Addressing structural and systemic racism in America by supporting Black leaders at the national and community level. The global fund will, over the next three years, offer support to Black artists and creators so that they can thrive on YouTube. In 2010, in a speech to the National Urban League, President Obama shared this sentiment, "There's a charter school called Mastery in Philadelphia...One school called Pickett went from just 14% of students being proficient in math to almost 70%. Shavar Jeffries is a long-time civil rights lawyer and advocate for racial justice. Aly Conyers was 13 when she attended her first Black Lives Matter protest. By Leila Stein 14 January 2021. Reverend Dr. Tyler’s continued efforts to involve the church in advancing racial justice, including the Black Lives Matter movement, is a testament to his belief that the church and community are called to work together for social justice. Empower is known for its unique curriculum where students take four years of ethnic studies courses with built-in time to work on projects that benefit their community. TAF provides an equitable public school STEM education for underserved students and support for educators of color. Jean earned a B.A. Physical therapist turned criminal-justice-reform activist Tiffany Crutcher’s life mission is police reform. When Jay Jay was 10 years old (in 2014), her father was released from prison. Outside Magazine called her “the most influential marine biologist of our time.” Her mission is to build community around solutions to our climate crisis. Colette worked with local communities, national funders, and elected officials in the post-Katrina/post-BP disaster recovery. The initiative was instrumental in electing a Black woman as mayor of Miami Shores in 2019 and as of April 13, 2021, there are now three Black women on the council. Shemeka Frazier Sorrells is co-founder of A Better Glynn, a nonprofit that promotes civic engagement to ensure a better Glynn County – one in which everyone has opportunities to thrive. Lewis is also a nationally known author and speaker with her next, highly-anticipated book, Pregnant Girl, to be released in the spring of 2021 by Beacon Press. Through these grant programs the students receive competitive scholarship funding and professional development workshops which help prepare them to enter into the STEMM workforce. Anti-racism and justice for Black students in particular is at the center of the school’s mission. The mission of Probation Station is to provide juveniles and young adults, defendants, those formerly incarcerated, their families, and their community with guidance through the probation and criminal justice system. At Gwinnett SToPP, Tillman leads a parent-driven, community-centered partnership that is dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline in Gwinnett County, by organizing parent and student advocacy and activism. Mass Liberation Arizona is building power to end mass incarceration and divest from the carceral system in Arizona. She played a major role in crafting sections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and in establishing the Office of Fair Lending within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. What is the YouTube Black Voices Fund? After completing her M.S. Ebony Johnson is a community activist, educator, and a natural leader. As president and executive director of the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Kristen Clarke heads one of the country’s leading national civil rights organizations. Realizing the youth of today prefer using their cellphones to share these messages, Jay Jay, learned how to code and created a mobile app version. Previously, she was a lead coordinator for Gulf South Rising 2015, a regional initiative focused on climate justice in the South. As President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), Lisa Rice leads efforts by NFHA and its partners to advance fair housing principles and to preserve and broaden fair housing protections, expanding equal housing opportunities for millions of Americans. BLOC continues to unite the public, lift up the Black citizens, leaders, and businesses of Milwaukee. YouTube is announcing a global slate of new and returning projects dedicated to amplifying Black voices. She has advised public and private employers and organizations as a consultant in matters involving diversity and fair employment practices. Later next year, Barbershop Medicine will have musicians, physicians, creators and the community sit down in a famous barbershop to discuss the health topics that most often impact regular folks — diabetes, cancer, mental health issues and more. Berkeley. YouTube opens Black Voices Fund application for Kenyan Content Creators. Dr. Seaton previously served as Vice President for Teacher Leadership Development with Teach For America, where she managed a team of coaches and leaders serving more than 200 corps members in Trenton, Philadelphia, and Camden. Whitten responded with this effort in June 2020, hoping to raise $5,000 to help Black Portlanders. As a sought-after speaker, Meade has spoken before many national organizations, has made numerous appearances on television, and has authored his first book "Let My PeopleVote." Her foundation recently launched the Cincinnati STEMulates year round K-12 program, a free program that will introduce more students to math and science. Whitten was previously homeless in Portland and ever since he secured a home at age 18, he has spent the past decade giving back to the very same community that helped him get back on his feet. He lives in Newark with his wife, a district school principal, and family. We are committed to supporting communities disproportianately impacted by the pandemic along racial lines – including disparities in access to healthcare, jobs, education, justice, and the right to vote. As the son of parents who worked with Medgar Evers at the NAACP, he was taught from an early age about the importance of protest. Black in Marine Science is currently working to create outreach opportunities, scholarships for youth, as