
Keynotes, Presentations, Trainings, etc. • Tuskegee University – Booker T. Washington 150th Birthday Celebration & Family Reunion - Alabama • Buffalo Book Fair & 100th Anniversary of the Niagara Movement – Panelist - Buffalo, New York • Laurinburg Institute – Centennial Celebration – Keynote Speaker - Laurinburg, North Carolina • Breaking the Silence – Environmental Conference – Keynote Speaker - Kansas City, Kansas • Junipero Serra High School – Cultural Awareness Event – Keynote Speaker - San Mateo, CA • Oakland African-American Museum and Library - Book Reading - Oakland, CA • Alexander Book Store - Book Reading - San Francisco, CA • Cal Poly Pomona State University – Keynote Speaker - Sixth Annual Elders Reception – Pomona, CA • College of Alameda – African-American History Kick-off Celebration - Keynote – Alameda, CA • Patten University – African-American History Month Program - Keynote Speaker – Oakland, CA • San Leandro Unified School District – Student Achievers Awards Ceremony – San Leandro, CA • San Leandro High School – African-American History Celebration – Keynote Speaker - Oakland, CA • Tabernacle Christian School – Booker T. Washington History Event – Concord, CA • Newark Community Day School – African-American History Event – Newark, CA • Castro Valley High School – Diversity Day – History Presentation - Castro Valley, CA • Allen Temple Family Life Center – Author Book Signing and Reception – Oakland, CA • Church by the Side of the Road – National Grandparents Day Celebration – Keynote - Berkeley, CA • Up from Slavery Book Signing – Lousan’s Bed & Breakfast – Castro Valley, CA • Historic Mission Inn – Second Annual Booker T. Washington Unveiling Celebration – Riverside, CA • Arch Bishop Mitty High School – African-American History Program - Keynote Speaker – San Jose, CA • KBLX Martin Luther King, Jr. Event – Kimball’s Carnival – Speaker - Oakland, CA • Monticello Inn – Author Book Signing – San Francisco, CA • Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Park – Rededication of Sequoia Tree – Kings Canyon, CA • Women’s Recovery Program – The Solid Foundation – Presentation - Oakland, CA • City of San Leandro – Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Event – Keynote Speaker - San Leandro, CA • Mills College Children’s School – History Presentation – Oakland, CA • Alameda County Juvenile Hall - Presentation & Book Reading - Alameda County, CA • Families First Foster Care Agency - Presentation & Book Reading - Oakland, CA • Oakland Food Connection - Fundraising Event Keynote Speaker - Mill Valley, CA • Bessie Carmichael Elementary School - African-American Read-In - Book Reading - San Francisco, CA • Fathers Saving Sons - Call to Action Event - Guest Speaker - Oakland, CA • Healthy Oakland - Juneteenth Event - Guest Speaker - Oakland, CA • John F. Kennedy University - Working Effectively with At-Risk Youth - Training - Pleasant Hill, CA • University of Phoenix - Case Management Presentation - Training - Oakland, CA |
| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON EMPOWERMENT NETWORK, BTWEN Empowering ordinary people to achieve extraordinary legacies presents . . . Up From Freedom Project Connecting the past to inspire the future |
| Past Events (Partial List) |
| FUNDRAISERS BTWEN launched the Up from Freedom Project, a youth development program. Our first fundraiser was held at the historic Washington Inn in Oakland, on Saturday, March 13, 2010 with a dinner, program, and dance. This event was followed by a "Chocolate, Cheese, and Champagne" fundraiser, May 13, 2010 hosted in a beautiful home high in the Hayward Hills As promised,these events were unforgettable and very inspiring! |
| Please help inner-city youth make this historical journey across country , following in the footsteps of Booker T. Washington by sponsoring and/or participating in our First Annual Up from Freedom Walk-a-thon Saturday, July 10, 2010 – 9:00 a.m. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA Meet at Sailboat House, 568 Bellevue Ave. CLICK HERE FOR WALK-A-THON FLYER (100 % of proceeds go to support BTWEN’s youth development program and the 2010 Freedom Journey, following in the footsteps of Booker T. Washington from slavery to freedom – from the plantation in Virginia to the coal mines in W. Va, to Hampton University, to the White House, to Tuskegee University in Alabama.) Registration is FREE & Donations are tax-deductible To Register or for More Information call 510-278-1634 |