The Arc Toward Racial Justice
January 27, 2021 | By: Akonadi Foundation
We applaud President Biden’s recent decision to prioritize racial equity as one of the new administration’s… Read More »
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A Nation on the Precipice of Change
By Lateefah Simon, President and Quinn Delaney, Board Chair | January 8, 2021
Photo: Amir Aziz
The attack on the U.S. Capitol this week shocked our… Read More »
It’s Time to Decriminalize our Education Systems for Youth of Color
by Lateefah Simon, President, Akonadi Foundation & Monique Morris, Executive Director, Grantmakers for Girls of Color
All children… Read More »
Akonadi Foundation Welcomes Cecilia Chen as Chief Strategy Officer
August 10, 2020Oakland, CA – Akonadi Foundation brings policy and philanthropy leader Cecilia Chen aboard as the organization’s first… Read More »
Akonadi Foundation Launches Five-Year, $12.5 Million Initiative
Grants support the powerful people of color-led movement to transform youth justice in Oakland
June 30, 2020Today, Akonadi Foundation announced … Read More »
Philanthropy Must be a Righteous Accomplice Against Anti-Blackness and White Supremacy
Photo Credit: Amir Aziz
Statements from Akonadi Foundation President, Lateefah Simon and Board Chair, Quinn Delaney
By: Lateefah Simon 6/4/2020… Read More »
