30 leaders of the future

Ebony, Nov, 1996 by Lynn Norment

Seen (Puffy) Combs (left), 25, founder and president, Bad Boy Entertainment, N.Y. City, who has five platinum and ten gold recordings to his credit; listed among New York Magazines 1993 "1000 Smartest New Yorkers"; personally funds ($400,000 annually) Daddy's House, which provides recreational activities for inner-city kids, and Daddy' House Computer Camp based at Hunter College.

Tyrone (Ty) Y. Cox (right), 25, City Council member, Durham, N. C., youngest person ever elected to the Durham City Council, president and CEO, Ty Cox Accounting and Business Services; scout leader for First Calvary Baptist Church Boy Scout Troop 108 add Cub Scout Pack 108; board member, Durham County Literacy Council and North Carolina Public Allies.

Berna L. Rhodes-Ford (left), 25, legislative correspondent for Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Washington, D.C.; former intern, Sen. Carol Moseley- Braun; former second vice president, Educational Advancement Foundation; former sub-regional director, Rocky Mountain Region, Black Law Students Association, board member, Rhodes Home Health Care.

Keith Glover (right), 30, 1996 recipient of the Pew Charitable Fellowship and Theatre Communications Group Grant; playwright in residence at Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, where his play, Thunder Knocking On The Door: A Blusical Tale of Rhythm and The Blues, is premiering; producing annual Southern Writers, Project Workshop and creating an introductory theater-playwriting program for high school students.

Rev. Daniel L Goodwin (left), 28, legislative asst./dir. of interns, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Washington, D.C.; appointed by mayor to Juvenile justice Advisory Group for D.C.; former member, Board of Trustees, Howard Univ.; 1990 recipient, Letter of Commendation from the president for volunteerism and community service; associate minister, Majority Baptist Church, Spartanburg, S.C.

Christopher B. Gunn (right), 25, implementation team leader, Global Data Availability, Staging Area Database, Eli Lilly & Co., indianapolis, Ind.; president, Florida A & M University Alumni Association, Indianapolis chapter, member, Indianapolis Black Alumni Council.

Tanya Hall (left), 29, asst. general manager for sales and marketing, Penn Tower Hotel, Philadelphia, member, International Board of Directors for Hospitality Sales and Marketing Assn. International; former vice president, treasurer and board member, HSMAI Philadelphia Chapter., board member, Multicultural Affairs Congress of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Johnnie Hannah (right), S, director, information systems, United Way of Greater Toledo, board member, African-American Christian Fellowship Association, membership chair, Black Data Processing Associates Inc., coordinator, computer tutorial classes, Southern Missionary Baptist Church, former mentor, Adam Program for African-American boys, and Bring Your Child to Work Day, GenCorp Corporation.

Jeffrey C. Hunt (left), 28, staff analyst, Detroit City Council; producer for daily Detroit City Council television show; participant, Excel 2000, Michigan Political Leadership Program, and Leadership Detroit; owner and CEO, New World Technology Inc., founder, Black Ambitious Students Involved In Community Services, member, Detroit City Council Substance Abuse Task Force.