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. This fund provides capital to non-profit organizations with leaders who…

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 a $50,000 grant to Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO). KOO is…

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 on June 22nd.  Over 150 music lovers came out to…

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 and drumming. Our Seattle Public School Partners guided us throughout…

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, of course, they are the leaders of tomorrow. However, as…

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 this year. The purpose of these crowning ceremonies was to…

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 with Project Echo. Their business, The Howl, is an online…

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 its promise to make educational equity, excellence, and empowerment real…

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 and 32 miles east of Atlanta, boasts a dominant African-American…