African American Male Achievement

Welcome! Thanks for joining us to celebrate the Kings and Queens who have achieved academically over the school year. We also celebrate the Parents and Teachers who support is necessary in the student journey. Ase! Enjoy watching our celebration ceremony.

Please join us to celebrate African American Honor Roll students, parents and teachers here on our facebook page and on our OUSD Office of Equity YouTube page. It's Today at 6PM PST. See you then.... Raquel Jimenez Jerome Gourdine Arcelia Gonzalez Brenden Anderson Adrian C. Henderson Keba Armand Konte Hodari B. Davis Falilah Aisha Bilal Chris Chatmon LaShawn Chatmon Davey D Cook Caribelinq Omnimedia Kim Caldwell Eric Arnold James Earl-Rockefeller Felicia D. Purcell Shawn Gran...berry Lynette Gibson McElhaney Jumoke Hinton Jonathan Piper II Regina Jackson Kumi Rauf Lawrence Terrell Taylor Meeka Johnson Cava Menzies Nate Miley Nicole Love Wiggins Dwight Moe Nathaniel Obasi Davis SoBE Oakland Romero Wesson Raymond Davis De'Undrae Perteete Sr. Vajra Watson Cephus X Johnson Zaretta Hammond Zennie Abraham Kevin Terri Jennings Lamar Hancock Tiago Robinson See more

A HUGE CONGRATS to Teacher Peter Limata and Emerson Elementary, in Oakland. He and the school were each rewarded $25K on the Ellen show for reading to students daily for shelter-in-place. #BlackTeachers #BlackMaleTeachers #Kings #EachOneTeachOne #Equity #AAMA #OUSD #OUSDOfficeOfEquity #Engage #Encourage #Empower

Check out the May Newsletter for Kingmakers!

We are celebrating Oakland students at the AFRICAN AMERICAN HONOR ROLL Virtual Celebration Thursday May 21st @ 6PM - 7PM Signup at: www.ousd.org/aama... #AAMA #Kings #Queens #HonorRoll #Students #Congrats #Engage #Encourage #Empower Jerome Gourdine Sean Foster Lamar Hancock Shaka Jamal Kingmakers of Oakland Chris Chatmon Kevin Terri Jennings Arcelia Gonzalez Iminah Laura Ahmad Raquel Jimenez Kumi Rauf Greg Hodge Chinaka Hodge Lynette Gibson McElhaney Brenden Anderson Adrian C. Henderson Anthony Shoecraft Hodari B. Davis Baayan Bakari Cava Menzies LaShawn Chatmon Kim Caldwell Davey D Cook Candice Antique Davis Obasi Davis Eric Arnold Falilah Aisha Bilal Felicia D. Purcell Shawn Granberry Harold Pearson Jonathan Piper II Meeka Johnson Regina Jackson Nicole Love Wiggins Larry Austin Kevin L. Nichols Eesuu Orundide Mark Rancifer Lawrence Terrell Taylor De'Undrae Perteete Sr. Vajra Watson Romero Wesson Zaretta Hammond Zennie Abraham Jumoke Hinton See more

Congrats Honor Roll Students! It's your time to shine. Students in 8-12 grade are invited to create a short video to appreciate your parents through a letter, poem, rap, song, or other creative way. Have fun with it! Due by MONDAY MAY 18th. Please send to: [email protected] #AAMA #Kings #Queens #HonorRoll #Students #Congrats #Engage #Encourage #Empower Jerome Gourdine Sean Foster Lamar Hancock Shaka Jamal Kingmakers of Oakland Chris Chatmon Kevin Terri Jennings Arcelia ...Gonzalez Iminah Laura Ahmad Raquel Jimenez Kumi Rauf Greg Hodge Lynette Gibson McElhaney Brenden Anderson Adrian C. Henderson Anthony Shoecraft Hodari B. Davis Baayan Bakari Cava Menzies LaShawn Chatmon Kim Caldwell Davey D Cook Candice Antique Davis Obasi Davis Eric Arnold Falilah Aisha Bilal Felicia D. Purcell Shawn Granberry Harold Pearson Jonathan Piper II Meeka Johnson Regina Jackson Nicole Love Wiggins Larry Austin Kevin L. Nichols Eesuu Orundide Mark Rancifer Lawrence Terrell Taylor De'Undrae Perteete Sr. Vajra Watson Romero Wesson Zaretta Hammond Zennie Abraham See more

This was very well said by Kirk Franklin.

Most times we are taught we were submissive slaves. We have always been fighting against slavery. The first recorded in the new America was today, April 22, 1596. #PowerToThePeople #FightTheGoodFight #Freedom #Justice #liberation #AAMA #BlackExcellence #BlackPride #BlackPower #AfricanAmericanMaleAchievement #OfficeOfEquity #OUSD #KingMakers OUSD Office of Equity Kingmakers of Oakland

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"If we believe in their futures, they will believe in them too." - President Barack Obama Check out this spot from My Brother's Keeper Alliance. Think of what can be possible if we believe, develop and invest in our young people.

More wisdom from a youth leader on FIRE! Representing Oakland Unified School District, here's Fiyah Abakah on how he heals with food. I'm so proud of and inspir...ed by this young man. Have a great evening - be well and radiant! #BMARadiant #LoveLearnLead #NPHW. Sizwe Andrews Mizan Alkebulan-Abakah Chris Chatmon Campaign for Black Male Achievement BMe Communities See more

Just when #Zoom started changing our lives and it be came the "new normal". As schools started implementing distance learning they learned that Zoom classes were compromising students' online security. "As NPR reported last week, the FBI issued a warning about incidents of school Zoom meetings being disrupted. There have been reports of racist and pornographic imagery being shown to young children. Some intrusions may originate with students pranking their classmates, but Gizmodo reported there are also organized "Zoombombing" campaigns online."