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 KOO Earns Two Film Awards
kooteam January 15, 2024 Announcements

KOO Earns Two Film Awards

12/7/23 – Oakland, Calif. – In a vibrant celebration of cinematic creativity, Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO) proudly secured two wins at the 2023 AfroComicon Film Festival at Oakland’s historic Jack […]
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 Elevating Creative Youth Voices
kooteam January 5, 2024 Announcements

Elevating Creative Youth Voices

By Quinci Mann 12/14/23 – Oakland, Calif. – In the heart of downtown Oakland Kingmakers orchestrated a vibrant spectacle, hosting their second youth-led Open Mic at the Oakstop community workspace. […]
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 Lamond Lougin – December King
kooteam December 31, 2023 Announcements

Lamond Lougin – December King

Lamond Lougin Brother Lamond is very active with Kingmakers. He is a recent high school and TFI graduate, now a freshman at Cal State East Bay. Lamond’s has excelled with […]
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 Silas ‘Ovrkast’ Wilson – Educator
kooteam December 31, 2023 Announcements

Silas ‘Ovrkast’ Wilson – Educator

Silas ‘Ovrkast’ Wilson Bro Silas has been teaching students beat making and music producing at Oakland Tech and KOO Labs the past two school years. Ovrkast, his MC name, is […]
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 Wallah Umoja – November Educator
kooteam December 19, 2023 Announcements

Wallah Umoja – November Educator

Wallah Umoja Bro Wallah arrived at KOO with a wealth of skills, experience and talents in music and video production. He’s displayed dedication and consistency with over a decade of […]
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 Willie Rogers – November King
kooteam December 19, 2023 Announcements

Willie Rogers – November King

Willie John Rogers Brother Willie has shown exceptional growth over the past four years with Kingmakers of Oakland. Now a freshman at Merritt College in Oakland, he is repping a […]
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 Open Mic Series gets Lit
kooteam December 18, 2023 Announcements

Open Mic Series gets Lit

11/16/2023 – Oakland, Calif. – A cultural awakening swept through the East Bay, as Kingmakers of Oakland orchestrated its inaugural youth Open MIC event at the Oakstop coworking space in […]
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 Justice Champion Ron Walker Retires
kooteam December 18, 2023 Announcements

Justice Champion Ron Walker Retires

In early November, CEO Chris Chatmon traveled to Boston to celebrate Ron Walker, longtime Executive Director at COSEBOC (Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color). After almost two decades he […]
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 Its critical we engage family and community
kooteam December 3, 2023 Announcements

Its critical we engage family and community

School environments are more impactful as learning hubs when all stakeholders participate in building a culture to engage, encourage and empower Black boys.  We all know “it takes a village […]
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 Oakland names street after Tupac
kooteam November 29, 2023 Announcements

Oakland names street after Tupac

11/03/23 Oakland, Calif. – Its official! Tupac Shakur is forever linked to Oakland after getting a street named after him on November 3rd. The dynamic  naming ceremony paid homage to […]
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