| Events, Keynotes, Presentations, Trainings |
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 |
| 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! |
BTWEN to host Black History Month Gala Celebration February 2012 Stay tuned for more information . . . |
| Second Annual Walk-a-thon Saturday, September 24, 2011 Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA Meet on grass area at Staten & Bellevue Ave. 9 a.m. Sharp Click here for pledge form, or call 510.278.1634 to register |
| Join BTWEN on another Freedom Journey as we travel to Allensworth, CA, Saturday, October 8, 2011, for the annual Founder's Day Celebration The only California town founded, financed, and governed by Blacks. Today Allensworth is a State Historic Park Click here for flyer. Click here for registration form. |
| Booker T. Washington Empowerment Network, BTWEN Empowering ordinary people to achieve extraordinary legacies A 501 (c) 3 Nonprofit organization founded by the great-granddaughter of Booker T. Washington |


| First Annual Project Legacy Golf Tournament Monarch Bay Golf Course 13800 Monarch Bay Drive, San Leandro, CA 94577 Saturday, June 2, 2012 Stay tuned for more information . . . Registration is FREE & Donations are tax-deductible To Register or for More Information call 510-278-1634 |


