FILM PARTICIPANTS
Alan Dones
Ayodele Nzinga
Carroll Fife
Christine Ma, MD
Darlene Flynn
Dominique Walker
Ericka Neely
Felicity Foster
John Cannon
Kemani Grey
LaTonda Simmons
Michelle Starrat
Natasha Paddock
Noha Aboelata, MD
Noriel Neely
Patricia Wells
Rahnee Williams
Stephen Menendian, PhD
Theopia Jackson, PhD
Tomiquia Moss
Tongo Eisen-Martin
Tony Jackson, PhD
Wade Nobles, PhD
Zha’Riyia Neely
EDITOR & SOUND RECORDING
Meadow Holmes
2ND CAMERA
Ramiro Segura
Korise Jubert
Amir Aziz
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Kumari Renee Fabio
KID’S COACH WRITING
Meres-Sia Gabriel
KID’S POEMS
Felicity Foster
Kemani Grey
Noriel Neely
Zha’Riyia Neely
KID’S COACH VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHY
Tricia Creason-Valencia
Jonathan Smith
KID’S ART
Noriel Neely
Zha’Riyia Neely
Kai Parker
Saachi Jones
PHOTOS & IMAGES COURTESY OF
Amir Aziz
California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation
(CDCR)
Godofredo Dizon
Alan Dones
Carroll Fife, City of Oakland
District 3 Councilmember
Taufig Klinkenborg
KTOP-TV 10
LandSearch
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)
Ave Calvar Martinez
Kevin Menajang
Andre Moura
Ericka Neely
Oakland Housing Authority (OHA)
Kamal Obeid
Roots Community Health Center
Tyra Robinson (Unseen Oakland)
Lukas Rychvalsky
Brett Sayles
Dominique Walker
Timur Weber
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION BAY AREA CREATIVE CORP
Sandra Varner PR, Publicist
Niema Jordan, social media, thought partner
FUNDERS
Cultural Arts Division, City of Oakland
California Arts Council
East Bay Community Foundation
Alameda County
Rotary Club of Oakland #3
Alameda County Arts Relief Grant Program
National Endowment for the Arts
Sarah Webster Fabio Center for Social Justice
SUPPPORTERS
Steven Barretta
Yvonne Daniel
Henrietta Fabio
Theresa Hogg
Michael Martin
Alissa Meleyco
James Moore
Tamura Wallace
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Cheryl Fabio
ADVISORS
Dr. Theopia Jackson
Dr. Christine Ma
CO-PRODUCER
Michael Munson
DIRECTOR OF CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jonathan Smith
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Shomari Smith
RESEARCHER
Tenisha Jones
AUDIO MIX
Disher Sound
COLORIST
Mark Sterne
PRODUCTION INTERNS
Ericka Neely
Imani Parker
VOICE OVER KEMANI’S POEM
Saeed Parker
ARCHIVAL IMAGES COURTESY OF
African American Museum and
Library at Oakland (AAMLO)
California Newsreel
Library of Congress
Oakland History Center
Oakland Redevelopment Agency (ORA)
KEMANI’S FOOTAGE
Chirae Cannon
MUSIC
Adobe Stock Music
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cheryl Fabio, Executive Director
Angelia Fox, Development Specialist
Theresa Hogg, Accounting Services
Charles Hogg, Accounting Assistant
Eric Coleman, web design
Brintney Green-Conerly, web & social media
Sidy Fall, web-master
Amir Aziz, Brand Design
Chirae Cannon, (video footage Kemani)
SPECIAL THANKS
Arts Loan Fund
Celeste Sanders
Freedom Movement
Greer McVay
Jenaya Matthews
Mussett McBride
OakStop – locations
Patricia Toscano
In Memory Of
Kemani Gray