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In Memory: A²MEND Mentor Dr. Ned Doffoney
It is with profound sadness that A²MEND announces the recent passing of Dr. Ned Doffoney, a former mentor of the organization. Dr. Doffoney spent more than 40 years serving thousands of community college students, which include leadership roles at the North Orange County Community College District, Fresno City College, Saddleback College, Los Angeles Southwest College, […]
Student Mentee Profile: Mike Young
A²MEND student mentee Mike Young has a clear vision of how he’ll use his college degree from San Francisco State University. As a college junior who is majoring in business with a concentration in finance, Young seeks to leverage his education to one day help increase economic growth to the same type of low-income communities […]
Save-the-Date: A²MEND Annual Summit March 1-3
Join A²MEND as we bring together Black male college students and educators to help find innovative ways to increase the success of Black male students in California’s community college system. The summit’s theme, The Ausar Project: Resurrecting Black Male Success, will cultivate the importance of reestablishing Black male success in community colleges and in communities […]
A²MEND Financially Commits to Ghana Land Acquisition
During last month’s All African Diaspora Education Summit in Ghana, A²MEND’s executive board members made a financial commitment to acquiring 3.3 acres of land in the country. The parcel of land is nestled in the Kanka/Dutch Komenda District located in the Cape Coast region of Ghana. The organization plans to utilize the property to build […]
Master’s Student Ebenezer Ezenwa Credits A²MEND for Direction
In his first year in a master’s program at San Diego State University, 24-year-old Ebenezer Ezenwa has already set his sights on earning a doctorate in counseling to better prepare him for a career in the mental health field. Ezenwa, a first generation American whose parents were born in Africa, received two associate degrees at […]
Educators Transformed at Ghana Summit
More than 600 educators and thought leaders congregated at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana last month to participate in the All African Diaspora Education Summit. Co-sponsored by A²MEND, the summit was organized to create a dynamic, unprecedented space and opportunity for educators to freely and unapologetically reimagine how they teach and serve Black students. […]
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