By Uma Joshi On June 10th, we had the Seattle Crowning Ceremony which was co-hosted by Seattle Public Schools and their team. We had delicious food provided, a powerful libation […]

By Zeno Pederson Youth Voice & Leadership is at the core of KOO’s mission to empower Black Youth. Too often, our young people are referred to as future leaders. And, […]

By Uma Joshi Kingmakers Community & Family Engagement coordinator, Brother Adrian Henderson, wanted to create an end of year ceremony to celebrate all that our Kings and community have accomplished […]

By Obasi Davis Congratulations to our Kings: Bijon Burton, An Liu, Willie Rogers, Kenneth Richardson III & Naim Pierson for winning 1st place in the TFI National Business Plan Competition […]

Throughout her life, Jean Yonemura Wing fought for social justice.  She devoted much of her career to the transformation of the Oakland Public Schools so that it would deliver on […]

By James C. Earl-Rockefeller, III The Kingmakers Of Oakland Production Team Begin First Round of Recording “Portraits Of A King” Series The City of Snellville, nestled in Gwinnett County, Georgia […]

[Southern CA. April 12, 2022] – Kingmakers of Oakland’s TFI College Access program went on a Southern California College tour in collaboration with the Social Justice Learning Institute’s (SJLI) TFI-LA  […]

In a mass-media-driven world, Black and Brown people, our youth especially, are continuously  bombarded with negative and stereotypical ideas of what it means to be Black. Whether through popular music, […]

Uplifting and Empowering Music for Black Youth [Oakland, CA. March, 2022] Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO), an organization dedicated to improving life and learning outcomes for Black students; today is releasing […]