African American Female Excellence

AAFE Students Share How They’ve Been Inspired by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson 

Sasha Mitchell 5th Grade Piedmont Ave Elementary School 

- It is amazing because it is a change! She is a black woman leader who will probably make good decisions. 

Ziah Smith 4th Grade Piedmont Ave Elementary School 

- A really cool and amazing opportunity. She will make good judgments for the sake of all people. 

Marily Maldonado-Maya 5th Grade Piedmont Ave Elementary School 

- I think it is about time. It has been mostly white men making the decision for our country and it is time for a change. They tried to see how smart she was and she showed them. 

Nafissatou Ndiaye 4th Grade Piedmont Ave Elementary School 

- I am super happy to have an African American female judge. I hope we get to know more about her.  I hope there will be more rights and justice, especially for Black women. 

IN THE NEWS

OUSD Strengthens Commitment to Equity and Gender Parity: African American Female Excellence Initiative moves to Superintendent’s Office to Bring the Needs of Girls and Young Women Into Sharper Focus
OUSD Press Release - December 13, 2018

150 Girls of Color from Schools Across OUSD Come Together for a Day of Empowerment at the 2nd Annual Black Girl Power Conference
OUSD Press Release - December 7, 2018

African American Female Excellence Program host first Black Girl Power Conference
Oakland North - October 10, 2017

Oakland School District Awakens To Challenges Of Black Girls
NewsOne - March 15, 2017

Successful Community Forum on the Aspirations of Black Girls
OUSD - February, 2017

OUSD’s new initiative addresses the concerns of young women of color
Oakland North - October 14, 2016

Oakland, Calif. School District Launches Effort to Support Black Girls
Ed Week - September 21,2016

Oakland Schools To Establish Program Focused On Black Girls
NewsOne - September 16, 2016

Oakland schools creating program to support African American girls
SF Gate - September 16, 2016

Oakland Program Seeded Idea for District's New African-American Girls Initiative
KQED - September 9, 2016