– Being featured in Black Enterprise magazine, December 2014 issue
– Awarded 1st place national winner of the Cricket Wireless Solo Entrepreneur Community Star Award in 2015
– Named one of Philadelphia’s Most Innovative Entrepreneurs by the Philadelphia Daily News/Inquirer in 2014
– One of Philadelphia’s Most Influential 10 People to Watch Under the Age of 40 by the Philadelphia Tribune in 2013
– Ebony Suns Enterprises, LLC was awarded a $20,500 grant from the Knight Foundation for Black Male Engagement in 2012.
– Mr. Hicks has served as a Professional Fellow with the U.S. States Department
– He currently serves as the President of the Board for Partners of the Americas, Pennsylvania Chapter, which partners with Bahia, Brazil and other countries throughout Latin and South America.