The Arts Get an Emergency Lifeline In Oakland
Written by Sarah Hotchkiss for KQED, originally published on July 16, 2025.
Nine philanthropic foundations have joined forces to fill a funding… Read More »
Akonadi in the Press
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This Public-Private Partnership Is Using Arts and Culture as a Catalyst for Racial Justice in Oakland
One of Oakland Bloom’s chefs, Kit Lam with her father and mother. her father gave out free hand drawn calligraphy prints for visitors. (photo… Read More »
To Save American Democracy, Donors Should Trade Tax Breaks for Political Wins
By Pamela Shifman and Lateefah Simon
President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, breaking… Read More »
How Philanthropy Can Make a Lasting Commitment to Racial Justice
Lateefah Simon, Cathy Cha and Nicole Taylor, Guest Contributors
In this period of continued racial reckoning in America, we are reflecting on… Read More »
Inside Philanthropy Akonadi: Meet a Couple Focused on Racial Justice in the Bay Area
By Ade Adeniji / May 2, 2021
Based in Oakland, California, Akonadi Foundation is on a mission to support the development of powerful social change… Read More »