well as a documentary and coffee table book highlighting Black marine scientists past and present. Whitten and Co-Founder Salomé Chimuku’s inboxes were flooded with messages from white friends checking in and some wanted to share resources with Black Portlanders to pay for a warm meal, buy groceries, or pay a bill. The #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund is part of the work currently underway to ensure that YouTube is a place where Black artists, creators and users can … In 2019, she was recognized by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber as a Black History Maker and was inducted in the 40 under 40 class of 2019. The fund – now officially named the “#YouTubeBlack Voices Fund” – will invest with an intention: to present fresh narratives that emphasize the intellectual power, authenticity, dignity and joy of Black voices, as well as to educate audiences about racial justice. Her organization leads Election Protection, the nation’s largest non-partisan voter protection program. Monalisa Weber is the founder of Probation Station, an educational program that helps those challenged by the criminal justice system. YouTube Introduces the #YouTubeBlack Voices Class of 2021 132 creators worldwide will receive dedicated support and seed funding The #YouTube Black … Their goal is to bring about broad change – to enable Black, Indigenous and other people of color to be safe, heard and valued. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she and her five siblings grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi and were raised in Georgia. He is married and has 5 children. Learn more at www.miciamosely.com & www.blackteacherproject.org. Beyond electoral politics, BLOC is engaged with other campaigns such as LiberateMKE, which seeks to reallocate funds from the Milwaukee Police Department to non-police violence prevention strategies. Ryan received his J.D. The $100m fund was first announced in June. She helped organize a march for racial justice in Grand Junction that attracted hundreds of participants. And, she was selected to participate in the 2019-2020 Unlocked Futures cohort and is a 2020 recipient of the Rubinger Fellowship. She also helped organize a Juneteenth celebration for the first time ever in Mesa County, with a pop-up art show, food, singing, dance, speeches by community members. She also explored how a resurgence of Black pride and identification in Puerto Rico is fueling a revolution of political consciousness for a new generation of Afro-Puerto Ricans. Wakumi Douglas is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Miami and New York City-based S.O.U.L. When Bennett co-founded SFPoC in 2015, she and her co-founders recognized the need for promoting Black political candidates. The Fund was established to amplify clarion voices about racial justice; connect new and established Black leaders to one another; and support Black-led efforts to build meaningful economic and political power for their communities in the context of police brutality and the disproportionate impact of the pandemic along racial lines – including disparities in access to healthcare, jobs, education, justice, and the right to vote. Meade was also named Central Floridian and Floridian of the Year in 2019. Jean serves on the board of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), a publicly traded company and St. Francis College in Brooklyn. King Jr. led efforts to close opportunity and achievement gaps for students from preschool to college. Dr. Tyler currently serves on a community advisory committee for the Denver District Attorney. She serves as the Principal Investigator for both the Choose Ohio First Program (COF) and Ohio LSAMP grants. Cory Minkah Montalvo founded the Youth Empowerment Broadcasting Organization (YEBO), which leverages the power of media to transform the learning experiences of students in grades 5-12. Dr. Jeanine Abrams-McLean is Vice President of Fair Count, a nonpartisan nonprofit that has been working for a fair and accurate count of the 2020 Census in Georgia and nationally. Over the next three years, the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund will be used to acquire and produce YouTube Originals programming focused on the Black experience, and to directly support Black Creators and Artists so that they can thrive on YouTube. Over the next three years, the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund will be used to acquire and produce YouTube originals programming focused on the black experience, and to directly support black creators and artists so that they can thrive on YouTube. Atkins coordinates the voter registration and civic engagement plans of 35 partner organizations, and through the “table” provides infrastructure and capacity-building to support organizations’ ability to grow the scale of their voter registration and civic engagement programs. King serves on several boards including Michelle Obama's Reach Higher Initiative, Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence, The Century Foundation, and The Robin Hood Foundation. Last June, YouTube announced the $100 million YouTube Black Voices Fund which will benefit the program. She is currently advocating for the Law Enforcement Integrity Act in the CO Senate. from Louisiana State University. Clarke has dedicated her entire career to promoting racial justice and protecting the civil rights of vulnerable communities. Her background also includes working as a law clerk with the Mississippi Court of Appeals, a special prosecutor with the Madison/Rankin County District Attorney’s Office, and as a corporate defense attorney with local and national employment law firms. Black Visions Collective seeks to expand the power of Black people across the Twin Cities metro area and Minnesota. She led a million-person organizing effort that resulted in sweeping reforms across New York; served in the Obama Administration; and was an organizer for the 2008 Obama campaign. Secretary King is deeply committed to a more just future for those who have too often been marginalized. Denver's program is intended