Mcdonald's 2023 BLACK & POSITIVELY GOLDEN CHANGE LEADERS

Outside of the perfectly golden French fries and juicy Quarter Pounder, the Black & Positively Golden platform is my favorite McDonald’s initiative! Black & Positively Golden is a McDonald’s USA platform that is focused on investing and encouraging the Black community through scholarships, events and a leadership collective for young Black leaders who are making change in their communities (and beyond).

On February 9th, Black & Positively Golden announced the 2023 winners and that each Change Leader will receive $20,000 to help further their missions. Along with the hefty donation, all 10 Change Leaders will have access to other opportunities that will help grow their financial literacy and mental health advocacy, along with being featured in a national advertising campaign in partnership with Keke Palmer!

HERE ARE THE 2023 BLACK & POSITIVELY GOLDEN CHANGE LEADERS:

• Andrew Ankamah, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, Founder & Director of The Accountability Initiative

• Brianna Baker, Arlington, VA, Activist and Founder of Justice for Black Girls

• Dr. Garrick Beauliere, Baltimore, MD, Post-Doctoral Fellow

• Kemia Bridgewater, Detroit, MI, Co-Founder of First Generation Gems

• Kamarie Brown, Atlanta, GA, Educator

• Hope Bryant, Houston, TX, Filmmaker

• Nyla Choates, Atlanta, GA, Community Activist & Author of “My Roots Are Rich”

• Aaliyah Duah, Brooklyn, NY, Founder of Financial Revolution

• Dorian Hollingsworth, Jr., Norfolk, VA, Founder & Executive Director of Teen Care Network

• Aaliyah Alicia Thompson, Hampton, GA, Owner of Aaliyah’s Beauty Bar