2016

Oakland Black Cowboy Association
Black-Eyed Pea Festival
Gigi Crowder– Founder of Black Minds Matter 2!
Joyce Gordon Foundation of the Arts
Oscar C. Wright Oakland’s Education Advocate
Christopher P. Chatmon, Executive Director AMAA OUSD
Clarence Thomas – Former Officer and Long-Time Labor Activist, ILWU Local 10
Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
Carmen Hill, Parent Coordinator McClymonds High School
Keither Pinckney, Enthusiast Automotive
Njeri Kamau-Devers
Brette Sims, STUK Designs LLC
 
2015
AKONADI Foundation “Making Racial Justice and Explicit and Direct Focus.”
Dr. Wade W. Nobles, PH. D. – The Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Families' Life And Culture
Bishop Gordon Humphrey Jr – Olivet Institutional Missionary Baptist Church
Elaine Brown – Black Panthers Party Former Chairman, An American Prisoner Activist, Writer, Singer
Marvin X – Teacher, Publisher At Black Bird Press, Poet, Playwright,and Essayist
Melody Powers – Bay Area Black United Fund, Project Director of Hop’s Angels
Brenda Brumfields – Ross, Sister Cities International.
Jesse Brooks – Author at Oakland Post, Health Reporter
Missey Inc – Motivation, Inspiring, Supporting & Serving Sexually Exploited Youth
Cat Brooks – Onyx Organizing Committee – Afrikan Liberation Organization
Douglas Stewart – DOWNTOWN TAY Educate – Inspire – Elevate
Malik Seneferu – Remain Creative
Akil Truso – Spare The Youth, Oakland Unite
Jason Wallace – Branch Operations Director for M. Robinson Baker YMCA
Howard Dyckoff – Writer, Oakland Local, Oakland Voices; a Project of The Oakland Tribune and Maynard Institute.
 
2014
Dr. Monique Hunt – Cabinet Speaker
East Bay Dragons MC
June Wallace - California Transplant Donor Network
YALRADIO.com – Ms. Yolanda Littles
Kwame Nitoto Sr.
Lateshya Johnson
Cesar Escalante Vazquez
Francine Carter-Harris
Simba/Lion Kings “on Your Journey to Manhood”
Young Gifted & Black
Dylan Hamilton
Urban Mentors Network
 
 
2013
Lady Ray from KMEL
Ms. Kharyshi Wiginton – Y.O.L.O. One West Oakland
Miguel Gonzalez – Ruffin Raw Visions
HUB Oakland – Konda, Ashara and Zakiyae
Bridgette Cook – Community Liaison for Council Member Lynette Gibson McElhaney, District 3
Lincoln Casmiere – Alameda County Health Department
Mia Luluquisen, DRPH, MPH, RN Deputy
WELO – We Lead Ours
DASH – Diabetes And Sports Health
Brandon Sturdivant
Cesar Escalante
Alex Miller – Cole
Sara Muno
OCCUR – CEO David Glover
Youth Spirits Artworks
Elena Serrano - East Side Cultural Center

Starlings Oakland Girls Volleyball
Coach Jennifer Aquino, Erica Wilder, Asiana Ollero, Taya  Johnson,
Normari Patterson, Rebecca Engle, Nia Bird, Lonnie Winfrey

Black Organizing Project
David Roach – Mo’ Better Food & The Film Festival