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On May 14th, we hosted our 6th Annual People’s Pitch Event to support youth-social entrepreneurs in Oakland.  Due to COVID-19, the 2020 People’s Pitch Event was held via zoom and [...]

My name is India Simpson, I am 20 years old, and I am working with my mentor Blake. I’m from East Oakland Ca, mainly 35th and School St. I go to school in San Francisco for makeup. My enterprise [...]

Hi, I’m Jayden (pictured left with mentor Vanessa). I am 17 years old and was born and raised in the East Bay. I am currently attending Emery High School. Raised in a single parent household, [...]

Who is on your team?  Maurita Antoinette (pictured left) is a Product Designer & Software Engineer that lives in Oakland, CA and went to Spelman College Winston Vakunta is a Product Marketer [...]

My name is De’Ana Brownfield. I was born and raised in Stockton, California. I relocated to Oakland in 2016 to attend Mills College to study an individualized major, Afrikan Decoloniality in Art [...]

My name is D’Juan Ewing-Smalls. I’m 23 years old. I was born and raised in Sacramento, and now I call Oakland home. I attend Laney College majoring in psychology and music production. I am [...]

Our language justice co-op is comprised of eight indigenous members who are between the ages of 19-27 years of age. Our mother tongues are Zapoteco, Mixteco, and Mam. We are the generation that [...]

Hi! My Name is Ebony Ophelia Walker and I am accompanied by my mentors Shaina Tantuico, Marley Weithimer and mother Essie Adams. I am a 20 year old girl with the heart of an old soul and believe [...]

Our team U.N.I.T.E (Unique Natives Interacting Together to Elevate) is constantly growing and developing. Our current community organizing team consists of the six members listed below: Louis [...]