African American Regional Educational Alliances

Today, the Choose College and AAREA network reflect on Dr. King's ever-relevant words on the true function of education.

Registration for AAREA's 12th Annual PDS is still open! All attendees receive a gift box of AAREA swag -- want yours before the summit so you can represent in your B. Brilliant t-shirt? Sign up before January 19th to have it shipped to your door in time! theaareaevent.com

New format, same transformative conversations: AAREA's annual Professional Development Summit is back for its 12th year on February 6th, 2021. Share with your GLOBAL network and register for this interactive virtual event at theaareaevent.com. Can't wait to see you there!

Oakland Unified School District celebrated three Emmy wins for OUSD alumni and connected artists last Sunday night! Oakland-raised Zendaya, whose mother taught at Fruitvale Elementary, took home the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama for her work in HBO's "Euphoria." McClymonds High School alumnus Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in HBO's "Watchmen." ... Last but certainly not least, the documentary "We are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest," scored the Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program. This documentary is the work of Oakland-born executive producer Mahershala Ali, MLK Oratorical Fest producer and Skyline High drama teacher, Awele Makeba, and all Oakland students who took part in OUSD's 40th Annual MLK Oratorical Fest. (You can watch this documentary for free here: http://ow.ly/ZAdG50Byqnj) AAREA is proud and honored to work with Oakland Unified School District!

CSU’s California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) is seeking content specialists and professional learning facilitators for its new Intervention Specialist Certification. This certification will guide and teach our K-12 partners to develop and run an intervention program that is highly responsive and takes student needs into account. If you are interested in joining this effort and working directly with the teams of teachers who will be certified, please send a cover letter and resume to the Director, Dr. Robyn Fisher, at [email protected] by October 9, 2020.

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! In celebration, we'd like to share a list of Bay Area libraries currently offering online registration for e-books, audiobooks, or curbside pickup of regular old paper books: Alameda... Albany Berkeley Castro Valley Dublin Fremont Hayward Livermore Newark Oakland Pleasanton Richmond San Leandro San Lorenzo Union City *Note: Some of the library cards offered on this list are temporary e-cards that expire after a month or more. After that time, you’ll need to come by the library in person to pick up a permanent card. Happy reading!

August 10th-15th is #BlackInChem week! Here’s a history lesson to get us started: http://ow.ly/63oo50AWJH3 #blackchemistsweek