as a blueprint for other jurisdictions in the state. She was named the 2017 K12 Champion by the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA). Smith built his policy and legislative advocacy skills by working with the Clean Slate New York coalition to promote the automatic expungement of criminal records. Micia Mosely is the founder and director of The Black Teacher Project, a program of The National Equity Project committed to developing a Black teaching force to transform schools into communities of liberated learning. Maia Blankenship is a changemaker and equity advocate who works in public education to ensure that educators are valued, supported, and empowered to create vibrant learning environments for their students. As a political strategist and organizer, she has led campaigns that won the first-ever living wage campaign in the state of Louisiana and the entire South. "Over the next three years, the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund will be used to acquire and produce YouTube Originals programming focused on the … Back in July (roughly 6 eons ago in 2020 parlance), YouTube announced the formation of a $100 million fund tasked with “amplifying” Black voices … Millines Dziko serves on several boards of organizations that focus on children and education. And that's no coincidence...Now, if a school like Mastery can do it, every troubled school can do it." Washington received the GLAAD Media Vanguard Award in 2015 and the ACLU Bill of Rights Award in 2016. As a Next100 Policy Entrepreneur, he is now working to dismantle laws and barriers that affect the lives of formerly incarcerated Americans – impairing their ability to access employment, housing, education, occupational licensing, and voting. Once a month, they host a conversation series called BIMS Dives, featuring a prominent Black scientist answering questions on the most pressing ocean issues. Over the next three years, the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund will be used to acquire and produce YouTube Originals programming focused on the Black experience, and to directly support Black Creators and Artists so that they can thrive on YouTube. When she was asked in 2009 to become the Advisor she said “How could I not, my grandfather Samuel Bailey worked hard as Secretary of the Mississippi Branch and my mother Dr. Shirley B. Johnson formed the Miami Dade NAACP Youth Council in 1988. Overseeing four centers that serve over 200 children daily, Johnson also dedicates time to help adults connect or reconnect with programs and services to gain access to resources that will help them lead successful lives. As Executive Director of The Resource Room and The Resource Room Child Care & Learning Center, Johnson educates children through aftercare and day programs. His expertise is using social innovation through the food system to grow meaningful community economic development within marginalized communities. Currently, Meade leads efforts to empower and civically re-engage local communities across the state, and to reshape local, state, and national criminal justice policies. YAASPA offers varying access points for youth to access civic education and engagement through classes, paid internships, youth councils, summer programming and more. He is a Junior College graduate and received his BA from Johns Hopkins University before achieving his M.A. YouTube has asked artists and creators from Nigeria to apply for grants from its $100m Black Voices Fund. In 2018, she help win statewide legislation that keeps school districts transparent and accountable, and she fought for numerous policies that protect undocumented students, such as eliminating a discriminatory statewide policy that prevented undocumented students from playing high school sports. Carrethers is currently developing the Youth Action Initiative, a fellowship program that will highlight the change that is possible when young people are equipped with the tools they need to be successful. After a decade of working in schools, Paul Clifton recognizes that knowledge of self and community are key components to student success. The Confluence’s goal is to create a learning environment that cultivates in students authentic agency over their learning experiences, one where students select from a bank of resources, people and experiences to accomplish their goals. Brown Hope is an organization leading community-grounded initiatives to make justice a lived experience for Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in Oregon. That includes banning accounts that leave multiple hateful comments, streamlining creator moderation tools and generally beefing up enforcement on the rules already in place. Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) works to ensure a high quality of life and access to opportunities for members of the Black community in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin. Dr. Tiara Moore is an environmental ecologist and the founder and CEO of Black In Marine Science, a nonprofit that highlights the work of Black marine scientists as it spreads environmental awareness and inspires the next generation of scientific thought leaders. Smith is still in the early days of his policy change-making career and is committed to continuing his efforts to dismantle the 44,000 laws and barriers that affect the lives of formerly incarcerated Americans. Prior to leading the Institute, Ryan served as the deputy director of litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc. (LDF), where he worked for more than a decade. Once/if early 2021 ever rolls around, Onyx Family Dinner will feature the multi-generational Onyx family discussing the state of the world over, you guessed it, dinner. Johnson earned a Master’s of Science Degree from the University of Miami and became an Elementary School Teacher for Miami Dade County Public Schools serving for almost a decade. Michigan Liberation was successful winning an important campaign to Ban the Box for county employees in Oakland County. Now 17, the Washington DC native, track runner, and student activist has been at the forefront of recent demonstrations in her hometown. Christopher Bradshaw is a social justice entrepreneur. Dr. Seaton is currently working with leaders and teachers across the country to improve their effectiveness in preparing the next generation of educators. Weber witnessed firsthand that many people are not familiar with the inner workings of the justice system and are not fully aware of their rights – which inspired the idea for Probation Station. “It goes back to the old adage of ‘if not us, then who?’ Recognizing the legacy that we move from,” said Gardner, who graduated in May 2020 in with a degree in ethnic women and gender studies. Ryan also led a successful challenge to Texas’s racially discriminatory photo ID law, under which a voter could present a concealed-handgun license as a form of identification to vote at the polls but not a student ID. YouTube announced in June that it was launching a $100 million fund “to present fresh narratives that emphasize the … Through YEBO, students design and execute their own media enterprises that uplift stories from the margins, highlight inequities, and activate critical thinking in audiences. Michigan Liberation is a nonprofit statewide network of people and organizations organizing to end the criminalization of Black families and communities of color in Michigan, working towards a state without mass incarceration or mass policing. She is founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for coastal cities, and is co-creator and co-host of the Spotify/Gimlet podcast How to Save a Planet. He has testified in front of the State Assembly, published an op-ed with a NYS senator, drafted legislation, created two community murals, and led community education/empowerment sessions. Sorrells registered voters who ultimately helped oust the former District Attorney who had been criticized for her handling of the Arbery case. BLOC’s agenda includes includes such wide-ranging recommendations as creating background checks for gun reform; expanding access to mental health professionals in Black neighborhoods; strengthening policies that target racial housing discrimination; and training medical professionals for implicit bias. Chaniqua Simpson is a feminist sociologist, writer, caregiver, and educator. from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Syrita regularly speaks at conferences across the nation about the experiences of incarcerated women. Black In Marine Science created two YouTube series, BIMS Bites and BIMS Bites Kids, focusing on small “bites” of marine science topics presented by Black scientists in order to communicate science worldwide. After her brother Terence was killed by police in September of 2016, Crutcher became the founder and president of the Terence Crutcher Foundation, which engages the community, law enforcement, and policymakers in preventing, identifying and addressing issues of inequity pertaining to minority communities in Tulsa and across the country. Her journey has included interviews with Sabrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin’s mother), Tariq Nasheed, Dr. Umar Johnson and David Banner. The She Wins curriculum combines social justice, mentorship, and leadership development programming to provide young girls with the skills to advance themselves academically, but also the tools to discover solutions to the issues that affect their communities. That same year, he helped train and counsel a new generation of Freedom Riders who were dispatched to Ferguson, Missouri, following Michael Brown’s death. He is a member of the 2015 Denver Metro Chamber Foundation Leadership Denver Class and received the 2016 My Brother’s Keeper Award, the 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Award, and the 2017 Mayor’s Diversity and Inclusion Award. YouTube Announces 'Black Voices Fund' for African Creators The 100 million dollar fund is set to support and amplify the work of Black YouTube … As a Black academic, she created Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA), a nonprofit that builds the self-efficacy of youth to reclaim academic, civic and career spaces through race-conscious leadership and transformative organizing. After serving nearly 10 years in prison, she was released into a community vastly different than the one she left. Johnaé Strong is an educator, organizer, and writer who has been working at the intersection of social movements, healing, and education for over a decade. Dr. Whitney Gaskins is the Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement in the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science, and is the only African-American woman currently on the faculty of the College of Engineering. He credits his teachers with saving his life and throughout his career has worked to support underserved students. Previously, she led Imaginarium, the Denver Public Schools Innovation Lab. She served as Democratic Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives for 7 years prior to running for Governor of Georgia, winning more votes than any other Democrat in the state’s history. This was the first step in what she and other advocates hope will be a series of changes in how the city and police function equitably for all Tulsans. Marlyn Tillman is Co-founder and Executive Director of the Gwinnett Parent Coalition to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline (Gwinnett SToPP). These are just the first returns of a three year investment effort. in Biology from Hampton University, she spent two months in Indonesia identifying the diversity and abundance of meiofauna in marine sediments across the coral triangle. She is a past recipient of the ACLU of Georgia’s Georgia Civil Liberties Award for community activism. Murray-Thomas recently made history when – at 23 years old – she became the youngest woman ever elected to the Board of Education for New Jersey’s largest school district. Despite her academic accomplishments while incarcerated, Syrita was denied admission at the University of New Orleans due to the criminal history question.
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