Kinfolk & Community: A Black Educator Social

The Black Teacher Project invites Bay Area Black educators to join us for an evening of connection, purpose, and celebration. At this joyous gathering, you’ll share libations, build community with other Black school-based educators in the area, and learn how you can get involved in the Black Teacher Project. Come through! We’ll have activities, raffles, good food, and great people.

What You Can Expect:

• An evening of Black joy with soul-nourishing fellowship, food, music, and prizes.
• Lightly-facilitated activities to connect with other Bay Area Black educators from across schools and districts.

Kia Walton is currently the Director of the Harbour-8 Community Resilience Center (CRC) at Pogo Park’s Harbour-8 Park in Richmond, CA. A former middle school math teacher at Elmhurst United Middle School in Oakland, CA, Kia’s passion for education continues as he helps educate and prepare the community for climate and other emergencies with the CRC. A member of BTP’s Fellowship Cohort 1, Kia has remained involved with BTP for over a decade, participating and volunteering in Black Teacher Leadership and Sustainability Institutes and Black Teacher Wellness Convenings, as well as designing and facilitating Culturally Responsive Teaching Workshops.

Abdul-Haqq Khalifah has been a Lead Coach within Oakland Unified School District's New Teacher Support & Development Department for the last four years. He's taught almost exclusively in elementary schools in Oakland for seventeen years and has been part of OUSD since 2014. Khalifah has participated in numerous BTP functions over the years and co-facilitated a handful of BTP sessions, most recently the Culturally Responsive Teaching series.

• All Bay Area school-based Black educators are welcome to attend.

• Friday, December 12, 2025.
• 6:00pm–8:00 pm. Dinner will be provided and the first 30 registrants will receive one free Kinfolx drink ticket.

• Kinfolx, 1951 Telegraph Ave Suite 4, Oakland, CA 94612..

• Limited street parking is available near the venue. We encourage using public transporation, a taxi, or ride share app. If you do drive your own vehicle, please be sure to take all valuables with you.

• By registering for this event, participants agree to our COVID-19 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND LIABILITY WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS and the Black Teacher Project In Person Event Health & Safety Policy
• In an effort to create accessible spaces for everyone, we ask that participants refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume/colognes, hair products, cosmetics, and scented lotions while attending our event, as these products can trigger serious health issues for those with fragrance allergies and/or chemical sensitivities. For more information on being fragrance-free, visit this Fragrance Free Toolkit.
• If you have any dietary limitations or allergies, please share them with us in your registration form.

By registering for this event, participants agree to our BTP Media Consent Form.

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