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UPM’s Nicole Lee Reimagines Community Safety in Oakland
Our President Ray Colmenar spoke with UPM’s Executive Director Nicole Lee about reimagining community safety in Oakland through youth-led movements. This year, we are spotlighting leaders from our…
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YWFC’s Julia Arroyo Talks Moving Out the Way to Let Young People Lead
Our President Ray Colmenar spoke with Young Women’s Freedom Center’s Co-Executive Director Julia Arroyo about supporting systems-impacted young women and trans youth of all genders. This year, we…
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Akonadi Welcomes Shana As Special Projects Coordinator + Office Manager
Shana Lancaster joins Akonadi as our Special Projects Coordinator and Office Manager, managing the Racial Justice Poster Project, producing foundation events, and supporting Akonadi by managing the day-to-day…
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Akonadi welcomes Demetria Huntsman as our Senior Program Officer
We’re thrilled to welcome Demetria Huntsman as our new Senior Program Officer, where she’ll oversee the foundation’s youth and education justice grantmaking and engagements, including the So Love…
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AANHPI Philanthropic Leaders Condemn Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban Affirmative Action
Akonadi Foundation’s president Ray Colmenar joined the Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) and other Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander philanthropic leaders to reaffirm our commitment…
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BOP’s Malaika Parker Talks Building Power and Ending Policing in Schools
Our President Ray Colmenar sat with Black Organizing Project’s Malaika Parker to discuss mobilizing directly impacted people to win police-free schools. For the last twenty years, Akonadi Foundation…
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A Just City Cultural Fund Cycle is now open!
We’re thrilled to announce the third round of funding from Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund is now open! In collaboration with East Bay Community Foundation…
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Affirmative Action Reversal is a Call to Action for Racial Justice Philanthropy
Yesterday, the Supreme Court reversed a policy that, for nearly 50 years, has been used as a tool to expand opportunity for Black people, people of color, and other…
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“I want people to feel their sacredness” – Meet 2023 RJPP artist Francis Mead
We’re excited to spotlight Francis Mead, the artist behind our 2023 Racial Justice Poster Project, “We Infinite.” Her compelling poster represents the ways Oakland remains an epicenter for…
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