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1954 Project to Award $5M in Grants to Black Leaders in Education

The 1954 Project welcomes the next class of Luminary Award winners!

Five exemplary Black leaders in education will be honored on May 17 at the virtual 1954 Project Luminary Awards. This momentous occasion marks the third year in which the Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group, also known as The CAFE Group, will award each awardee a $1 million-dollar grant.

This year’s Luminaries include Carmita Semaan, founder and CEO of Surge Institute; Alex Bernadotte, founder and CEO of Beyond 12; Reuben Ogbonna, executive director at The Marcy Lab School; Chris Chatmon, founder and CEO of Kingmakers of Oakland; and Brittany Young, founder and CEO of B-360. According to The CAFE Group, they all have made an incredible impact on our communities.

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