Press & Media

118 nominees were in consideration for the 2022 Ad2 32 Under 32 competition and I’m thankful to be counted in the number.

Ten initiates perfected their routine with sharp arms and crisp stomps in unison. Step coach Profit Idowu, an alum of the program, said he came back to Rites of Passage because he wants to pass on the lessons he absorbed.

Photography credit on onbeing.org. Inviting you to consider the land on which you live and the confluence of legacies that bring you to stand where you are with your own community.

Photography credit on onbeing.org. Featured in a blog post written by Kristin Lin (Editor at On Being).

Photography credit in Rolling Out Magazine. I shot Mondo Davison a.k.a “The Black Tech Guy” for a featured story on the publication.

I had an opportunity to ask “Mr. Self Awareness” himself a question and here’s the advice he shared after taking a friendly jab at my name.

Agency credit with Fallon. Culligan International’s first national advertising campaign in 50 years—we even created an Alexa Skill to help kick off the multi-year campaign for the brand.

Photo credit in Rolling Out Magazine. I had the opportunity to shoot Chadwick “Niles” Phillips debut album cover featured in this interview.

Intersecting crosswalks of life as told from my eyes and experience.

Agency credit with Fallon. The first national campaign for Fanatics which aired during the ESPY awards that year.

Tweet-able advice from the Student Ad Summit held at the University of Minnesota.

Selected out of a small interview pool, I was fortunate to speak to over 5,000 new freshman and welcome them to the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. 

Members of the International General Board of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. along with local brothers held an interactive reading session with over 600 students at Oakes Field Primary School to promote literacy. It’s the first time the meeting was held outside of the United States in 100 years. I was responsible for Mrs. Cash’s first-grade class. —Article by Bahamas Press

“We recently celebrated a monumental occasion within our fraternity’s history. We must stay steadfast in the ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, and service as college educated men,” said Profit Idowu, International Second Vice President, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Anti-Hazing Campaign Vice-Chairman.” —Article by Houston Style Magazine (Jo-Carolyn Goode)

On January 9, 2014 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. turned 100 years old, we gifted a jacket to Al Roker on national TV.

“Profit Idowu, Phi Beta Sigma president, said the step show is important for showcasing multicultural fraternities and sororities on campus, because they aren’t always well-known. We do a lot of innovative things that go unseen and sometimes get pushed behind the curtains, he said.” —Article by Minnesota Daily (Melissa Berman)

“They were a band of brothers — boys right out of high school — embracing their first year together. They wanted to do things together,” said Huntley House Community Advisor Profit Idowu about his new mentees.” —Article by Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (Lauretta Dawolo Towns)

“For this level of involvement to last, there needs to be good leadership and a mind set to learn about others and new cultures, said Profit Idowu, MGC’s head of programming, said Spring Jam shows the first major collaboration between the three councils.” —Article by Nickalas Tabbert.

“Celebration and tears mix at the Rites of Passage coming-of-age program. On a recent Saturday evening, 20 young men, all with their own stories of struggle and striving, marched triumphantly into the ballroom of the downtown Minneapolis Marriott to the sound of African drumming.” —Article by Rohan Preston, Star Tribune

“Woodbury’s Profit Idowu returned the very first kickoff in Raptors’ history 89 yards for a touchdown to put the Royals up 7-0 on the extra point just 15 seconds into the game.” —Article by Woodbury Newsroom.