lil Jacob Learning Center
Board Chair of the Washington Foundation

Mr. Roy Vaughn
Education, Union and Community Leader
 
Mr. Jamaal "Paypa" Williams
Owner and host of Federal Nightmare Podcast Radio
 
Mr. Obafemi Kinsiedilele (O’Brennan Moss)
Master Gardener & Co-founder of GSC Gardens

Mr. Terry Gene Wright
Co-Founder and President of the National Organization of African Americans with Cystic Fibrosis (NOAACF)