About Us

Since 2000, the Akonadi Foundation has been working to support and nurture a racial justice movement that can finally put an end to the structural racism that lies at the heart of social inequity in the United States.

Though manifestations of racism like Jim Crow segregation, Indian removal and Japanese internment appear to have been eradicated, racism remains an integral part of American society.  It is woven into the very fabric of our culture, our language, our government, our economy.  And to truly dismantle this structural racism, we need a powerful social change movement that holds racial justice as a primary, fundamental goal.  Only then will we be able to create a racially just society.

Akonadi's mission is to help build this robust and powerful movement.  We do this through our two programs: Grantmaking and Peer Networks.  Our grantmaking program provides financial and capacity-building support to racial justice organizations.  Our Peer Networks program works to increase the profile and resources of racial justice groups by building formal and informal peer networks, both among organizations in the field, and among Akonadi and our philanthropic peers.

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“In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them
differently.”

- Harry A. Blackmun