Salesforce new ‘Catalyst Fund’ addresses philanthropic inequities [Oakland, CA. August 10, 2022] – Salesforce, a company that makes cloud-based software for businesses, launched its philanthropic “Catalyst Fund” in June 2022. […]

KOO Media Academy offers Media Broadcast Training to Black males 14-21 [Oakland, CA. – July 26, 2022] – – NBC Bay Area, Telemundo 48 and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation awarded […]

Kingmakers of Oakland released their third studio project this spring and got a chance to share it with the Oakland community at a Listening Party at the New Parkway Theater […]

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 […]