Each month we’re excited to highlight an educator or King from our community who embodies our Theory of Action – Engage, Encourage & Empower. This November, we’re so thrilled to announce Angel Ortega as our King of the Month! Angel…

GivingTuesday 2022: The Power of Investing in Black-Led Organizations Like Kingmakers of Oakland We hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving this year – leaving with full bellies and even fuller hearts. This Tuesday is GivingTuesday, a global movement held on…

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…