Oakland Student Accepted to 122 Colleges, Receives $5.3M in Scholarships
He’s shooting for the stars! Helms Ategeka is a scholar at Head-Royce School in Oakland, California, NBC 4 Washington reports. A Ugandan immigrant, Helms brought his passion and dedication with him when he moved to the U.S. five years ago. Determined to accomplish his dreams, Helms set out to do his very best academically, participating […]
First Woman Chair of Black Panther Party, Is Now Leading $80M Affordable Housing Project in Oakland
Elaine Brown is on a mission to create affordable housing in West Oakland! Brown, the former chair of the Black Panther Party, is now leading an $80 million affordable housing project in West Oakland. She is the creator of the project, an activist, a writer, and also a singer. In 1974, she became the only […]