Voice of America [VOA] Honors SoleRebels Founder Bethlehem Tilahun
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, the founder and managing director of iconic footwear brand soleRebels , has been named as a Next Generation honoree by Voice of America [ VOA ]for Black History Month 2013, alongside such luminaries as 2012 Olympian Gaby Douglas. bethlehem becomes the 1st contemporary Ethiopian ever to be so recognized.
Each February, Black History Month features tributes to historically significant African Americans. This year marks the 1st time a new category of honorees has been added, called The Next Generation – Icons Making History Now. These honorees feature contemporary Africans and Black Americans who are MAKING history right now!
“I am very honored to be included in this tribute. I feel extremely humbled to be recognized amongst these icons of achievement. I am equally proud to share this honor with my entire family and team who have been at my side every step of this journey” stated Bethlehem.
VOA will begin broadcasting a feature on Bethlehem’s life and achievements via its global media platforms [TV, internet, print] beginning late January 2013 and continuing throughout February 2013.
“THIS exciting new feature to Black History Month signals a recognition that there are important contemporary people, both in the US and around the globe, who are making profound impacts on history right now. So we felt it appropriate to honor those individuals and share their remarkable achievements as they are unfolding and there is no finer exemplar of a person MAKING history NOW than Bethelehm Tilahun Alemu”, commented Andrea Laign , VOA’S producer for the segment.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 December 2012 “I am very honored to be included in this tribute. I feel extremely humbled to be recognized amongst these icons of achievement. I am equally proud to share this honor with my entire family and team who have been at my side every step of this journey” stated Bethlehem.
VOA will begin broadcasting a feature on Bethlehem’s life and achievements via its global media platforms [TV, internet, print] beginning late January 2013 and continuing throughout February 2013.
“THIS exciting new feature to Black History Month signals a recognition that there are important contemporary people, both in the US and around the globe, who are making profound impacts on history right now. So we felt it appropriate to honor those individuals and share their remarkable achievements as they are unfolding and there is no finer exemplar of a person MAKING history NOW than Bethelehm Tilahun Alemu”, commented Andrea Laign , VOA’S producer for the segment.
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