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American Thriving Initiatives (AATI)</a> </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="menu-block-wrapper menu-block-ctools-main-menu-1 menu-name-main-menu parent-mlid-4684 menu-level-1"> <ul class="menu nav nav-pills nav-stacked"><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-5337 menu-link-about--background"><a href="/initiatives/aati/about-background">About & Background</a></li> <li class="last leaf menu-mlid-5338 menu-link-ten-initial-demands-from-the-black-student-union"><a href="/initiatives/aati/ten-initial-demands">Ten Initial Demands from the Black Student Union</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </nav> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-9b338774-2ad1-4851-ad0e-f52382f5af17 openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-text clearfix" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="fieldable-panels-pane"> <div class="field field-name-field-basic-text-text field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3>Contact </h3> <p>For more information on the initiative please contact:<br>Takiyah Jackson<br>Director of Thriving, African American Thriving Initiatives<br><a href="mailto:thriving@berkeley.edu" rel="noreferrer">thriving@berkeley.edu</a></p> <p>For more information about supporting the initiative please contact:</p> <p>Brooke Bodipo-Memba<br>Executive Director, Student Experience & Diversity Philanthropy<br><a href="mailto:studentexperience@berkeley.edu" rel="noreferrer">studentexperience@berkeley.edu</a></p></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-8 telegraph-column-content-region telegraph-column panel-panel"> <div class="telegraph-column-content-region-inner telegraph-column-inner panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-239d637a-962c-49c9-9566-ee0521b5044a openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-text clearfix" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="fieldable-panels-pane"> <div class="field field-name-field-basic-text-text field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>The African American Thriving Initiatives</h2> <p>Inspired by an urgent set of demands posed by Black students in February of 2015, and supported by concerned individuals including students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members, the African American Thriving Initiatives (AATI) is a comprehensive effort to address the underrepresentation of African American students, faculty, and staff at UC Berkeley, and to improve the climate for those who are here now and all who will join our community in the future.</p> <p dir="ltr">Today, AATI is sponsored by Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion Dania Matos. The steering committee is co-chaired by Takiyah Jackson, Director, African American Student Development; Olufemi Ogendle, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment; and supported by Brooke Bodipo-Memba, Executive Director|Student Experience & Diversity Philanthropy, UDAR.</p></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-openberkeley-news-archive-panel-pane-1 openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style" > <h2 class="pane-title"> Recent Stories </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-openberkeley-news-archive view-id-openberkeley_news_archive view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-dom-id-cb22fbe9817224ddd4d893ce0733106f openberkeley-views-fields"> <div class="view-content"> <h3><span class="date-display-single">January 30, 2025</span></h3> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-openberkeley-news-pdate-1"> <div class="field-content openberkeley-brand-date"><span class="date-display-single"><span class="month">Jan</span> <span class="day">30</span></span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news/transforming-black-experience-berkeley-interview-takiyah-jackson-about-village-and-thriving">Transforming the Black Experience at Berkeley: An Interview with Takiyah Jackson about The Village and Thriving African American Initiatives</a></span> </div> </div> <h3><span class="date-display-single">February 27, 2024</span></h3> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-openberkeley-news-pdate-1"> <div class="field-content openberkeley-brand-date"><span class="date-display-single"><span class="month">Feb</span> <span class="day">27</span></span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://abc7news.com/uc-berkeley-black-history-campus-tour-mlk/14461281/" rel="noreferrer">[ABC 7 News] This self-guided tour takes you through the Black history of UC Berkeley's campus</a></span> </div> </div> <h3><span class="date-display-single">September 1, 2021</span></h3> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-openberkeley-news-pdate-1"> <div class="field-content openberkeley-brand-date"><span class="date-display-single"><span class="month">Sep</span> <span class="day">01</span></span></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news/african-american-initiative-announcement">African American Initiative Announcement</a></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/news-archive?field_openberkeley_news_type_tid_op=or&field_openberkeley_news_type_tid%5B104%5D=104"> News Archive </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row telegraph-container telegraph-column-content 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Initiative Scholarship Celebration" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4cGghTsAcSw?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-4cgghtsacsw&rel=0" allowfullscreen>Video of 2023 African American Initiative Scholarship Celebration</iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 telegraph-column-content-region telegraph-column telegraph-column2 panel-panel"> <div class="telegraph-column-content-region-inner telegraph-column-inner telegraph-column2-inner panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-53889639-75a2-4cb2-aeee-72388f9f57f2 openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-video clearfix" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="fieldable-panels-pane"> <div class="field field-name-field-video-file field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div id="file-191" class="file file-video 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undergraduate, master’s, Ph.D., J.D., and/or professional degree programs. This joyous event has historical roots and cultural importance dating from the inception of the African American Studies Program in the 1970s and has been a “holy grail” for Black/African/African American students during their Berkeley careers.</p></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 telegraph-column-content-region telegraph-column telegraph-column3 panel-panel"> <div class="telegraph-column-content-region-inner telegraph-column-inner telegraph-column3-inner panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-417ff1e8-c728-4c94-bc8c-e597270a8131 openberkeley-theme-subtle-header-style pane-bundle-openberkeley-widgets-promo clearfix" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="openberkeley-widgets-promo fieldable-panels-pane openberkeley-widgets-color-scheme-founders-rock"> <a href="https://diversity.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/african_american_initiative_cabinet_presentation_11_29_22.pptx.pdf" 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