Winter Highlights and Milestones

On Saturday January 25th Kingmakers Music artists Zo1 and Amari, with guests 42K.Lil, Sinspaceq and FreegameVic represented to share the Movement Music being created in the Town at Continental Club in West Oakland with a set for the heart and the soul.  Kingmakers Music have additional dates booked to share their unique sound and light in February.

TFI  hosted an Alumni Gathering  on January 4th.  Kings from TFI Cohort 1 returned home from their respective colleges and attended our alumni session on January 4th. We kicked off with lunch and a powerful workshop before heading over to Plank In Jack London for some food, fellowship and bowling. 

On December 21st, TFI held our annual holiday session at the Ella Baker Center in Oakland. Families, Mentors, Kings, and Staff were present to play games, watch the year end slideshow and reflect together over a beautiful potluck lunch. After a long calendar year, filled with hard work and numerous meetings, the Kingmakers TFI community spent the last session focused on joy, love and unity. 

On November 14th Kingmakers of Oakland participated in a Black Male Student Symposium.  This luncheon celebrating African-American young boys and men took place at Youth Uprising (YU).  Located in the heart of East Oakland, YU is a neighborhood hub offering young people services and programs to increase physical and mental wellbeing, community connection, educational attainment, and career achievement among youth members.  Castlemont High School is committed to creating and sustaining full-service Community Schools with robust, holistic student supports and programming demonstrated by events like this.  The school’s mission is to create a safe, healthy, inclusive, and engaging learning experience that prepares students for college, career and community. Kingmakers of Oakland will continue to partner with the school for shared success of the Black and Brown students it serves.