2025 ASWAS Summit
Youth Summit 2025 - Empowering the Next Generation
The ASWAS Youth Summit brings together students, community leaders, and changemakers for a day of empowerment, networking, and celebration. Through interactive workshops, inspiring speakers, and youth-led presentations, we shine a light on tomorrow’s leaders today.
Welcome Our 2025 Speakers
Founded Black Cops Against Police Brutality in 1991 and is the author of Black Cops Against Police Brutality: A Crisis Action Plan. Most recently, Dr. Davis completed his doctoral degree examining the factors relating to police officers shooting unarmed black males. Visit drdelacydavis.com.
Professor Alfred Powell
Founder and CEO of Human Motivation Council and Human Motivation Circle, Professor Alfred “Coach” Powell is an internationally celebrated motivational and inspirational speaker, author, lecturer, certified Master Life Coach, and workshop facilitator.
Dr. Chike Akua
Dr. Akua is a one of the most sought after speakers for community organizations, colleges, universities, educational conferences and urban schools internationally and is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Clark Atlanta University.
Tierica Berry is an award-winning author, speaker, and founder of A Woman’s Standard. With a heavy emphasis on literacy, emotional intelligence, and self-efficacy, Tierica has managed to motivate and redirect some of the most troubled youth with her engaging and relevant programs. She has authored multiple books for teen girls and her passion for empowering girls can be summed up in one statement, “If you want to elevate a community start with its women because it is through women that all communities are born.” - Tierica Berry