Black Achievers Inc. Scholarships 2025
Buffalo, NY —Black Achievers, Inc. Hosted a special event at the Frank E. Merriweather Library during which the organization awarded scholarships to 15 local students who will be heading to college in the fall. The organization also recognized students who success fully completed the 5th cohort of the Black Achievers Youth Academy.
According to Herbert L. Bellamy Jr., the CEO of Black Achievers Inc. the organiza tion was joined by co-sponsors: Uniland Development Company Co.,Murak & Asso ciates, MidCity Office Fur niture, Dreshler & Malecki, La Nova’s, Bank on Buffalo, Alan R. Core Funeral Home, Mustard Seed World Group, Hot Rod Studios, and Bellamy Enterprises to make the event possible.
Black Achievers Inc. annu ally provides scholarships to graduating seniors from area high schools. The scholarship fund is one of the projects financed by Black Achiev ers, Inc. with proceeds from the annual Black Achievers Awards Banquet. This year 2 Scholarships were given in honor of Ron Brown- Heziki ah Hall (Nichols High Scholl) & Brooke Badger (Sacred Heart). Over the past 20 years Black Achievers Inc. has awarded over $75,000.00 in scholarships.
Talisa King the Chairper son of the Black Achievers Scholarship Committee, presented each scholarship awardee with a $1,000 check. The scholarship awardees are: Shemarion Thomas – (Olm stead) TaJanay Lewis – (Buf falo Culinary) Naiya Harris – (McKinley High School) Ja’Marcus Lucas –( Bennett High School) Kiran Patterson Tanski - (Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts) Wanye Rhodes- Carter –( Leonardo DaVinci High School) Darnell Kelly Jr. – (Charter School of Applied Technology) April Richardson –( Hutch Tech High School) Micchael Vance – (Tapestry Charter School) Cam Cooke Smith-(Cleve Hill) Tierra Slaughter-(Cleve Hill) Skyy Lewis & Starr Lewis( Health Sciences Charter School)
Anna Cooke-Smith is the Director of Black Achievers Youth Academy which is a program designed to prepare youth to excel in life by pro viding program participants with unique educational experiences designed to motivate them to prepare for and succeed in their adult careers.
Black Achievers, Inc. will be hosting the 53rd Annual Black Achievers Awards Banquet. The primary purpose for the awards event is to honor outstanding individuals and show the community the variety and quality of achievements of African Americans in Western New York. Images are powerful in our society, and this event highlights inspiring stories of personal, professional and community achievements. Over the past 52 years, Black Achievers, Inc. has honored more than 2,500 outstanding individuals.
This year the Black Achiev ers Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, October 10th at the Buffalo Convention Center 153 Franklin St Buffalo, NY 14202. A reception will be held at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are now available online buffalo blackachievers.org
Office: (716) 884-1490 Website: www.buffaloblackachievers.com