The Moguldom Nation by Ann Brown | 6/19/20
Black cultural practitioners can apply for $25,000 grants to “radically imagine a racially just” Oakland under a new multi-year program. (Photographer – Kamal X Freedom, @iamkamalx, https://www.facebook.com/kamal.biggham)
Looking for ways to address racial injustice, the city of Oakland is encouraging Black people to come up with ideas to end systemic racism. It’s offering $25,000 grants to Black people who can help the city “radically imagine a racially just Oakland.”
The Belonging In Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund will fund Black Oakland “cultural practitioners” — artists, craftspeople, and other creatives — as part of a new multi-year program created by the City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division, East Bay Community Foundation, and Akonadi Foundation. Read More
